Sharia blasphemy laws on the free world

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Today in New York: SION's World Freedom Congress to combat the war against free speech

by Robert on September 11, 2012

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Resolution 16/18, which was adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva in March 2011, was backed by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the most recent Istanbul Process Conference in Washington in December.

This is widely viewed as a significant step toward furthering OIC efforts to destroy the freedom of speech and impose Sharia blasphemy laws on the free world.

SION Executive Director Pamela Geller said: "We are holding this Congress on the eleventh anniversary of the day jihad came to America in order to strike a blow for freedom."

SION stands for:
-- The freedom of speech - as opposed to Islamic prohibitions of "blasphemy" and "slander," which are used effectively to quash honest discussion of jihad and Islamic supremacism;
-- The freedom of conscience - as opposed to the Islamic death penalty for apostasy;
-- The equality of rights of all people before the law - as opposed to Sharia's institutionalized discrimination against women and non-Muslims.

Today in New York: SION's World Freedom Congress to combat the war against free speech - Jihad Watch

 

[irosie91]

the logical response to the idiocy and obcenity of shariah blasphemy laws is to take the entire Ummah to court for 1400 years of destrution of HOLY shrines -----churches, synagogues, hindu and buddhist temples and most of all for the filthy mouths of the disgusting sluts

 

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World Leaders Rally for Blasphemy Laws

Posted by Andrew Harrod
Sep 24th, 2012

In response to the Innocence of Muslims global controversy, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for recognizing “Islamophobia as a crime against humanity” and “international legal regulations against attacks on what people deem sacred.” In the statement’s wake, the number of political leaders around the world openly musing about restrictions on anti-Islamic speech has only increased.

Erdoğan’s Turkish compatriot, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a grouping of 56 Muslim-majority states (including Turkey) and the Palestinian Authority (PA), said on September 19, 2012 that the international community should “come out of hiding from behind the excuse of freedom of expression” used by Western countries against a decade-long campaign by the OIC to effect universal blasphemy laws. Ihsanoglu described the “deliberate, motivated and systematic abuse of this freedom” as a threat to global security. The Human Rights Commission of the Saudi Arabian-headquartered OIC, meanwhile, called for the halting of “growing intolerance towards Muslims” and for “an international code of conduct for media and social media to disallow the dissemination of incitement material.”

That same day, Ihsanoglu’s counterpart at the United Nations, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, decried at a news conference the making of Innocence of Muslims as a “disgraceful and shameful act” that represented an abuse of “freedom of expression…a fundamental right and privilege.” Using “freedom of expression to provoke or humiliate some others’ values and beliefs” was not worthy of protection. Rather, Ki-moon indicated that such freedom only deserved protection when “used for common justice, common purpose.” Like Erdoğan’s previously analyzed bizarre understanding of intellectual freedom, Ki-moon would apparently allow majorities to prohibit an individual’s expression deemed not serving a “common” collective goal, a fundamental inversion of the traditionally recognized need to protect minority views in a free market of ideas.

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World Leaders Rally for Blasphemy Laws | FrontPage Magazine

 

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Don't be dissin' the prophet - any prophet...

Muslim Leaders Make Case for Global Blasphemy Ban at U.N
September 26, 2012 – True to their word, the leaders of the world’s two most populous Muslim countries used their speeches at the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday to call for a legally-binding, global anti-blasphemy protocol.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his Pakistan counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, both argued that insults against Mohammed, Islam’s prophet, incite violence and are not legitimate free speech. Yudhoyono noted that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says the exercise of rights and freedoms is subject to “the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.” “Freedom of expression is therefore not absolute,” he told the annual high-level gathering in New York.

Arguing that religious “defamation” persists – and citing The Innocence of Muslims, a video clip posted on YouTube that disparages Mohammed – Yodhoyono called on member states to adopt a legally-binding instrument banning blasphemy, to serve as “a point of reference that the world community must comply with.” When Zardari mounted the UNGA podium later in the day he began his address by voicing “the strongest condemnation for the acts of incitement of hate against the faith of billions of Muslims of the world and our beloved prophet, Mohammed (peace be upon him).”

