Jon Stewart donned a French mustache and Beret to recap the country’s weekend march for unity Monday night, and called out President Obama for his controversial absence.
“Look how many world leaders he could have bowed down to and apologized to?” Stewart joked referencing the GOP’s meme that the president has bowed down to oppressive world leaders.
“How can the U.S. not be there when representatives of such beacons of freedom and lack of censorship as journalist-punishing Russia was there, journalist-jailing Turkey was there, Egypt—enough said, Palestinian-cartoonists-jailing Israel was there, and of course, our greatest ally Saudi Arabia was there, although a little out of breath having just days ago flogged a blogger.”
1998: Novelist Salman Rushdie received death threats after the publication of his book "The Satanic Verses," which was seen by some Muslims as insulting to Muhammad.
2004: Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh angered Muslims with his film "Submission," which was critical of the way women are treated in Islam. He was murdered by Dutch-Moroccan Muslim Mohammed Bouyen.
2005: The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published a number of controversial cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad, leading to protests and violent demonstrations in some Muslim countries.
2011: CBS journalist Lara Logan was beaten and sexually assaulted while covering the celebrations in Egypt's Tahrir Square over the resignation of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.
2014: After being threatened by Israelis in Sderot, CNN's Diana Magnay caused an uproar by calling them "scum" on Twitter. Magnay was then pulled off of her assignment near the Gaza border and reassigned to Moscow.
2013: Al Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were arrested and later convicted in Egypt of aiding and abetting the Muslim Brotherhood, receiving prison sentences ranging from seven to 10 years. While an Egyptian court has accepted the trio's appeal, the journalists were not released on bail, meaning they'll remain imprisoned until their retrial.
2014: The theatrical release of the comedy "The Interview," which depicted an assassination plot against North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was temporarily canceled after Sony suffered a massive cyberattack, in which North Korea reportedly played a part.
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From Salman Rushdie to “The Interview,” speaking one’s mind can be dangerous