Free speech vs Islamophobia: A teenager fuels debate in France
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Mila’s anti-Islam rant on Instagram drew thousands of hate messages, and in a landmark cyberbullying case, a few culprits were convicted.
Paris, France – It all started with an Instagram broadcast on January 18 last year. Mila, then 16, with a head of newly dyed purple hair, went on a rant against Islam, addressing some of her 10,000 followers who tuned in. “The Quran is a religion of hatred. There is only hatred in it. Islam is s**t, your religion is s**t,” she said in her video, using crude imagery to refer to “your God.”More Related News