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U.N.'s Annan targets wave of anti-Muslim bigotry
Reuters ^ | 12/07/04 | Irwin Arieff

Posted on 12/07/2004 11:37:26 AM PST by kattracks

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Countering a surge in anti-Islamic bigotry requires urgent action by Muslims as well as non-Muslims, governments, the media and educators, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday.

Muslims must condemn and isolate extremists who target and kill civilians in the name of their religion and governments must make good on commitments to protect Muslims from discrimination, Annan told a seminar on Islam and intolerance at U.N. headquarters.

At the same time, others must recognize that anti-Western feelings of some Muslims have been fed by a history of colonialism and domination by the West and fanned by unresolved conflicts in the Middle East, Chechnya and the former Yugoslavia, he said.

"The reaction to such events can be visceral, bringing an almost personal sense of affront. But we should remember that these are political reactions -- disagreements with specific policies. All too often, they are mistaken for an Islamic reaction against Western values, sparking an anti-Islamic backlash," he said.

Annan's comments came during a day-long U.N. seminar on "Islamophobia," the second on combating religious intolerance. The first, on anti-Semitism, took place in June.

"When a new word enters the language, it is often the result of a scientific advance or a diverting fad. But when the world is compelled to coin a new term to take account of increasingly widespread bigotry, that is a sad and troubling development. Such is the case with Islamophobia," Annan said.

While the roots of intolerance toward Islam dated back centuries, a recent resurgence has been fed by rising tensions between the Islamic world and West, flawed media stereotypes and expanding Muslim immigration to new corners of the world, speakers said.

It is inevitable that different cultures would have their differences while living in close proximity, but "that cannot justify demonization, or the deliberate use of fear for political purposes," he said.

"Islam should not be judged by the acts of extremists who deliberately target and kill civilians. The few give a bad name to the many, and this is unfair," Annan said.

"Muslims themselves, especially, should speak out, as so many did following the 11 September attacks on the United States, and show a commitment to isolate those who preach or practice violence and to make it clear that these are unacceptable distortions of Islam," he said.



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To: kattracks

Could/would someone explain to me where the UN gets these 4th-world lunatics?


21 posted on 12/07/2004 11:55:33 AM PST by Beckwith (John Kerry is now a kept man . . .)
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To: kattracks

If they stopped slaughtering innocent civilians, issuing 'fatwas' against eveyone and everything they don't agree with and calling for death to America and Americans...Maybe then I'll be more sensitive.


22 posted on 12/07/2004 11:56:46 AM PST by Conservative Canuck (The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness)
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To: kattracks; All
Hummm... a target-rich environment:

Click this picture & go to the "last" for the latest UN scandals:

Islam, The Alleged Religion of Peace® ( TARP™ )? Click this picture:


23 posted on 12/07/2004 12:00:11 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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To: kattracks
Annan's comments came during a day-long U.N. seminar on "Islamophobia," the second on combating religious intolerance.

Correction Coffee -- isn't "Islamophobia" the same as "Bomb-o-phobia"??

How much longer must we "tolerate" this PC bullsh*t AND Annan's horsesh*t grandstanding?

24 posted on 12/07/2004 12:00:33 PM PST by F16Fighter
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To: F16Fighter
He must be referring to the Crusades. You know, the repulsion of Suleiman the Magnificent by the Austrians in Vienna. What part of The Middle east is Vienna in?
25 posted on 12/07/2004 12:04:15 PM PST by massgopguy (massgopguy)
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To: kattracks
Anti-Muslim bigotry? Anyone know where I can get a t-shirt with Ann Coulter's 'We should invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity - NOW MORE THAN EVER!'
26 posted on 12/07/2004 12:05:58 PM PST by Rummyfan
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To: blam; Ernest_at_the_Beach; FairOpinion; ValerieUSA

"Muslims must condemn and isolate extremists who target and kill civilians in the name of their religion and governments must make good on commitments to protect Muslims from discrimination, Annan told a seminar on Islam and intolerance at U.N. headquarters."

In-one-ear-out-the-other ping.


27 posted on 12/07/2004 12:06:03 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("All I have seen teaches me trust the Creator for all I have not seen." -- Emerson)
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To: kattracks
Countering a surge in anti-Islamic bigotry requires urgent action by Muslims as well as non-Muslims, governments, the media and educators, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday.

