http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/oic/ en-us Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:44:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088359/posts Mr. David Littman, speaker for Association of World Education, was forbidden to finish his statement regarding islam and human rights this morning, at the 9th session of United Nations the Human Rights Council, in Geneva (Switzerland). Mr. Littman, husband of the well known islamic scholar Bat Ye'or, addressed the delegates about the danger of creating the word "islamophobia" and the endemic antisemitism spread in the muslim world. The Egyptian ambassador interrupted him and told the President of the Council that discussing religion was out of order at the United Nations. He added furthemore that no discussion of the islamic faith... United Nations Human Rights Council http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088359/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:44:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074194/posts How The West Was Won The rapid and unexpected decline of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq was officially recognized this week, when Maj. Gen. John Kelly, commanding the Marine Expeditionary Force, turned operational control of Anbar Province over to the Iraqi army and police. Anbar, a vast expanse of desert the size of North Carolina, had been the stronghold of the Sunni insurgency. For years, foreign fighters loyal to al-Qaida had sneaked across Iraq's northwestern border with Syria, into Anbar and down a "rat line" of safe houses in Haditha, Ramadi and Hit. From Fallujah, the arch terrorist Zarqawi... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074194/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 01:13:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078861/posts Criminalizing Criticism of Islam By ELIZABETH SAMSON FROM TODAY'S WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE September 10, 2008 There are strange happenings in the world of international jurisprudence that do not bode well for the future of free speech. In an unprecedented case, a Jordanian court is prosecuting 12 Europeans in an extraterritorial attempt to silence the debate on radical Islam. The prosecutor general in Amman charged the 12 with blasphemy, demeaning Islam and Muslim feelings, and slandering and insulting the prophet Muhammad in violation of the Jordanian Penal Code. The charges are especially unusual because the alleged violations were not committed... wsj http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078861/posts#comment Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:42:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072627/posts Lawfare: Bleeping with the Enemy - May 14, 2008 ... A healthy understanding of Islamofascism, sharia and jihad is replaced by ignorance or the Islamofascist line of a benign Islam and sharia, ... HUMAN EVENTS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072627/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 22:06:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040058/posts Al-Qaeda Draws New Recruits Via Internet Al-Qaeda is using the Internet to recruit vulnerable young people to its terrorist network, according to a programme aired on Saudi Arabian TV late on Tuesday. Umm Osama, the founder of al-Qaeda's first women-only website, al-Khansa, joined several others on the programme to discuss how they renounced jihadist ideology. Among those who sought a response to this question was an imam from the Medina mosque, Saleh Ibn Awad al-Mudamsi, and the father of a young al-Qaeda suspect held in an Iraqi prison. Read More Qaeda Targets U.S. Oil Interests in North Africa U.S.... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040058/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 02:02:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043310/posts Dozens of nations dominated by Islam are pressing the United Nations to adopt an anti-"defamation" plan that would make Christians criminals under international law, according to a United States organization that has launched a campaign to defend freedom of religion worldwide. "Around the world, Christians are being increasingly targeted, and even persecuted, for their religious beliefs. Now, one of the largest organizations in the United Nations is pushing to make a bad situation even worse by promoting anti-Christian bigotry," the American Center for Law & Justice said yesterday in announcing its petition drive.The discrimination is "wrapped in the guise of... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043310/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:31:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036320/posts “We sent a clear message to the West regarding the red lines that should not be crossed.” That sounds like the statement of a victor in a war, dictating terms to the vanquished. And it may well be: free speech is under attack in Canada – the prosecution of Macleans Magazine and author Mark Steyn – and in the United States as well by Islamic governments and groups whose goal is to end free speech when it is aimed at exposing the truth about Islamic terrorism and its roots. Their goal is positively Orwellian. Replace “Big Brother” with the “Organization... Cross Action News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036320/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:16:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036283/posts “We sent a clear message to the West regarding the red lines that should not be crossed.” That sounds like the statement of a victor in a war, dictating terms to the vanquished. And it may well be: free speech is under attack in Canada -- the prosecution of Macleans Magazine and author Mark Steyn -- and in the United States as well by Islamic governments and groups whose goal is to end free speech when it is aimed at exposing the truth about Islamic terrorism and its roots. Their goal is positively Orwellian. Replace “Big Brother” with the “Organization... