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| Council of Europe bravely tackles Islamophobia |
| 2005-05-28 |
| The Council of Europe is set to fight against anti-Islamism as a priority policy for the first time. Finally! I was getting worried. Anti-Islamism has been included in the text as a dangerous inclination that has to be fought against upon the insistence of Turkey at the historic summit that 46 Council members attended. Ataturk would be so proud. With Turkey's support again, member states of the Council asked for the encouragement of inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue to develop universal tolerance and reconciliation in the final declaration. (Cue "call to the dairy cows" from the William Tell Overture.) Even an ordinary Muslim is perceived as a "potential terrorist" in the West following the September 11 attacks in the US as analysts pointed out and the summit decisions will contribute to overcoming this issue. 'Cuz, like, it's our fault 'n stuff. The 3rd Council of Europe summit has for the first time mentioned "Islamophobia" in the 9th paragraph of the Warsaw Declaration that was accepted on Tuesday, May 17. The Council has reached the following decisions regarding the issue: Condemnation of any kind of intolerance and discrimination based on gender, race and religious beliefs in particular, including Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, the fight against these within the framework of the Council of Europe and the use of effective mechanisms and rules to combat these problems. In other news, "fight" and "Council of Europe" appeared in the same sentence. Thus, anti-Islamism as well as anti-Semitism will be dealt with within the framework of legal proceedings. The Council reports will include anti-Islamist movements such as Christianity, secularism, feminism, Judaism, etc. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) will closely monitor these movements. The Commission will record in which country anti-Islamism increases or how it is reflected. Happy trails, Europe. It was fun. -Rex "my cookies crumbled" Rufus |
| Posted by:Jort Snaiter9204 |
| #3 Beyond the usual appeasement of Islamic immigrants and PC run amok,there is another aspect to this. The two countries who may vote NO to CONstitution,France and Netherlands,will do so and fear of Islamic immigration is a big reason. Those brilliant minds at the EU figure if they can outlaw Islamophobia,the voters will vote the right way next time. |
| Posted by: Stephen 2005-05-28 16:32 |
| #2 Even an ordinary Muslim is perceived as a "potential terrorist" in the West um, cuz he is. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2005-05-28 11:07 |
| #1 Dhimmitude takes another bold step forward. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-05-28 09:24 |