Saturday, February 23, 2013

No Free Speech in Egypt, Bangladesh

4 EGYPTIAN STUDENTS ARRESTED AFTER MAKING ‘HARLEM SHAKE’ YOUTUBE VIDEO: ‘A SCANDALOUS ACT’ - The Blaze

The “Harlem Shake” has taken the world by storm in a unique way — unlike other YouTube sensations, where people watch and play the video millions of times, the dance apparently inspires others to make their own creations.

But when some Egyptians decided to join in on the fun, they were apparently arrested.

#MYJIHAD IN BANGLADESH: MUSLIMS DEMAND EXECUTION OF BLOGGERS, FOUR KILLED IN 'BLASPHEMOUS BLOGGERS' RIOT - Atlas Shrugs

Tensions have risen in the Muslim-majority nation over allegedly anti-Islamic blog posts by Ahmed Rajib Haider, who was hacked to death last week near his home in Dhaka.... The killing of Haider was the second attack in Dhaka in less than a month against a blogger critical of Islamist groups.