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036283/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:07:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035864/posts THE Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), a league of 57 Muslim nations, said a Danish court's rejection of a suit against a paper for printing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad could provoke "Islamophobia". Last Thursday the High Court for western Denmark rejected a suit against Jyllands-Posten, the newspaper that first published cartoons of Islam's prophet, leading to deadly protests in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The court said the editors had not meant to depict Muslims as criminals or terrorists, the cartoons had not broken the law, and there was a relationship between acts of violence and Islam... news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035864/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:39:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034999/posts Islamic nations should be represented in an expanded U.N. Security Council "in proportion to their membership of the United Nations," according to foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). In a resolution passed at a meeting in Uganda last week, the ministers pointed to size of the Islamic bloc in the international community, noting that its members make up "one-fifth of the world population." Any proposal to reform and enlarge the U.N. Security Council "which neglects the adequate representation of the Islamic Ummah [community] in any category of membership ... will not be acceptable to the Islamic... CNSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034999/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:09:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034897/posts IT comes as a surprise to many Ugandans that our country is a member state of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC). With Christians making up 80% of the population and Muslims accounting for only 12 %, it is indeed a surprise that Uganda belongs to a Muslim body. Delegates from the OIC member states met in Kampala from June 16 to June 20 to discuss issues affecting them. How Uganda found herself in the same block with Arab countries can be traced to one ambitious leader. His dream was to be a life president, but it was slipping out... Sunday Vision http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034897/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:36:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030279/posts I think another lawsuit is coming my way. Today, my lawyer received this letter from a radical Muslim activist in Toronto. It's a Certificate of Registration of Copyright. He claims to have copyrighted the image of Mohammed, PBUH. In other words, it's now Mohammed, PBUH, TM. I checked it out on Industry Canada's copyright database and, sure enough, there it is: two weeks ago, Akhtar "Hector" Agha has indeed registered a "Restriction on Depiction of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)". It's right there on the government website. I'm not sure, but I think "Hector" might be looking for a royalties payment for... Ezra Levant . Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030279/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:17:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029954/posts Earlier this year, the 57 Muslim nations of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) made an attempt to impose an "Islamic Blasphemy Law" as the Universal Standard, a law which would promote the death penalty for those who blaspheme against the Prophet Muhammad. Professor Dr. Ekmeleddin Insanoglu, the Turkish Secretary-General of the OIC (including supposed moderate Turkey), issued the above frightening statement on February 15, 2008, partly in response to the re-publication of those now infamous Danish cartoons. Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029954/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:57:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024913/posts The Hunt for American al Qaeda The United States is turning up the heat in the hunt for the California boy turned al Qaeda operative, Adam Gadahn, who has been charged with treason and is believed to be hiding in Afghanistan. If caught and convicted, Gadahn could face the death penalty. The State Department along with the Department of Diplomatic Security announced the beginning of a publicity campaign in Afghanistan urging locals to provide any information on Gadahn's whereabouts, with a reward if the information leads to his capture. Radio advertisements with information concerning the $1 million reward have... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024913/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 19:04:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014581/posts Excerpt - The bitterness Susan McDougal held toward special counsel Kenneth Starr, who headed the Whitewater real estate investigation, has been replaced with g ratitude, she said Friday at the Women’s Action for New Directions Mother’s Day luncheon. “The judge looked over at the independent counsel’s table and thanked them for their prayers, as if God had something to do with our convictions,” McDougal said about the trial that ended in her conviction. McDougal was convicted in 1996 of four counts of felony fraud and conspiracy relating to illegal loans obtained through the Small Business Administration. In September 1996, U.... Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (excerpt) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014581/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 23:40:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996664/posts Can someone please explain to me why the freaking UN Human Rights Council is dominated by Arab nations? Why? On what possible level does that make sense? OK ... I'll tell you why. That would be (1) because the United Nations is a complete joke .. always has been, always will be; and (2) because no one is willing to stand up against radical Islam. No one. Here's a prime example. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/01/news/UN-GEN-UN-Free-Speech.php p Arab and Muslim countries recently pushed a resolution that will have the UN expert on free speech police individuals and news media that make negative comments on... NEALZ NUZE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996664/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 14:34:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995303/posts Western and Muslim nations clash at UN body over free speech April 01, 2008 18:19 EDT GENEVA (AP) -- Muslim and Western nations are at odds over adding monitoring of religious prejudice to the duties of a U.N. free speech expert. The change passed 32-0 by the United Nations Human Rights Council last Friday. It refers to acts of "racial or religious discrimination" that constitute what it calls "abuse of the right of freedom of expression." It's seen as a move against forms of expression that have offended Muslims, such as Danish newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Canada and... WBFF-TV / Fox 45 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995303/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 03:12:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992929/posts GENEVA - The top U.N. rights body on Thursday passed a resolution proposed by Islamic countries saying it is deeply concerned about the defamation of religions and urging governments to prohibit it. The European Union said the text was one-sided because it primarily focused on Islam. The U.N. Human Rights Council, which is dominated by Arab and other Muslim countries, adopted the resolution on a 21-10 vote over the opposition of Europe and Canada. EU countries, including France, Germany and Britain, voted against. Previously EU diplomats had said they wanted to stop the growing worldwide trend of using religious anti-defamation... