AP: Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban
GENEVA (AP) — 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 resistance in Western nations that enshrine freedom of expression as a fundamental right.
The countries that form the 56-member Organization of the Islamic Conference are currently lobbying a Geneva-based U.N. committee to accept its plan, a first step for it to eventually be put before the General Assembly.
f that occurs, Muslim countries and their allies in the developing world would stand a decent chance of mustering the simple majority needed in the General Assembly to adopt such a treaty.
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By irina fayerberg on November 20th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
The Muslims seek to silence those that voice opposition. They fight the countries that offer themselves as HOSTS with demands of free speech. They use the tools of Democracy to advance their cause. These Democracies are lax in their response, because they have not had to experience that type of assault. The Muslim Brotherhood is brazen enough to publish their articles and doctrine. I’ve link it on my website. Please, publish it to yours. IIF
By Dallas on November 27th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Well wouldn’t that work both ways? I think if that rule was enacted we would hear very little news from the Islamic nations because they would all be in jail.
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