“L’esprit de Charlie” ne doit plus être amalgamé à “l’autre France”
“L’esprit de Charlie” ne doit plus être amalgamé à “l’autre France”joelle fiss 8 janv. 2016 “L’esprit de Charlie a battu celui de Marine Lepen, Le Monde, 7 janvier 2016. En 2015, la France a été très aimée. Et très incomprise. Elle est aimée, dès janvier 2015 lors...
Toutes les victimes du blasphème sont “Charlie”
Toutes les victimes du blasphème sont “Charlie”Joelle Fiss 5 juin 2015 La consultante Joëlle Fiss rappelle le véritable sens de l’expression « être Charlie » en évoquant les victimes de l’obscurantisme religieux, de confession musulmanes ou non, dans le monde...
Blasphemy and Double Standards
Blasphemy and Double StandardsJoelle Fiss 7 mai 2015 In June 2011, the Broadway show The Book of Mormon received 14 nominations at the annual Tony awards (more than any other production) and won nine of them, including the coveted “Best Musical.” The script and...
Free Speech vs. Hate Speech in France: A Guide for the Perplexed
Free Speech vs. Hate Speech in France: A Guide for the PerplexedJoelle Fiss 28 janv. 2015 In response to the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack, millions of French took to the streets on January 11th to defend the right to “blaspheme” or insult religion. But a few days...
Interview France Inter “Joelle Fiss, Spécialiste des droits de l’homme et de la question du blasphème”
Interview France Inter "Joelle Fiss, Spécialiste des droits de l'homme et de la question"Joelle Fiss 15 janv. 2015Ecouter l'interview complet
Lois anti-blasphème pour mieux persécuter
Lois antiblasphème pour mieux persécuterJoelle Fiss 14 janv. 2015Voir l’article complet
“Anti-blasphemy laws: a tool of repression threatening the entire world”
"Anti-blasphemy laws: a tool of repression threatening the entire world"Joelle Fiss 12 janv. 2015 The terrorist attack against the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo reminds us of overreactions we have seen abroad, where jihadists have been known to kill...
What is Particular and What is Universal in the Jewish People?
What is Particular and What is Universal in the Jewish People?Joelle Fiss 1 mai 2014Does the Jewish people have distinct characteristics or are its traits universal? Where does the tension between its Particularism and Universalism lie? Raising the idea of “tension”...
Tayyip Erdogan U.S. Visit: Obama Must Confront Turkish Ally On Human Rights Abuses
Tayyip Erdogan U.S. Visit: Obama Must Confornt Turkish Ally On Human Rights AbusesJoelle Fiss 16 mai 2013On Thursday, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will visit Washington, D.C., to meet with President Barack Obama. Among a range of security issues, the focus...
Literary report of the Second Annual Conference on Islam and Democracy
Literary report of the Second Annual Conference on Islam and DemocracyJoelle Fiss 30 mars 2013Under the framework of further shedding light on the transformations the Arab World is witnessing, whiletaking into great consideration the international experiences of...
OIC Head Takes Global Blasphemy Ban Off the Table, Member Nations Pursue Policy
OIC Head Takes Global Blasphemy Ban Off the Table, Member Nations Pursue PolicyJoelle Fiss 17 oct. 2012Washington, DC – Human Rights First today welcomed the statement by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),...
HRF’s Joelle Fiss: UN Reaffirms Commitment to End Religious Intolerance
HRF's Joelle Fiss: UN Reaffirms Commitment to End Religious IntoleranceJoelle Fiss 23 mars 2012Joelle Fiss, at the UN Human Rights Council, on combating religious intolerance while upholding free speech (March 2012).