In 2011, a Florida pastor made international news when he publicly burned a copy of the Qur’an, followed by scattered protests resulting in the deaths of at least 12 individuals in Afghanistan. This event, and dozens of similar events that took place previously, have sparked national discussions in the U.S. around the rights and responsibilities of free speech. During this event, Qasim Rashid will premier a paper that seeks to resolve both the constitutional and the safety concerns around events like the Qur’an burnings.Qasim Rashid is an award winning member of the Muslim Writers Guild of America and emerging legal scholar. The paper he will present is titled “In Harm’s Way: The Desperate Need to Update America’s Current Free Speech Model.” A Q&A session will follow the lecture.
For further information about the event and to also RSVP please visit : http://karamah.org/events/the-first-amendment-and-islam
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