From The Independent (UK)
Independent Voices 5x15: Johann Hari on free speech and religious fundamentalism
Jul 7, 2011
From the inaugural Independent Voices 5x15 event from The Independent, Johann Hari talks about the importance of free speech as a tool to challenge religious hegemony.
Johann Hari is an award-winning journalist. He is a columnist for the Independent and has reported from all around the world; Iraq, the Middle East, Venezuela and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has interviewed many of the world’s important leaders and prominent thinkers and makes regular appearances as a commentator on CNN, NBC and the BBC. He graduated from King’s College, Cambridge with a double First in Social and Political Sciences in 2001, beginning his career as a staff reporter for the New Statesman in the same year, and released his first book God Save the Queen? in 2003. He is a Senior Contributing Editor for Attitude, Britain’s bestselling gay magazine, and has won numerous awards for journalism, most notably becoming the youngest winner of the George Orwell Prize in 2008.
Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/independent-voices-5x15-hacked-off-with-free-speech-2308436.html
