Canadian Islamic Congress Sues to Silence Mark Steyn for "Islamophobia"

LGF ^ | Dec 1 2007

[camerakid400]

The Canadian Islamic Congress has filed “human rights” complaints against Maclean’s magazine for publishing an excerpt from Mark Steyn’s book “America Alone,” which the CIC labels not just “Islamophobic,” but flagrantly Islamophobic: Canadian Islamic Congress launches human rights complaints against Maclean’s.

Complaints were submitted to Human Rights Commissions in B.C. and Ontario on the grounds that “the article subjects Canadian Muslims to hatred and contempt,” according to a CIC press release. In the release, the CIC labels Steyn’s article as “flagrantly Islamophobic.”

Faisal Joseph is the CIC’s legal counsel on the matter. “In Canada, we have 750,000 law-abiding Muslims,” he says. “When you read that article, it sounds to some people [like] there’s an attack from the ‘Muslim’ world against the ‘non-Muslim’ world. We take real issue with that type of characterization and the implications of it.”

In response, a Maclean’s spokesperson provided the following statement: “Mark Steyn is a thoughtful and experienced journalist, and the piece was a commentary on important global political issues. It was not in any sense Islamophobic, and Maclean’s is confident that the Human Rights Commissions will find no merit in the complaints.”

[peeps36]

How come the Islamo-whiners don’t say something about the losers who want to kill a teacher over a teddy bear? They say nothing when moslums commit mass murder and rape but are up in arms when non moslums criticize these acts. The Western world should treat moslums the same way non moslums are treated by islamic countries.

[ortasc]

To call Islam a “religion” of peace is stupid. First Isalm is not simply a religion its a way of life. To be truly “Muslim” you cannot be a member of another group or citizen of a country that does not subscribe to Sharia law. For instance take the group CAIR—Counsil on American Islamic Relations. The groups name implies that there is a difference between being Islamic and being american. These people are dangerous and need to be stopped.

[ortasc]

Good Idea

[FARS]

You confused me a bit by quoting back to a Dec 01, 2007 article. I believe some failed lawsuits have disarmed islamic Judicial Terrorist efforts.

[FARS]

Well worth another read.

http://noiri.blogspot.com/2008/07/dangerous-dhimmitude.html

So ia:

http://alanpetersworld.blogspot.com/2008/07/national-lawyers-party-of-usa.html

[Mr. Mojo]

CIC labels not just “Islamophobic,” but flagrantly Islamophobic

Translation: Steyn's being accused of "flagrant, politically incorrect truth-telling."

[Mr. Mojo]

As long as Mark does not apologize.....what a coup for the human rights if he did.

Not a chance of that happening.

[ConservativeMan55]

Interesting analysis!!!

I like it!!!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[redgolum]

Will be here soon.

[Ouderkirk]

Recent history proves that the “so called peaceful Muslims” work as a team with their Islamic Military. They immigrate to a country touting what peaceful law abiding citizens they are, establish themselves, build mosques, increase their numbers and “bingo” terrorists acts start occurring in the host country. Do the attacks in Spain, England, France, Thailand, Bali, the Philippines, Holland, Sweden and the USA ring any bells here? All these attacks have been preceded by the establishment of moderate mosque communities which in turn became footholds from which the Islamic military could launch their terrorist attacks. The larger the percentage of Muslims that occupy a country the greater the havoc they wreak. The situation is directly proportional. Reducing the percentage of Muslims that dwell in the host country is the most effect way of stopping terrorism. Western governments must evaluate this fact very seriously if they wish to win the war against Islamofascism long term.

[knighthawk]

Islam-list

If people want on or off this list, please let me know.

[Celtman]

"Telling the truth about Islamofascism is enough to get you silenced.  Mark Steyn has no intention of surrendering to their North American acolytes."

The term Islamofascism is redundant.  Islam is inherently fascist.

[mewzilla]

Canadian Islamic Congress

Same bunch? If so, here's hoping there's such a thing as discovery involved. It'd be a hoot.

[Peter Libra]

Thanks for the heads up.

At that time of my posting the calibre of Mark Steyn, though fairly well established, had not been really tested. That is to say the dreaded Human Rights Cabal had not yet brought up the heavy guns. We now know. I watched an excellent coup as of it's self, a program called The Agenda.

Steve Paikin interviewed Mark. He was made aware ( Paikin was not going to be compromised by the usual MSM tricks), he told Mark that three muslim lawyer students were in an adjacent room listening. Mark challenged them on his article in MacClean's Magazine to face him. They finally joined him.

I had handed a valiant American campaigner(Steve Emerson) who decries the fallacy of "moderate Islam"- an old London compliment. I now hand Mark with this compliment.

He is the gold.

[higgmeister]

my fondest dream

[Mr. Mojo]

Sorry Peter, I posted yesteday without looking at the article date. But yep, Mark and Steve have proven themselves by any measure.

[Charles Martel]

Oh, and don’t forget the bacon drippings as a superb bullet lube.

Salaam, y’all.

And a great big Wa alaykum as-salaam back atcha. I bet a smidge of bacon grease in the cannelure of a 5.56 projectile would make an AR-15 much more aromatic. Direct pork-vapor impingement, y'know. :-)

I'm feeling an urge to "put the band back together", so to speak. We'll have to give Sobieski and Tepes a call and find out if they're up for a "greatest hits" tour...

[rottndog]

Steyn’s not “Islamophobic”. A phobia is an irrational fear.

I was just about to say that....nothing irrational about fearing islam--it's a very real threat.

[sheik yerbouty]

Mr. Steyn is to be commended for making such enemies!