Agnieszka Kolek

Few feminists dare criticise Islam. To see why, look at the ones who do

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Over the weekend, a Muslim conference held near Paris was interrupted when two Femen activists stormed the stage during a talk given by two fundamentalist preachers. The focus of the talk was on the role of women in Islam and, according to Inna Shevchenko – Femen’s founder member –  they were discussing why husbands should not beat their wives. The topless activists

Copenhagen shooting: we debated free speech despite the gunfire – we will not surrender

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I was invited to Lars Vilks* Committee in Copenhagen to present Passion for Freedom London Art Festival. The committee is organised annually, on the anniversary of Salman Rushdie’s fatwa. The meeting started with a short introduction from one of the organizers followed by François Zimeray, the French ambassador, commemorating Charlie Hebdo and discussing the challenges that we