The Dutch parliament on November 29, 2012, abolished Holland's blasphemy law in a rare victory for intellectual freedom often under attack today from various self-anointed defenders of Islam. Yet the continuing existence of similar statutes throughout free societies in Europe and elsewhere, along with recent legal actions, show that the battle between Islamic faith and freedom is far from over.
Drafted in the 1930s, the Dutch blasphemy law had not seen application for the last half century,
Drafted in the 1930s, the Dutch blasphemy law had not seen application for the last half century,
