Film protests about much more than religion

September 15th, 2012

Reducing the backlash over “The Innocence of Muslims” to a hysterical reaction to blasphemy ignores deep unease at the US’s role in the Arab world, says Myriam Francois-Cerrah

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Hamza Kashgari targeted under guise of “religious offence”

February 13th, 2012

Following the deportation of Hamza Kashgari to Saudi Arabia where he faces the death penalty, Myriam Francois -Cerrah explores the real reason the journalist is being targeted

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Google: a case for internet regulation?

October 27th, 2011

Myriam Francois-Cerrah looks at the search giant’s latest figures on government take down demands
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Burqa ban will not protect women

April 11th, 2011

This article was originally published in July 2010


Proposed bans on face coverings are a reflection not on Islam, but on European insecurity, says Myriam Francois-Cerrah
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Tunisia: France’s faux pas

January 15th, 2011

French ministers denied Tunisia was a dictatorship and offered Ben Ali’s regime police support to deal with the recent protests. Myriam Francois-Cerrah explains how France found itself on the backfoot
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