Professor Carol M. Swain’s Op-ed on Islam was the Tennessean’s Most Read in 2015

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I am  pleased to announce that my op-ed, “Charlie Hebdo attacks prove critics were right about Islam,” was the Tennessean’s most read op-ed in 2015. Of course, the newspaper is listing the top ten in reverse order.  The op-ed generated harassment that has waxed and waned for most of the year.  The most recent attack was a petition to suspend me from teaching which was met with a counter-petition to support free speech and academic freedom which garnered over 12,000 signatures.

Below is an excerpt from the Tennessean article:

An excerpt: “If Muslims are to thrive in America, and if we are to be safe, then we must have ground rules that protect the people from those who disdain the freedoms that most of the world covets.”  READ MORE HERE.