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Islamist Hate Preachers Blocked at East London University

Peter G Tatchell | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Islam, Islamist, Uel, Hate Preachers, UK Universities, Peter Tatchell Foundation, Radical Islam, UK Students, Peter Tatchell, Hate Speech, UK Universities & Education News
Peter G Tatchell

Students and staff should not be subjected to hate and menaces. Universities are supposed to be places of enlightenment, tolerance, liberalism and human rights. It is shocking the way many student Islamist societies are promoting hate preachers who are anti-Semitic, sexist, homophobic and who abuse fellow Muslims.

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To Speak or Not to Speak: Would You Share a Panel With a Hate Preacher?

Tulip Siddiq | Posted 08.02.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Camden, Hate Speech, Prevent Strategy, Human Rights Act, Free Speech, Local Government, Hate Preachers, Edl, UK Politics News
Tulip Siddiq

I started to ponder - where is the fine line between free speech and hate speech? Even if someone is allowed to say something, should I, through engaging with them, help to legitimise views I think damage the community I work hard to protect?

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UCL, Malcolm Grant and One Directional Free Speech

Tom J Wilson | Posted 05.03.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Hate Speech, Islamic Radicalism, UK Universities, Free Speech, UK Politics News
Tom J Wilson

Having promised that UCL would ensure free speech for everyone, not just religious-extremists, Malcolm Grant's institution now prevents an advocate for democracy and Israel from speaking on its campus.

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Freedom of Speech versus Hate Speech: Who is Facebook Protecting?

Suswati Basu | Posted 11.12.2011 | UK Tech
Read More: Freedom of Speech, Rape Jokes, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Privacy, Hate Speech, Violence Against Women, Facebook, UK Tech News
Suswati Basu

It is hard to define whose freedom the government and large-scale enterprises seek to defend, but following recent Facebook events; it seems that sexi...

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