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The right to blasphemy: a counterproductive concept

The right to blasphemy: a counterproductive concept

LONG FORMAT ARTICLE, Antoine Bernhard | During the «Charlie Hebdo» massacre and the recent attack in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, a theme invaded the political and media scene, especially in France: the «right to blasphemy». Its defenders invoke it in the name of secularism and freedom of expression, while Islamists use it as yet another reason to hate France and the West. Admittedly, the formula is effective. But what about its relevance?
Off to Vesoul!

Off to Vesoul!

This novel makes great use of parody and the grotesque, magnifying the stereotypes and clichés that abound in our collective imagination.