Tag: Aurora Public Library
Aurora Public Library Poem Controversy: A Matter of Free Speech or Common Sense?
By Andrea Jamison The Aurora Public Library became the subject of intense scrutiny resulting from a decision to publicly display a controversial poem. The poem in question, “Hijab Means Jihad,” […]
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First They Come for the Poets
The recent incident in Aurora, Ill., in which a self-described satirical poem by poet George Miller was removed from the library, is troubling for many reasons.