Fear of offending Islam spurs hot debate in Europe

"LONDON (Reuters) - Four canceled performances of a Mozart opera have reignited an anxious and heated debate in Europe over free speech, self-censorship and Islam. By canning its production of "Idomeneo," fearful of security threats because of a scene that might offend...

Germany opens major Islam summit

"The German government is meeting Muslim community leaders amid a furore over the cancellation of a Mozart opera deemed offensive to Muslims. "

After the pope, now Mozart?

"Otto von Bismarck, the Prussian prime minister and prominent statesman of Germany in the Nineteenth century said "An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts". However, this is the twenty first...

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