Palestinian Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Adventurism, Opportunism, and Recklessness By Rannie Amiri Information Clearing House "....Yet, the U.S. signed a cooperation agreement on military intelligence and training with Saleh’s government last week, thus making them party to the conflict . This ironically puts them on the same side as elements of Al-Qaeda , employed by Saleh to fight the Houthis. Although the Gulf monarchies and...
JURIST (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
[JURIST] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has begun lobbying for the UN General Assembly to pass an international treaty protecting religious beliefs and symbols from defamation, according to an AP report Friday. The efforts of the OIC are being led by Pakistan and Algeria with full support of the organization's 54 remaining members. The proposal is strongly opposed by western countries...
The Whig (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Muslim Nations Seeking International Blasphemy Ban Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free speech laws in the West. Documents obtained...
GayandRight (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
This is a very dangerous road to travel on... Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially, a ban on blasphemy. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Algeria and Pakistan have taken the lead in lobbying to bring the matter to a vote in the U.N. General Assembly. Such a ban would face great...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
By Robert Spencer Earlier this evening I spoke at NYU on a panel with Elan Journo. I had just started explaining the jihad doctrine and Islamic supremacism when a young man in the middle of the audience stood up and started yelling and refused to be quiet. When the security guards went over to start moving him out of the room, they left a side door by the stage unsecured -- and sure enough, the yelling...
Netizen News Brief (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Subject: txt owg islm - (CNSNews.com) – As support wanes for its campaign to secure controversial but non-binding “defamation of religion” resolutions at the United Nations, the Islamic bloc is pushing ahead with an alternative route – one that would carry the weight of international law. The OIC is now attempting to have a key U.N. panel amend an existing international treaty...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor As support wanes for its campaign to secure controversial but non-binding “defamation of religion” resolutions at the United Nations, the Islamic bloc is pushing ahead with an alternative route – one that would carry the weight of international law. The OIC is now attempting to have a key U.N. panel amend an existing international treaty...
Bare Naked Islam (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Now that support for the NON-BINDING UN ‘Defamation of Religion’ resolution has waned, the IslamoFascists of the 57-State Islamic bloc at the UN are pushing for a legally binding way to counter ‘Religious (aka Islam) Defamation.’ Radical Islam’s Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is now attempting to have a key U.N. panel amend an existing [...]
The Daily Salty (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
You might know my opinion about the OIC. I think this is a truly venal organisation. It is breathtaking in its hypocrisy and is spectacular in its ignorance. Not to mention having a sense of self righteousness that is truly pukable. I read about the latest puke outpouring here . I quote: After suffering heavy public criticism, the Organization of the Islamic Conference defended its proposal to ban...
The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Speaking at the forum of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Syrian President Bashar Assad warned Israel that if the Golan Heights are not returned through peaceful negotiations Syria will take the disputed territory militarily. That was followed Wednesday by hints from Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he was open to peace talks with Syria [...]
Scooter's Report (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
TEHRAN (SR) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has demanded that President Obama choose between Israel and Iran according to Iranian state media. Speaking in Istanbul at the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Iranian president said, "The support of both...
View from Geneva (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
After suffering heavy public criticism, the Organization of the Islamic Conference defended its proposal to ban criticism of Islam in a letter addressed to a UN committee charged with defining the norms of anti-racism. It also resorted to attacking Western countries, mentioning only Denmark, the Netherlands, and the UK as human rights violators, ignoring the suppression [...]
Soccer Dad (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Is anyone else reminded of the old Jack Benny routine when they read this:'Obama must choose - Israel or Iran' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on the US to choose between Israel and Iran on Tuesday night, according to Iranian state media. Speaking in Istanbul at the 25th Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic...
Religion Clause (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom yesterday issued a new Policy Focus publication titled: The Dangerous Idea of Protecting Religions from "Defamation": A Threat to Universal Human Rights Standards . The Executive Summary reads in part: Although touted as a solution to the very real problems of religious persecution and discrimination, the OIC-sponsored UN resolutions...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Dialogue between religions is very important, especially after the spread of the erroneous opinion about Islam in the Western world as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said to press briefing.2009/11/12
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