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Turkish Pianist Faces Prison for Tweets - Mobiledia

Turkish Pianist Faces Prison for Tweets

By Kendra Srivastava
Thu Apr 12, 2012

A Turkish pianist is facing prison time for anti-Muslim tweets, raising questions over the state of religious and Internet freedoms in less than secular countries.

Fazil Say, a virtuoso pianist and composer, faces an investigation over tweeting remarks considered offensive to Muslims, Christians and Jews. Say used Twitter to question whether Islamic heaven is like a brothel or a pub, citing Qu'ranic verses that describe rivers of drinks and beautiful women for those admitted to paradise.

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