Posted on 04/15/2006 8:20:09 PM PDT by ncountylee
Brussels, 14 April (AKI) - The European Council - the European Union's decision-making body - is currently preparing a new public communication guidelines aimed at removing 'derogatory' terminology on Islam, such as "Islamic terror" and "fundamentalists" to make it clear that extremists are hijacking the religion. The lexicon of terms is aimed at politicians, officials and diplomats, but given freedom of speech concerns, its use will not be be legally binding. It is expected to be adopted in June.
The lexicon will reconsider terms like "Islamists" and also "Jihad" - which is often used by groups like al-Qaeda to mean a holy war against 'infidels' or non-Muslims.
The European Council's move follows a the crisis in relations between Western countries and some segments of the Muslim world sparked by the publication of a series of Danish-originated caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in scores of newspapers worldwide over the past six months.
The offence caused to some Muslims led to violence in many cities in which over 50 people died, as well as a boycott of Danish goods in many Middle Eastern Countries, the closing of some newspapers and the sacking of staff. This despite an apology for the cartoons issued by the best-selling Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten earlier this year.
The cartoons crisis also triggered a clash of values over freedom of speech, with most European politicians upholding newspapers' rights to publish the cartoons while Muslim countries have pushed for press freedom to be curbed when this is perceived to offend religion.
The cartoons crisis comes amid an increase in Islamophobia and suspicion of Muslims in Europe and elsewhere in the West since al-Qaeda's 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States. At the end of 2004, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OCSE) decided to expand its focus to monitor anti-Islamic sentiment, as well as anti-Semitism, discrimination, intolerance and xenophobia.
Within the European Union, an increasingly number of conferences and seminars are being organised with a focus on dialogue with the Muslim community and greater mutual understanding.
The Second Conference of European Imams, held in Vienna on 7-10 April, centered on establishing an identity for European Muslims that preserves their traditions while integrating with Western political and social mores at a time when Islam is under pressure from anti-terror probes and a perceived clash with Western values.
An estimated 15 million Muslims live in the European Union's 25 member states, forming approximately 3.3 percent of the bloc's population.
ROFLMAO
Don't come callin'(Europe) when your Van is a Rockin'!
We already learned our lesson.
The Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response sometimes seen in a hostage, in which the hostage exhibits seeming loyalty to the hostage-taker, in spite of the danger (or at least risk) the hostage has been put in.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome
Simply stunning.
Europe is on life support. The sad part is that they are welcoming their own death.
Yeah - this oughta work
Civilizations aren't murdered, they commit suicide
you can pour some sugar on those terms but they still smell like shiite
I know. It's both stunning and scary to watch. They certainly seem to be in a rush to oblivion.
If what is happening in Europe right now isn't a perfect example of the evils of socialism, and tolerance at all costs run amok, then I don't know what is.
If this happens in America, we are also dead.
The leftists/scumocrats are working hard everyday to see that it does happen.
They should call jihad 'crusade'
Grovelling does not fit my character, how about yours?
Endless material for stand up routines!
They have officially accepted dhimmotude..
Ceci n'est pas un épée This is not a sword
Picked up 4 more clips yesterday. Don't believe in grovelling.
Kill a Commie for Mommy.
2000's lexicon:
Kill a Jihadi for Mommy
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