The open exchange of opinions is the foundation of political and intellectual freedom and includes criticism of religious content and institutions.
During the numerous conflicts over caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad, a controversy arose in Western Europe about the relationship between religion and satire and the boundaries between legitimate criticism and hate speech. Historically, Judaism and Islam have had a culture of debate that has promoted a diversity of opinion.
recording available
Where
W. M. Blumenthal Academy,
Klaus Mangold Auditorium
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
(Opposite the Museum)
Video recording of the lecture How Much Criticism Do Judaism and Islam Tolerate?, 12 April 2018, in English and German; Jewish Museum Berlin 2018.
How much internal and external criticism of their religions do Judaism and Islam tolerate today? A discussion with Suzanne Last Stone and Anshuman Mondal. The event is moderated by Dr. Nahed Samour, from the Lichtenberg-Kolleg, the Göttingen Institute for Advanced Study.
Suzanne Last Stone
Suzanne Last Stone is University Professor of Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization, Professor of Law, and Director of the Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University. Her research specialties include the sometimes fraught relationship between Jewish and secular law.
Anshuman Mondal
Anshuman Mondal is Professor of Modern Literature at the University of East Anglia, specializing in post-colonial studies. He writes about discourses on Islam in Europe. His best-known book is Islam and Controversy: The Politics of Free Speech after Rushdie.
Anshuman Mondal and Suzanne Last Stone; photos: Brunel University Photographer and private
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Lecture Series 2017/18: Jewish and Islamic Perspectives on Human Rights (6)
Jewish and Islamic Perspectives on Human Rights
Our lecture series addresses controversial human rights topics arising in various walks of life and examines them from Jewish and Islamic perspectives. For every lecture, we invite two scholars who present their own positions and then engage in a dialogue.
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My God, Your God, No God
With Leora Batnitzky (Princeton University) and Anver Emon (University of Toronto)
Video Recording
14 Jun 2018 -
Equal before God and Humans?
With Susannah Heschel (Dartmouth College) and Katajun Amirpur (University of Hamburg)
Video Recording
3 May 2018 -
How Much Criticism Do Judaism and Islam Tolerate?
With Suzanne Last Stone (Yeshiva University) and Anshuman Mondal (University of East Anglia), in English and German
Video Recording
12 Apr 2018 -
The Right to Life
With David Novak (University of Toronto) and Jonathan Brown (Georgetown University)
Video Recording
8 Mar 2018 -
Human Rights Treaties and How They are Received
With Michael Galchinsky (Georgia State University) and Mashood Baderin (University of London)
Video Recording
25 Jan 2018 -
Human Rights and Religions – A Contradiction?
With Shaheen Sardar Ali (University of Warwick) and Jill Jacobs (Rabbi and the Managing Director of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights)
Video Recording
23 Nov 2017
