The deranged Pakistani film that reinvented the controversial author as an international super-villain, and was briefly banned in Britain.
Tag: blasphemy
Jesus Christ! The Unbearable Horrors Of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Bibilical Rock Opera
The film version of the post-hippy reinterpretation of the Passion of the Christ tries hard but is ultimately hamstrung by the terrible, terrible songs.
Scotland’s New Hate Speech Bill Is Dangerous And Devious
Scotland’s proposed new law goes far beyond hate speech and sets out to silence all debate, discussion and criticism of protected groups.
Have You Said Your Prayers Today?
A brief history of scurrilously irreligious modern art.
Charlie Hebdo, Five Years On
The fallout of the Charlie Hebdo killings and the brief flowering of support for free speech that followed, remembered five years on.
Mary Whitehouse And The Sex Life Of Jesus
The relentless moral campaigner and her fight to prevent a blasphemous film from being made.