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At U.N., Muslim world questions Western freedom of speech
Reuters ^ | September 28, 2012 | John Irish

Posted on 09/29/2012 7:48:45 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Muslim leaders were in unison at the United Nations this week arguing that the West was hiding behind its defense of freedom of speech and ignoring cultural sensitivities in the aftermath of anti-Islam slurs that have raised fears of a widening East-West cultural divide.

A video made in California depicting the Prophet Mohammad as a fool sparked the storming of U.S. and other Western embassies in many Islamic countries and a deadly suicide bombing in Afghanistan this month. The crisis deepened when a French magazine published caricatures of the Prophet.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said it was time to put an end to the protection of Islamophobia masquerading as the freedom to speak freely.

"Unfortunately, Islamophobia has also become a new form of racism like anti-Semitism. It can no longer be tolerated under the guise of freedom of expression. Freedom does not mean anarchy," he told the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Friday.

Egypt's newly elected Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, voiced similar sentiments in his speech on Wednesday.

"Egypt respects freedom of expression, freedom of expression that is not used to incite hatred against anyone," he said...

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: History; Islam; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; 201209; bhoun; blasphemy; blasphemylaw; davutoglu; egypt; islam; islamophobia; istanbulprocess; mohamedmursi; mohammedmorsi; morsi; mursi; muslimbrotherhood; muslims; muslimworld; obama; pakistan; turkey; waronterror
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Mohamed need not be “depicted” as a fool, nor his adherants as inbred idiots.


21 posted on 09/29/2012 9:03:24 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Based on what the Koran tells Islamists to do, one can only conclude that Mohamed who supposedly wrote it was an evil and backward jackass.

And that is just based on what is in his book. In real life he must have been a complete jerk. God does not want people to live by the atrocious Koranic rules. That is why what has followed thebKoran is centuries of armed conflict, against the evil teachings of Mohamed and Islamist doctrine.

Every single society of whatever faith that encounters Islam, ends up in armed conflict against the perverted hatred and sin filled Islamists. Whether Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Sikh or whatever, the Islamist always resort to unprovoked violence based on the teachings of the pathological Mohamed. His legacy is bloodshed and enslavement, cruelty to women, and death to every other religion’s believers. In the Middle Ages Spain had it right: drive the Islamists out, completely from your homeland. There can be no tolerance because of the immense moronic ignorance of the Islamist heretic Mohamed and adherents to his criminal teachings in the Koran.

And the Resident of the United States has no standing to defend terrorism by Islamists on the floor of the United Nations. In fact, Islamist terrorism must be condemned and punished without mercy. Mohamed via the Koran brainwashed his followers to be serial killers and a free society must reject that evil.


23 posted on 09/29/2012 9:35:50 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m praying real hard for an “East-West cultural divide.”


24 posted on 09/29/2012 9:36:02 PM PDT by davisfh
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To: ZULU

And our congresscritters remain asleep at the wheel only interested in their political careers.


25 posted on 09/29/2012 9:43:38 PM PDT by 353FMG (The US Constitution is only as effective as those who enforce it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yeah. We shouldn’t allow freedom of speech to Muslims.


26 posted on 09/29/2012 9:44:57 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: eyeamok

The “press” and islam are in bed together.

The MSM is afraid to publish anything negative about islam for fear that it will jeopardize the lives of their press agents in the muslim world.


27 posted on 09/29/2012 9:56:37 PM PDT by 353FMG (The US Constitution is only as effective as those who enforce it.)
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To: molson209

Suprisingly, Obama gave a stunning and wonderful defense of free speech at the UN last week. Blew me away.


28 posted on 09/29/2012 10:07:13 PM PDT by MarMema (eh.)
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To: FlyingEagle

Your observations describe the official religion for the New World Order. Why else would it be afforded special rights by deference, inference, edict or decree?

Sharia law...A perfect tool for the Satanic elite.


29 posted on 09/29/2012 11:04:22 PM PDT by MurrietaMadman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Michael Berry: Why I Won't Pander To Muslims

Listen to the MP4 HERE

Michael Berry is spot on.

Good Hunting... from Varmint Al

30 posted on 09/30/2012 8:39:55 AM PDT by Varmint Al
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To: doc1019
Democrats have been complaining about freedom of speech since the beginning of their party.

Because they don't want to be exposed for what they are. And they hate the 2nd Amendment because we the people will have a breaking point one day and they will pay.
31 posted on 09/30/2012 2:43:58 PM PDT by crosshairs (America: Once the land of the free. Still the home of the brave.)
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To: 353FMG

Its OUR fault for having allowed THEM to make Office-Holding a JOB and a BUSINESS!


32 posted on 10/01/2012 6:14:33 AM PDT by ZULU (See video: http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-first-siege-of-vienna.html)
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To: ZULU

But they should be woken up and told that when sharia law is established, these congresscritters have no longer a job to go to and neither do the people.

Have you heard of any muslim country that is economically viable and that has democratically elected congresscritters?


33 posted on 10/01/2012 8:31:00 AM PDT by 353FMG (The US Constitution is only as effective as those who enforce it.)
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To: 353FMG

“Have you heard of any muslim country that is economically viable ............”

GOOOD POINT!

What kind of modern industry, medical or scientific research, or consumer product is EVER produced in Islamic Countries?

They only expert what they can pick from the earth - dates, oil, cashew nuts and pistacchios. Maybe rugs.

THAT’S IT. 1500 years of existence and aside from murder, mayhem and terror they can only produce THOSE.

Barbarians and savages


34 posted on 10/01/2012 1:59:15 PM PDT by ZULU (See video: http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-first-siege-of-vienna.html)
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To: ZULU

EVEN THE WEAPONS they use they buy from other people.

They can’t create or make ANYTHING.


35 posted on 10/01/2012 2:00:19 PM PDT by ZULU (See video: http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-first-siege-of-vienna.html)
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To: Mr. Peabody

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Bibi


36 posted on 10/01/2012 2:20:12 PM PDT by CJ Wolf
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