 AP Photo The anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims" has sparked protests across the Muslim world. Several people have already died in the wave of violence. The conflict raises questions about how far the West is prepared to go in defending freedom of expression. TAGGED: Islamist, freedom of speech, Islam, Egypt, LibyaRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| The recent protests over a crude and offensive anti-Islam video serve as a lesson about cultural clash in the Internet era — not necessarily between extremists on both sides, but rather between cultural understandings of... more ›› |
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