Hamza Tzortzis & Salman discuss the Batley school “blasphemy” cartoons case | Unscripted #80

By Ustadh Hamza Tzortzis 14 Sha 42 ◦︎ 27 Mar 21 1 Min Read

On 22nd March, a teacher at Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire presented provocative and derogatory caricatures claiming to be of the Prophet ﷺ to his students, reportedly in a belligerent tone to “teach” them to handle so-called “blasphemy” and insult. This was followed by a deep sense of hurt and anger amongst parents at the school, whose student population is predominantly Muslim.

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Hamza Tzortzis (Sapience Institute) and Salman Butt (Islam21c) discuss some of the political and philosophical underpinnings of this uproar.

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Source: www.islam21c.com

TAGGED: BATLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BLASPHEMY, CARICATURES, CARTOONS, HAMZA TZORTZIS, SCHOOL, TEACHER

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Hamza is the founder and CEO of Sapience Institute. He is the author of the best-selling book: The Divine Reality: God, Islam and The Mirage of Atheism, which has been translated into over ten languages. He is also the co-author of Unveiling Tyranny: The Genocide in Gaza and False Zionist Narratives on Palestine. He holds an MRes, MA, and a PgCert in Philosophy from the University of London. He is in the final year of his PhD on the Qur’ān and its verses pertaining to nature. He has studied Islamic Thought and Theology under qualified scholars.