“Although we can never condone violence, the international community must not become silent observers and should criminalize such acts that destroy the peace of the world and endanger world security by misusing freedom of expression.” Zardari urged the U.N. to act “immediately.” The Mohammed video was mentioned by a number of other speakers on Tuesday, including President Obama at some length. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, whose country has seen the largest number of deaths in violent protests linked to the issue over recent weeks, called those behind the film “fanatics.”

“As we speak today the world is shaken by the depravity of fanatics who have committed acts of insult against the faith of over 1.5 billion Muslims,” he declared. “We strongly condemn these offensive acts, whether it involves the production of a film, the publication of cartoons, or indeed any other acts of insult and provocation.” Karzai went on to deplore “the menace of Islamophobia,” saying it threatened peace and co-existence among cultures and civilizations. “I call upon leaders in the West, both politicians and the media, to confront Islamophobia in all its many forms and manifestations.”

‘A contemporary form of racism’

 

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Worldview: Muslim countries' blasphemy laws empower extremists

9/27/12
Trudy Rubin, Inquirer Opinion Columnist

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Indeed, both Egypt and Pakistan, the two countries where the most widespread violence was incited in the name of the anti-Islam video, have blasphemy laws that are frequently used to pursue vendettas, target minorities, and curb free speech.

Yet in Pakistan, where the notorious law is most draconian, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has called on the United Nations to adopt blasphemy laws outlawing criticism of religion worldwide. He'd do better to confront the disastrous impact of Pakistan's blasphemy law at home.

Just recently, a 14-year-old mentally impaired Christian Pakistani girl, Rimsha Masih, was imprisoned after being accused by a neighbor of burning pages of a children's religious book. It turned out that a village cleric who wanted to drive Christians out of the village had fabricated evidence. The case became so notorious, the charges may ultimately be dropped. But about 600 of her Christian neighbors had to flee out of fear of reprisals, and she probably can't ever go home lest vigilantes kill her.

Indeed, the governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer, and Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian, were killed last year after criticizing the apostasy law in another case involving a poor Christian woman who is still rotting in prison. "Anyone can file a complaint, so there are often ulterior motives for bringing charges," says the Hudson Institute's Nina Shea, coauthor of Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes Are Choking Freedom Worldwide.

Shea says thousands of such cases have been brought since the 1980s. Since Islam covers most issues of ordinary life, apostasy charges can be brought for innumerable reasons, including personal quarrels; the accused can't get bail and may receive the death sentence.

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Worldview: Muslim countries' blasphemy laws empower extremists

 

[irosie91]

If criticism of "other religions" is outlawed internationally----the KHUTBAH JUMAAT will disappear

 

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Dearborn Muslims rally for anti-blasphemy laws

Rick Moran
September 29, 2012


About 1000 Dearborn, MI residents turned out for a demonstration against freedom of speech on Friday. These Arab-Americans want international anti-blasphemy laws and an end to discrimination against Muslims.

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Read more: Blog: Dearborn Muslims rally for anti-blasphemy laws

 

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Free at last, free at last - thank God Almighty she's free at last!...

Pakistani high court throws out Christian girl blasphemy case
Wed, Nov 21, 2012 - A Pakistani court yesterday threw out all charges against a Christian girl accused of blasphemy in a case that drew international condemnation, lawyers said.

Rimsha Masih spent three weeks on remand in an adult jail after she was arrested on Aug. 16 for allegedly burning pages of the Koran in a case that prompted worldwide condemnation. She was released on bail in September and police have since told the courts that she was not guilty and that a cleric who allegedly framed her should face trial instead. “The court has quashed the case, declaring Rimsha innocent,” her lawyer Akmal Bhatti said.

