Posted on 05/16/2007 4:31:53 PM PDT by Cornpone
Cairo, 16 May (AKI) - Egypt has called on the international community and the United Nations to work for a document which condems the crimes of offending and defaming religions. The request was made by Egypt's foreign minsiter Ahmed Aboul Gheit, during the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference being held in Islamabad. "The document should be adopted unanimously by the countries of the international community, with the aim of preventing violence and discrimination and preserving stability and peace," he explained.
Aboul Gheit added that "religions have too often been victims in recent times of attacks under the guise of freedom of expression" and that particularly the Muslim faithful must deal with increasing 'islamophobia'. He recalled that "Egypt has been committed for years to promoting dialogue between relgiions as otulined in the Charter of Human Rights."
There have been flare ups of sectarian violence in recent says in Egypt between the majority Muslim community and the Coptic Christians. The town of Bham about 20 kilometres south of the capital Cairo has seen 59 arrested after clashes that broke out in a row over the extension of a local Copt church there.
The Coptic community in Egypt is estimated to represent some 10 percent of the population which is majority Sunni and it contests the requirement that it seek authorisation for building churches when the same is not required for mosques.
Who defines "condemn"?
Does that mean no more cartoons?
Yeah - as soon as you guys stop defaming Jews and Christians and teaching kids that they are “pigs” and “dogs”.
hey Ahmed Aboul YabbaDabbaDoo, don’t you go givin’ Demonrats any stupid ideas now, ya hear?
“Would that include all religions?”
Heck no. Slurs against Jews, Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists would still be approved by Islamics.
Ah, those whacky, victimized “moderate” muslims...
Uh, how about a global charter against religious persecution and for religious freedom for all in ALL countries. Let’s start by making it legal to take a Bible into Saudi Arabia and to show it to muslims.
“Does that mean no more cartoons?”
No more telling the truth about Islam. No more resisting Islam.
What a bunch of hypocrits. Do not worry, the internet will still be a home to cartoons.
So I can't call The False Prophet a False Prophet ?
Resistance is Futile.
Of course not. The annual Tehran Holocaust cartoon festival is sure to go on as scheduled. But don’t dare say that islam may be anything but a religion of peace.
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