U.S. Media Avoid Publishing Controversial Cartoons
Feb 7th, 2006 · While the American press has covered violent protests over the publication of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in European papers, most have declined to publish the cartoons.
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Political Cartoons, Protest and Free Speech
Feb 7th, 2006 · Protests over cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad grew more violent Tuesday. What should be done when freedom of expression conflicts with deeply held religious beliefs? Is anything off limits in a pluralistic society?
Muhammad Cartoons Prompt Growing Protests **
Feb 4th, 2006 · A violent reaction continues across the Muslim world to the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. A Jordanian newspaper editor was arrested for reprinting the Danish caricatures.
Protest Deepens with Reprint of Muhammad Cartoons
Feb 2nd, 2006 · Newspapers across Europe have republished controversial Danish cartoons whose depiction of the prophet Muhammad is considered blasphemous by many in the Muslim world. The move has intensified the clash between those claiming freedom of expression and others demanding respect for religion.
Appreciating Brahms the Prophet ****
May 7th, 2005 · Today is the birthday of composer Johannes Brahms, born in 1833. In his lifetime, he was compared with his predecessor, Beethoven, and with his contemporary and rival, Wagner. But Brahms biographer and fellow composer Jan Swafford says Brahms was a different kind of genius.
Anti-Slavery Movement in 'Bury the Chains' *
Feb 2nd, 2005 · Anti-Slavery Movement in 'Bury the Chains' February 2, 2005 · Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves by Adam Hochschild. It's about the 18th century anti-slavery movement in the British Empire.
'Bury the Chains': Britain's End to Slave Trade *
Jan 28th, 2005 · Certain events in history people just know -- in Great Britain, its well-known that the Magna Carta was signed in 1215. In America, Abraham Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation in 1863, ending slavery. But few know that seminal event came decades after Britain had already cut its ties to the slave trade. NPR's Tony Cox talks with Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves, about that moment in British history and the impact it had on the emancipation movement in America.
Animated Film Depicts Life of Prophet Muhammad ****
Nov 16th, 2004 · NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates examines Muhammad: The Last Prophet, a new animated film depicting the life of the prophet Muhammad. She speaks with Mark Pinsky, who writes about religion in popular culture, about how the film's vision of Islam could affect Muslim and non-Muslim audiences.
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