Being from Denmark - where a newspaper published cartoons deemed blasphemous against the Prophet Muhammad and set off protests around the world - seemed quite enough.

His works were often deemed blasphemous and erotic.

In 1980 the national authorities banned the Monty Python comedy "Life of Brian" because of content deemed blasphemous.

The Arab street exploded over Danish cartoons that were deemed blasphemous, but now there is only silence.

Hamed's novel was deemed blasphemous by the religious authorities, and he has been in a Cairo prison ever since.

At present, the National Endowment requires grant recipients to agree in writing not to use the money for work that might be deemed obscene or blasphemous.

The work was deemed blasphemous by many students and administrators, and the controversy spread to New York City newspapers.

On Monday the paper published a letter deemed blasphemous by many in the community.

Apparently, my book is not deemed blasphemous or objectionable in itself, but is being proscribed for, so to speak, its own good!

The song was deemed blasphemous in South Africa, and a ban was ordered.