Friday, January 13, 2012

Muhammad cartoon row: student atheist society claims victory

A university atheist society which sparked a global debate over the publication of a cartoon depicting Jesus and Muhammad on a webpage has declared a victory for freedom of speech after its student union backed away from a demand that the cartoon be removed.

The University College London's Atheist, Secularist and Humanist society garnered high-profile support from the secularist Richard Dawkins after it refused the student union's request to remove an image of Jesus and Muhammad sharing a pint from a Facebook page advertising a social event.


MORE: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jan/13/muhammad-cartoon-student-atheist-society?newsfeed=true

See also...

UCL Union censorship: Jesus & Mo respond
http://richarddawkins.net/articles/644547-ucl-union-censorship-jesus-mo-respond


UPDATED: RD - The Guardian - Atheists face Muslim-led censorship from UCL Union
http://richarddawkins.net/articles/644533-updated-rd-the-guardian-atheists-face-muslim-led-censorship-from-ucl-union