2022, like every other year, was cruel to so-called blasphemers. I wrote about how people continue to suffer under blasphemy laws and norms, and how some countries are currently trying to make it even less safe for dissenters.
New post on Substack: https://sarahemclaugh.substack.com/p/2022-this-year-in-blasphemy
2022: This Year in Blasphemy
The world isn’t safe for blasphemers. That much has long been clear. One incident from this year’s review of blasphemy arrests and attacks will, of course, stand out: The horrific act of violence against Salman Rushdie, committed by a 24-year-old man from New Jersey who was not even alive when Rushdie published