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Free speech: What if Terry Jones went to Sweden?

A look at the global state of free speech.
Global News Blog
In South Africa, judge outlaws burning Bibles, Qurans, other holy books

A Muslim group successfully petitioned to stop a Bible bonfire in Johannesburg that was intended as a response to the now-cancelled Quran burning in Florida.
Pastor's agreement to call off 9/11 Koran burning beset by confusion

Pastor Terry Jones said he would cancel his planned Koran burning and travel to New York to discuss the location of the mosque near ground zero. But it's unclear what has been agreed to.
Global News Blog
Can global leaders' outcry minimize fallout from Koran burning plan?

The planned Florida Koran burning has compelled outcry from President Obama, Pakistani President Zardari, and others. Those messages appear to be muting wider Muslim reaction to the planned Koran burning.
Dove World church plan for Koran burning triggers counterprotests

The pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., is no stranger to controversy. Interfaith groups and others are mobilizing to protest his planned Koran burning on Sept. 11.
Terrorism & Security
Petraeus: Dove World Outreach Center's 'Burn a Koran Day' endangers troops

The Dove World Outreach Center's plans to burn Korans has prompted protests in Kabul and elsewhere around the globe.
Ground Zero mosque as wedge issue: Muslims vs. 'real' Americans

The debate over the so-called ground zero mosque has rekindled an old debate over who belongs in America. It has also given us an opportunity to finally stamp out the recurring nativist impulse to exclude feared groups from our midst.