Cleric Hafiz Mohammed Khalid Chishti, who first gave police the burned papers as evidence against her, was detained on Sept. 1 for desecrating the Koran and tampering with evidence. An official medical report classified Rimsha as “uneducated” and aged 14, but with a mental age younger than her years. Others have said she is as young as 11 and has Down syndrome.

Paul Bhatti, the only Christian member of Pakistan’s Cabinet, confirmed that the case had been thrown out by the high court. “I welcome this order. Justice has been done and the law of the land has been upheld by the court,” Bhatti said. “It will send out a positive image of Pakistan in the international community that there is justice for all, and that society has risen up for justice and tolerance.” Rimsha and her family, who have been in fear for their lives, were moved to an undisclosed location after her release on bail on Sept. 8.

Pakistani high court throws out Christian girl blasphemy case - Taipei Times

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Pakistan court acquits Christian girl of blasphemy
November 20, 2012 — A Pakistani court on Tuesday acquitted a Christian girl accused of blasphemy over the burning of the Muslim holy book, her lawyer said.

The ruling was the final chapter in a case that caused an international outcry over Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws, which are very popular in the country and are primarily used against supposed offenses to Islam. In August, the young Christian girl was arrested in Islamabad after a Muslim cleric accused her of desecrating the Muslim holy book, the Quran. The cleric was later accused of fabricating evidence against the girl, whose mental capacity was subsequently questioned.

Attorney Abdul Hameed said the court on Tuesday exonerated his client for lack of evidence and dismissed all charges against her, concluding they were based on heresy and incriminated material that was planted in the girl's possession. "I am happy that the poor girl's ordeal is now over," he told The Associated Press after hearing the court ruling in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

The girl was freed on bail in September and since then she has been living with her parents at some undisclosed location in Pakistan. She has not made any public appearance due to security reasons. The girl's name has been released by Pakistani authorities and in the media but The Associated Press generally does not identify juveniles accused of crimes. Pakistan's blasphemy laws carry a punishment of life in prison or the death sentence.

Pakistani and international human right groups have urged the government to change the blasphemy laws, saying they laws are too broad and vague, and are often used by people who are trying to settle scores with rivals or target religious minorities, who make up 5 percent of Pakistan's 180 million-strong population. Although many Muslims are also accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad or other acts deemed blasphemous, minorities in Pakistan are disproportionately represented among the defendants, rights groups say.

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[American_Jihad]

Free at last, free at last - thank God Almighty she's free at last!...

Pakistani high court throws out Christian girl blasphemy case
Wed, Nov 21, 2012 - A Pakistani court yesterday threw out all charges against a Christian girl accused of blasphemy in a case that drew international condemnation, lawyers said.

Rimsha Masih spent three weeks on remand in an adult jail after she was arrested on Aug. 16 for allegedly burning pages of the Koran in a case that prompted worldwide condemnation. She was released on bail in September and police have since told the courts that she was not guilty and that a cleric who allegedly framed her should face trial instead. “The court has quashed the case, declaring Rimsha innocent,” her lawyer Akmal Bhatti said.

Cleric Hafiz Mohammed Khalid Chishti, who first gave police the burned papers as evidence against her, was detained on Sept. 1 for desecrating the Koran and tampering with evidence. An official medical report classified Rimsha as “uneducated” and aged 14, but with a mental age younger than her years. Others have said she is as young as 11 and has Down syndrome.

Paul Bhatti, the only Christian member of Pakistan’s Cabinet, confirmed that the case had been thrown out by the high court. “I welcome this order. Justice has been done and the law of the land has been upheld by the court,” Bhatti said. “It will send out a positive image of Pakistan in the international community that there is justice for all, and that society has risen up for justice and tolerance.” Rimsha and her family, who have been in fear for their lives, were moved to an undisclosed location after her release on bail on Sept. 8.

Pakistani high court throws out Christian girl blasphemy case - Taipei Times

See also:

Pakistan court acquits Christian girl of blasphemy
November 20, 2012 — A Pakistani court on Tuesday acquitted a Christian girl accused of blasphemy over the burning of the Muslim holy book, her lawyer said.

