Last updated 28 May 2024
A number of blogs and UK newspapers have written that Hamza Andreas Tzortzis has extremist inclinations due to his views on freedom of speech. The oft repeated quote they use is “we as Muslims reject the idea of freedom of speech, and even the idea of freedom”. In this light a point of clarification is required.
The quote was taken from a YouTube video that was recorded over 10 years ago. The quote was taken out of context. To understand his position on the topic please watch this detail academic seminar: