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Jihad Terror Caused By Islamophobia
by Sze Leng Chan, Christian Today Australia CorrespondentThe religious liberty arm of the World Evangelical Alliance has rebuffed last week's report from the UN claiming that the source of Muslim extremism is the "defamation" of Islam. I would propose that the very heart of the issue is not defamation of Islam or baseless Islamophobia, expressed Elizabeth Kendal of the WEAs Religious Liberty Commission, but the fact that the dictators of Islam are now as ever consumed and driven by 'apostaphobia!' I cannot describe how much I detest use of the "I" word. Indeed the new openness brought to the world through globalisation and developments in information and communication technologies is causing the power stakeholders and religious dictators of the non-free world to be seriously gripped by apostaphobia a well-founded fear of loss of adherents, which is manifested primarily as uncompromising repression and denial of fundamental liberties, by violent and subversive means, she said Monday. Kendal, who serves as the principal researcher for the WEA RLC, was writing in response to a report to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) written by Doudou Diene, the UN's special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. According to Diene, the "defamation" of Islam generates dangerous Islamophobia, which leads to the repression of Muslim rights and in turn drives Muslims to extremism. Koran + Muslim = Terrorism He believes that Islamophobia should be defined as a baseless hostility and fear vis-a-vis Islam, and as a result a fear of and aversion towards all Muslims or the majority of them. In his report, Diene recommended that the international human rights covenants be reinterpreted and amended to deal with Islamophobia. I worry about gas prices, Britney's kids, Chinese products and Al Gore; no time for I-fear. Posted by: McZoid 2007-09-22 |
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