Hey Kofi, tell them to clean their own houses first.
1. Get the Muslims in Sudan's capital (and the janjaweed Muslim thugs) to stop
killing the Muslims of Dafur.
well, at least the ones who are still in Dafur.
2. Get the Muslim terrorist in Gaza and the West Bank to stop summarily executing their
fellow Muslims that they SUSPECT are cooperating with the Israelis.
3. Get the Muslim mullahs and ayatollahs of Iran to resign and let the
masses set up a democratic government of Iran.

Until you ge those three done...
Shut the firetruck up, Kofi.
Better yet, resign and disappear.
28 posted on 12/07/2004 12:08:40 PM PST by VOA
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To: kattracks

Koffeee Anus NUF said


29 posted on 12/07/2004 12:08:45 PM PST by OKIEDOC (LL THE)
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To: Rummyfan

Time for a game of:

COWBOYS AND MUSLIMS.


30 posted on 12/07/2004 12:09:38 PM PST by HMFIC (US Marines, you yell, we shell.)
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To: Rummyfan

Hear Hear


31 posted on 12/07/2004 12:10:14 PM PST by OKIEDOC (LL THE)
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To: kattracks






32 posted on 12/07/2004 12:10:53 PM PST by Mark Felton (We are free because we are Christian. There is no other reason.)
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To: OKIEDOC

Hitler would be so proud of the UN


33 posted on 12/07/2004 12:12:02 PM PST by LauraJean (sometimes I win sometimes I donate to the equine benevolent society)
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To: Mark Felton

Looks like Nostradamas was right.

The Eagle and the Bear will unite to stamp out the Muslim scum forever.


34 posted on 12/07/2004 12:14:15 PM PST by HMFIC (US Marines, you yell, we shell.)
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To: kattracks; OXENinFLA; backhoe; PsyOp; presidio9; Grampa Dave; MeekOneGOP

"Islam should not be judged by the acts of extremists who deliberately target and kill civilians. The few give a bad name to the many, and this is unfair," Annan said.


Islam in a nutshell -- you decide:


Prophet of Doom - Islam’s Terrorist Dogma, In Muhammad’s Own Words


Islam is a caustic blend of regurgitated paganism and twisted Bible stories.
Muhammad, its lone prophet, conceived his religion solely to satiate his lust for power, sex, and money.
He was a terrorist.

And if you think these conclusions are shocking, wait until you see the evidence at www.prophetofdoom.net.



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35 posted on 12/07/2004 12:16:19 PM PST by EdReform (Free Republic - helping to keep our country a free republic. Thank you for your financial support!)
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To: kattracks
Thats right ANNAN hide your anti-American agenda behind bigotry against mudslimes.

Your right, I HATE them! 30+ years of terrorist acts from these devil worshiping pieces of pig excrement generate tons of hate. I want them and the UN out of the USA.

ANNAN your stupid tribe mentality cannot comprehend that with all its faults the USA is the most forgiving, most generous, and has the biggest heart when compared to any of your 3rd world trash. The world is better off with the USA than without it. The same cannot be said for you and your kind.

A good muslim is an oxymoron unless we are talking about a dead muslim.

36 posted on 12/07/2004 12:22:04 PM PST by Wurlitzer (I have the biggest organ in my town {;o))
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To: Mark Felton

Bookmarked!


37 posted on 12/07/2004 12:24:43 PM PST by EdReform (Free Republic - helping to keep our country a free republic. Thank you for your financial support!)
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To: kattracks

Get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US. Kofi-crook is too much and can't handle the job.


38 posted on 12/07/2004 12:25:35 PM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: kattracks

Sounds like Kofi needs a big, hot, steaming cup of STFU.


39 posted on 12/07/2004 12:26:41 PM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: kattracks
"Islam should not be judged by the acts of extremists who deliberately target and kill civilians. The few give a bad name to the many, and this is unfair," Annan said.

Yeah, right Kofi! 99.9999% of the Muslims give all of them a bad name!

40 posted on 12/07/2004 12:28:19 PM PST by Redleg Duke (Pass Tort Reform Now! Make the bottom clean for the catfish!)
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