Posted on 11/12/2005 5:48:40 AM PST by F14 Pilot
Iran on Thursday warned against growth of Islamophobia in certain countries particularly in the European ones, saying it could entail the danger of confrontation of religions and civilizations.
Iran's Representative to the UN General Assembly's third Commission, Mostafa A'laie, was addressing the Commission on the importance of fighting racialism.
"Since the 9/11 incident, a new wave of discrimination, violation of civil rights and hatred of Muslims has emerged in many of the Western communities.
"This unpleasant trend has been intensified after the 8/7 terrorist attacks in London, leading to loss of lives on certain occasions," he said.
Quoting the UN special human rights rapporteur's report on the contemporary types of racism, racial discrimination, and xenophobia, Ala'ie highlighted instances of discrimination against Muslims, including attack on the meditation and cultural centers, physical attacks, verbal insults, disrespect to Muslims' cemeteries, attacks on the prayer leaders, fire on mosques, problems and resistances in certain countries, especially in the European states, against building of mosques and mediation centers for Muslims as well as expulsion of the prayers leaders from certain European states.
He added that the new wave of discrimination, which is launched under the guise of campaign against terror, has some alarming characteristics, including legalization of restrictions on the rights and freedom of people to perform religious duties.
The event would not only prevent them to contribute to the public life, but will also result in emergence, development or legalization of discrimination and in attempts by certain media and politicians to link emergence of certain anxieties such as anti-judaism in certain countries with presence of considerable number of Muslims there, said the diplomat, adding that the trend is also feared to lead to desecration of holy Quran and Islamic values, psychological pressures on the Muslim prisoners and rational legitimization of hostility against Islam and its followers.
The Iranian envoy went on to say, "Today, the evil signs of xenophobia and intolerance are not only regarded as obstacles on the way of full materialization of human rights but also introduce a serious danger for international peace and security.
"Alike Islamophobia, the signs of xenophobia include the stimulus for confrontation of cultures, civilizations and religions," Ala'ie further warned.
"As a country pioneering campaign against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance, the Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the international community should replace militarism and unilateralism, which are the causes of hatred, with multilateralism and avoidance of violence.
"Iran believes that the confidence should be secured that the measures adopted in the war on terror will not lead to discrimination against Muslims, Christians, Jews and followers of other religions.
"The international community should take actions against violence on the basis of religious, cultural and ethnic beliefs, while guaranteeing the possibility for access of the victims of the (violent) moves to the effective legal means and their right of claiming fair reparation for the damages caused by the (violent) asures," concluded Ala'ie.
cheeky sods aren't they... what are they going to do, use their 5 or 10 nukes on Paris? ok, sounds good. we can get rid of our stockpile of obsolete 2megatons nukes...
"As a country pioneering campaign against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance, the Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the international community should replace militarism and unilateralism, which are the causes of hatred, with multilateralism and avoidance of violence.
Could one possibly cram more lies in one sentence?
What would happen to me if I flew to Terhan with a few cases of Bibles and plans to build a new church to spread the word of God to the people there? Would there be the slightest chance I might suffer attacks on the church, physical attacks, verbal insults, disrespect to Christian cemeteries, attacks on the prayer leaders, fire on chuches, problems and resistances against building of churches for Christians as well as being expelled from Iran?
Pot, you're calling the Corning Ware black.
man, we have a serious problem. I hope we wake up in time to save ourselves.
Iran doesn't need nukes..they can use their french brother's nukes soon.
CaptRon is warning Iran to stop warning us.
""The international community should take actions against violence on the basis of religious, cultural and ethnic beliefs, while guaranteeing the possibility for access of the victims of the (violent) moves to the effective legal means and their right of claiming fair reparation for the damages caused by the (violent) asures," concluded Ala'ie."
They want laws passed so their big bucks lawyers can sue any and all who tell the truth about the Death Cult's supremicist madmen.
Wow. Talk about a self-defeating pronouncement!
Yeah, Mostafa...call me racist if you want. I TRULY HATE your sick demented radicalism and I don't care if it bothers you. None of you freaks ever comes out against radical islam, THAT'S why us sane people will not allow your kind to flourish in the world.
Thank God the people of Jordan are turning on you...it's about time!
Thanks F14..good article.
If the sane Iranians don't get control soon, (thank Jimmy Carter)Iran will be renamed Iwas.
Iran: Keep your fascist ideology at home and we won't have a problem.
You forgot about 40ish other places.
But you made you point well.
Or they might change from "Iran" to "Ididnotrunfastenough"
LOL, good post.
whats PRoI?
oh... lol
The Iranians should look to their own house first and address the discrimination against non-Muslims in Iran first before they complain about Islamophobia abroad.
Sorry, sir. It's just that no one in the world will be safe until your murderous , "submit or die" ideas are wiped from the planet, and that probably means killing every last one of you. Nothing personal. Have a nice day.
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