Dispute Over Book Filming Sparks Debate

The halting of filming of a popular book by Monica Ali in London has provoked a debate about cultural sensitivities and freedom of expression. “In some ways, the debate has revived a much wider discussion in Europe about whether free speech may be limited by the sensitivities of people who feel affronted by it. Should old Western societies, in other words, rewrite their definitions of liberty to accommodate the sensitivities of others?”