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Date: 04 Oct 2012
Tag: EU, Freedom of Speech, Jacob Mchangama, UN

EU High Representative Ashton: “Respect Prophets”

The film "The Innocence of Muslims" has been a blessing in disguise for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), writes Jacob Mchangama in Wall Street Journal Europe. For years the OIC has sought to adopt a binding prohibition against blasphemy. The EU's high representative for foreign affairs, Catherine Ashton, has now issued a joint statement with the OIC on the "importance of respecting all prophets."
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