Recent weeks have brought renewed attention to the problem of blasphemy in the Muslim world. The Conversation
In March, Pakistan sought Facebook's aid in government efforts to “remove and block” blasphemous content from social media. Subsequently, there was a wave of blasphemy-related violence in Pakistan, including two murders and an attempted lynching. In Indonesia, meanwhile, prosecutors recommended an unexpectedly light sentence – two years' probation – for the outgoing governor of Jakarta, who stands accused of speaking irreverently against Islam.
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