Turkish Pianist Faces Imprisonment for Tweets Insulting Islam

Prosecutors in Turkey have demanded charging an internationally acclaimed Turkish pianist for comments he made on Twitter, insulting Islam. According to reports, Fazil Say, an avowed atheist, is being accused of inciting hatred and "public enmity" and insulting "religious values.”

In one tweet Say wrote, "wherever there is a stupid person or a thief, they are believers in God. Is this a paradox?”

On a different occasion, he tweeted, "After tonight everyone in the country will be an atheist.” (...)