Some Muslims aim to use the courts to harass those who dare criticize or speak the truth about Islam.
Soft Jihad: the next phase by Roger Kimball
Even as some Westerners are beginning to wake up to the progress of soft jihad and “sharia creep” (and here), it is worth noting that radical Islam continues to make conspicuous strides in coopting Western institutions and legal instruments to undermine the reality of Western liberty. Consider, to take just one example, the summit meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference which ended Friday in Dakar, Senegal. An Associated Press report has the details:
The Muslim world has created a battle plan to defend its religion from political cartoonists and bigots.
Concerned about what they see as a rise in the defamation of Islam, leaders of the world’s Muslim nations are considering taking legal action against those that slight their religion or its sacred symbols. It was a key issue during a two-day summit that ended Friday in this western Africa capital.
The Muslim leaders are attempting to demand redress from nations like Denmark, which allowed the publication of cartoons portraying the Prophet Muhammad in 2006 and again last month, to the fury of the Muslim world.
Let’s see, “redress” for publishing cartoons about a 7th-century religious figure? For “slighting” a religion?
Muslims appear to hold grudges for a hell of a long time. Either than, or they love conflict.
A powerful statement of why Sharia is incompatible with Western standards of justice and human rights.
Filed under: The Religion of Peace Files , cartoons, courts, Denmark, Islam, lawsuits, Muhammad, Muslims, Organization of the Islamic Conference, Roger Kimball, Sharia law, The Religion of Peace
