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An-Na'im Comments on Images of Muhammad
02/17/06
Abdullahi An-Na'im, Emory University professor of law and a senior fellow in the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, comments in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the recent controversy over the cartoon images of Muhammad. The images appeared in a Danish newspaper and created an outbreak of protests and violence throughout Europe and the Middle East.
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