UN Panel Okay's Measure on Islam - by Eliane Engeler at Huffington Post

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UN Panel Okay's Measure on Islam
by Eliane Engeler
Huffington Post

GENEVA — "Islamic countries pushed through a resolution at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday urging a global prohibition on the public defamation of religion _ a response largely to the furor last year over caricatures published in a Danish newspaper of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.

The statement proposed by the Organization of Islamic Conference addressed what it called a "campaign" against Muslim minorities and the Islamic religion around the world since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

The resolution, which was opposed by a number of other non-Muslim countries, "expresses deep concern at attempts to identify Islam with terrorism, violence and human rights violations."

It makes no mention of any other religion besides Islam, but urges countries "to take resolute action to prohibit the dissemination of racist and xenophobic ideas and material aimed at any religion or its followers that constitute incitement and religious hatred, hostility, or violence."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070330/un-islam

[msongs]

1. sieg heil, eh?

evidently islam cannot stand up to criticism or scrutiny

Msongs
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2. At this point it is people within Islam who should be standing up and denouncing

terrorism. Thin skin considering.

[DCKit]

3. I don't think it's defensable

Given the line about "spreading the word by the sword." Or is that NOT actually in the text?

[smirkymonkey]

4. This is bullshit. Non-muslim, non-theocratic countries should

not have to live under the tyranny of Islamic intolerance.

And before anybody rushes to criticize me, think of how you would react if this was about Christians forcing the entire GLOBE to abide by their rules and prejudices.

Actually, I think this will cause more defiance, not less. They can run their own countries the way they want to, but it goes against democracy and free speach.