The ruling was the final chapter in a case that caused an international outcry over Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws, which are very popular in the country and are primarily used against supposed offenses to Islam. In August, the young Christian girl was arrested in Islamabad after a Muslim cleric accused her of desecrating the Muslim holy book, the Quran. The cleric was later accused of fabricating evidence against the girl, whose mental capacity was subsequently questioned.

Attorney Abdul Hameed said the court on Tuesday exonerated his client for lack of evidence and dismissed all charges against her, concluding they were based on heresy and incriminated material that was planted in the girl's possession. "I am happy that the poor girl's ordeal is now over," he told The Associated Press after hearing the court ruling in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

The girl was freed on bail in September and since then she has been living with her parents at some undisclosed location in Pakistan. She has not made any public appearance due to security reasons. The girl's name has been released by Pakistani authorities and in the media but The Associated Press generally does not identify juveniles accused of crimes. Pakistan's blasphemy laws carry a punishment of life in prison or the death sentence.

Pakistani and international human right groups have urged the government to change the blasphemy laws, saying they laws are too broad and vague, and are often used by people who are trying to settle scores with rivals or target religious minorities, who make up 5 percent of Pakistan's 180 million-strong population. Although many Muslims are also accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad or other acts deemed blasphemous, minorities in Pakistan are disproportionately represented among the defendants, rights groups say.

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OIC Ramps Up ‘Islamophobia’ Campaign

February 28, 2013
By Deborah Weiss

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has long been on the forefront of the Islamist mission to establish the equivalent of Islamic blasphemy laws in the West. Now, during its 12th Islamic Summit held in Cairo February 7-8, 2013, the OIC set forth new and creative ways to silence, and ultimately criminalize criticism of Islam.

The OIC is a 57-member state organization that claims to represent 1.5 billion Muslims around the globe. As the second largest international organization in the world, behind only the UN, and as the largest Islamic organization in the world, it is obviously quite powerful. Though it is arguably the largest voting block in the UN, most people have never heard of it.

One of the OIC’s primary aims for at least the last fourteen years has been the international criminalization of speech that is critical of any Islam-related topic, including Islamic terrorism, Islamic persecution of religious minorities and human rights violations committed in the name of Islam.

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OIC Ramps Up ?Islamophobia? Campaign

 

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Blasphemy, the ‘crime’ that cannot be spoken

By Dwayne Leslie, Published: August 7

Imagine being hung upside down by your feet. Electric wires are tied around your ankles and you’re threatened repeatedly with electrocution. In addition, you are frequently pulled from your cell so that the police can beat you viciously.

Why?

Because someone accused you of making inflammatory statements about God. And even though your accuser later recanted his allegation, you were still “tried” for the crime of blasphemy, convicted and then sentenced to life imprisonment. Think about that: spending the rest of your life in prison for the “crime” of speaking your mind.

It’s absolutely incomprehensible. Especially for those of us privileged to live in America where we too often take our First Amendment-guaranteed rights to free speech and freedom of religion for granted. As an American, you can be excused for asking how someone could be imprisoned – or worse — just for something he or she has said or written.

For anyone who is unfamiliar with the term, blasphemy essentially means showing disrespect or contempt for a deity. While you’d likely offend a number of people by engaging in blasphemy, your right to do so in the U.S. is nevertheless protected by the previously mentioned First Amendment.

Yet in far too many countries (even one would be too many), blasphemy is illegal and the consequences are often severe. In many of those countries, being hauled off to jail for expressing a minority view about religion is a shockingly common occurrence. And the level of “proof” for such a crime can be astonishingly low.

In the United States, there’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In too many other countries, when it comes to blasphemy there’s guilt based on nothing but doubt if you happen to be a member of a religious minority … like a Christian in Pakistan.

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Blasphemy, the ?crime? that cannot be spoken