4) The expedient use of undefined and politically charged words like 'radicalisation' and 'extremism' is unacceptable as it criminalises legitimate political discourse and criticism of the stance of successive governments towards Muslims domestically and abroad.
Mr. Mixner's main activity these days is blogging — his site, davidmixner.com, offers a mix of political discourse, arts criticism and folksy commentary on day-to-day life in Turkey Hollow.
And that kind of provocation, that spur to further discourse, is all criticism has ever been.
The paradox — at least at first glance — is that even with such pervasive restraints, China's press and Internet are capable of freewheeling discourse and social criticism.
There is no question that the world of printed discourse, in which criticism has occupied a small but well-appointed corner, is undergoing enormous change.
Even in a relatively free discourse, though, direct criticism is often frowned upon, and mocking of religious figures, or along theological lines, is largely off limits.
Meanwhile, confirming that social media is probably the worst thing that ever happened to the political left, it is full of the hateful discourse in which criticism is tantamount to treachery, and misogyny and antisemitism are never far away.
Eventually, he transformed the usual format of apologetic commentary into a discourse of open criticism, in the course of which he examined and repudiated fundamental Aristotelian-Neoplatonic tenets, most prominently the doctrine of the eternity of the world.
Qandil is well known for his pan-Arabist discourse and fierce criticism of the Egyptian and other Arab governments.
So comments from readers should be professional, should be on topic and should further the discourse with related criticism and opposing points of view.
