Posted on 05/17/2007 6:24:00 AM PDT by Witch-king of Angmar
SLAMABAD, 17 May 2007 — Foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) yesterday expressed grave concern at the rising tide of discrimination and intolerance against Muslims, especially in Europe and North America. “It is something that has assumed xenophobic proportions,” they said in unison.
Speaking at a special brainstorming session on the sidelines of the 34th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM), the foreign ministers termed Islamophobia the worst form of terrorism and called for practical steps to counter it.
(Excerpt) Read more at arabnews.com ...
“Stop Jihad Now!”
Must be how children acted in the 9th century.
Because you are animals, and deserve to be treated as such. Like that mad dog that wondered into your neighborhood...you know that the only thing you can do for the animal is put it out of it's misery.
Well...
Actually I am a PROUD Islamophobe. Determined too.
Somebody explain to me why I shouldn't be afraid of Muslims. I don't see any demonstrations on TV by Muslims against terrorism. I see more Imams suing for discrimination, Efegy burning and nightly death, blood, guts, gore and destruction at the hands of Muslims. Where are all these noble leaders of the Muslim faith that are organizing rallies to appose terrorism. Muslims need to make me feel safe before I feel safe around them. I didn't have this attitude until about 3 years ago. The longer they go silent, the stronger my feelings grow.
Parody?
Isn’t this city in a country where a the Muslims of a town gave Christians 10 days to convert or face a terror campaign?
Yeah - I hope they are never treated like this...
Saudi Arabia - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death. Bibles are illegal. Churches are illegal. It is punishable by death for a non-mulsim to enter the “holy” muslim cities of Medina and Mecca.
Yemen - Bans proselytizing by non-Muslims and forbids conversions. The Government does not allow the building of new non-Muslim places of worship.
Kuwait - Registration and licensing of religious groups. Members of religions not sanctioned in the Koran may not build places of worship. Prohibits organized religious education for religions other than Islam.
Egypt - Islam is the official state religion and primary source of legislation. Accordingly, religious practices that conflict with Islamic law are prohibited. Muslims may face legal problems if they convert to another faith. Requires non-Muslims to obtain what is now a presidential decree to build a place of worship.
Algeria - The law prohibits public assembly for purposes of practicing a faith other than Islam. Non-Islamic proselytizing is illegal, and the Government restricts the importation of non-Islamic literature for distribution. The country has passed the “Regulation of Religious Practice” law, which stipulates a punishment of two to five years’ imprisonment and heavy fines for anyone convicted of urging a Muslim to change his religion.
Syria - The constitution requires the president to be a Muslim and specifies that Islamic jurisprudence is a principal source of legislation. Sharing your Christian faith is discouraged as “posing a threat to the relations among religious groups” and carries a penalty of up to life in prison. A Christian is not allowed to proselytize – ever. Churches who want to hold an extra service must get a government permit. Sermons are routinely monitored, as is church fundraising.
Jordan - Has the death penalty for any Muslim selling land to a Jew.
Sudan - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death.
Pakistan - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death. Bans proselytizing by non-Muslims. Christians regularly put in prison for charges of blasphemy. Islam is the state religion, and in a court of law the testimony of a Christian carries less weight than that of a Muslim. Section 295(c) of the Penal Code calls for a death sentence for anyone who defiles the name of the Prophet Muhammad and requires the testimony of four Muslims for a conviction. This fosters an environment in which Muslims can feel free to use intimidation and violence against religious minorities for personal gain.
Qatar - Islamic instruction is compulsory in public schools. The government regulates the publication, importation, and distribution of non-Islamic religious literature. The government continues to prohibit proselytizing of Muslims by non-Muslims.
Malaysia - Under Malaysian law, any convert to Christianity must apply to a shariah (Muslim law) court to legally renounce Islam. Many Christians prefer to remain silent converts rather than take their battle to the shariah courts, where apostasy or conversion out of Islam is punishable by whipping, fines, imprisonment and—in the most extreme application—death.
The Maldives - In the island paradise visited by tens of thousands of tourists each year, Christianity is simply not tolerated. While local Christians – said to number around 300 out of a total population of 300,000 – do get together to worship, they do so at the risk of imprisonment or worse if discovered by the Muslim authorities. Bibles are banned, and tourists can be arrested for trying to bring them into the country.
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/
Ron Paul was right only to this extent: We don’t understand irrational middle eastern politics. Logic is not a big part of these people’s lives. You can’t reason with the unreasoning.
OK, Islam here you go-—you can think whatever you want, OK...the second you begin to plot crimes, destruction, mayhem and invasion and takeover — the only future for you is in prison. How is that? I see people in all kinds of costumes and outfits in all kinds of parallel universes and as long as they behave and follow the rules - fine. But in 1996 some leader of somebody’s bin Laden declared war oon America and so war it is.
I wonder what brought about all this Islamophobia?
They have to keep the pressure on. If the mohammedans stop crying persecution, one of their most effective weapons in exploiting the multiculti engendered weakness of the west will be lost.
And if there’s one thing the minions of allah(Satan) know all about it’s exploiting weakness.
If they think for one second they are being treated with a heavy hand now, just wait until their next co-religionists kills a group of Americans on our soil...
They ain’t seen nothing yet.
The ministers also pointed out that whenever the issue of Islamophobia was discussed in international forums, the Western bloc, particularly some members of the European Union, tried to avoid discussing the core issue and instead diverted the attention from their region to the situation of non-Muslims and human rights in the OIC member states. ...“Because of Islamophobia, millions of Muslims in the Western countries, many of whom were already underprivileged in their societies for a variety of reasons, are further alienated and targeted by hatred and discrimination.”
You could excerpt every paragraph in this article and find egocentrism as unshakeable as a serial killer's. These people are deranged.
Mrs VS
I have often argued about the level of evolution and intellect a class of human being has achieved when the meaning of life and reason for existence is an eternal orgy at death. Think about that. What happens on the 73rd day of eternity? Do you get another 72 virgins? What do the women get? They are eager to blow themselves up for this? I have pondered the state of consciousness and being in the afterlife according to my own faith. For Christians, it is eternal and spiritual. It is not sex with virgins, it's better and on a more sophisticated level. It is a paradise that mere mortals do not have to ability to fathom or comprehend. It is Faith. I won't pay $10 dollars for sex with anybody (except my wife :o]) let alone blow myself up for it. This is why I fear.
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