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992929/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:16:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981084/posts Petraeus: Al Qaida Trying to 'Come Back In' U.S. military officials said there will be no significant reduction in coalition troops in the Baghdad area as part of an effort to stop the Al Qaida offensive in northern Iraq. They said Al Qaida was trying to reenter Baghdad and reverse its losses in 2007. "Al Qaida is trying to come back in," U.S. military commander Gen. David Petraeus said. "We can feel it and see it, and what we're trying to do is rip out any roots before they can get deeply into the ground." Read More Militants Assert... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981084/posts#comment Thu, 6 Mar 2008 01:59:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986329/posts UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday promised in Dakar to "fight against those who want to justify violence against the religion." "We will fight against those who want to justify violence against the religion and promote understanding among the Alliance of Civilisations. We will strengthen cooperation between the OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Conference) and the United Nations in this area (religion)," Ban said. He delivered his speech at the opening of the two-day 11th Islamic Ummah summit in Dakar, Thursday. The recently established Alliance of Civilisations (early January 2008) is a UN institution intended to promote dialogue between the... All Africa http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986329/posts#comment Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:30:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985674/posts Moscow, March 14, Interfax - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a letter of greetings to participants and guests of the eleventh summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), which is taking place in Dakar, Senegal, on March 13-14. "The Dakar summit is an important landmark not only for Muslims, but also the international community. This is logical given the growing contribution of the OIC into the resolution of present-day global and regional problems," the Russian president's press service quoted the greeting letter as saying. "Deeper relations of friendship and cooperation with the Islamic world are Russia's strategic... Interfax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985674/posts#comment Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:43:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984970/posts An international humanist organization has warned that Islamic governments are trying to use the United Nations to shut down free speech. The warning comes as a bloc of Islamic states is holding a summit with "Islamophobia" high on the agenda. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on Thursday began a meeting in Senegal, with the shadow of Danish cartoons satirizing Mohammed and a Dutch lawmaker's film criticizing the Koran hanging heavily over the gathering. The 57-member bloc is considering a report by a new body set up to monitor instances of what many Muslims view as growing prejudice against... CNSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984970/posts#comment Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:22:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984667/posts The world's Muslim countries warned Wednesday that an "alarming" rise in anti-Islamic insults and attacks in the West has become a threat to international security. The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) called on Europe and America to take stronger measures against 'Islamophobia' in a report prepared for a summit of the group's 57 members in Dakar on Thursday and Friday. The report by a special OIC monitoring group said the organisation was struggling to get the West to understand that Islamophobia "has dangerous implications on global peace and security" and to convince western powers to do more. Islamic leaders... Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984667/posts#comment Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:09:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977338/posts WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush, acknowledging that the U.S. needs to burnish its image in the Islamic world, named a Texas entrepreneur as liaison to The Organization of the Islamic Conference. Sada Cumber, who is a Muslim by faith, is the first U.S. special envoy to the intergovernmental organization, which represents more than 50 Islamic states and promotes Muslim solidarity in social and political affairs. Bush said the United States is misunderstood and that Cumber's mission is to explain to the Islamic world that America "is a friend of freedom" and that the United States values the freedom of religion.... Google News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977338/posts#comment Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:55:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947330/posts Stop Durban II By Joseph Klein FrontPageMagazine.com | Wednesday, January 02, 2008 U.S. taxpayers subsidize 22 percent of the UN’s regular budget. A budget of $4.17 billion for the UN’s 2008-2009 regular budget cycle was just approved by the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee (Budgetary Committee) on December 21, 2007, which is tantamount to General Assembly approval. Our UN delegation’s objections to how our citizens’ money will be spent were regularly ignored during the deliberations leading up to the final vote. The United States was the lone vote against this budget. However, our spokesperson unfortunately stated afterwards that the United States... FrontPageMagazine.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947330/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jan 2008 21:19:38 GMT