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Islam: Is Integration Working? Part II of III
by Denis MacEoin
• June 18, 2014 at 5:00 am
Some motives of the members of
the British Law Society might stem from a desire to appease the Muslim
community, rather than insisting on the basic democratic dictum that the law
is indifferent to wealth, poverty, skin color, political belief or religious allegiance.
What seems unpardonable is that
our Western governments and institutions, including Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton, are reinforcing these abuses.
Pressure to incorporate Shari'a
law into broader legal systems is spreading beyond the UK.
Then
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L), Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation [OIC] Ekmeleddin
İhsanoğlu (2nd L), Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (3rd L) and EU
High Representative Catherine Ashton (4th L) participate in the OIC
conference on "Building on the Consensus" in Istanbul, Turkey, on
July 15, 2011. (State Department photo)
Another apparent obstacle to integration seems to be the simple act,
within circumscribed communities, of questioning. Questioning -- as well as
free speech and free thought -- often seems to appear disrespectful and
discouraged. A new effort to criminalize free speech internationally has in
the past few years been promoted by, of all countries, the United States --
led by then Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton in three closed-door
conferences between 2010 and 2012. Clinton not only dusted off -- but
co-sponsored and actively promoted -- the all-but-dead Pakistani resolution
from the United Nations Human Rights Council, Resolution 16/18, misleadingly
named "Defamation of Religion." The resolution is, bluntly, an
attempt legally to internationalize Islam's repressive "blasphemy
laws." Anyone who might wish to question or discuss Islam can be accused
of "blasphemy" and possibly sentenced to death. Since the beginning
of Islam, anyone who might take steps to leave Islam can be accused of
"apostasy," and sentenced to death. As Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi
said at the end of January 2013, "If they [Muslims] had gotten rid of
the apostasy punishment [death], Islam wouldn't exist today."
Iran: The Forced Murder Confession of Reyhaneh Jabbari
by Shadi Paveh
• June 18, 2014 at 4:00 am
"I asked him what I could do
to stop him from hurting my sister. He said, 'It is very simple Just sign
that you bought the knife before the murder.' So I signed it and breathed a
sigh of relief." — Reyhaneh Jabbari, letter from prison.
"One goal of the regime is
to stop activists from campaigning: it brings unwanted attention to the
serious human rights violations, especially now when the regime is trying to
convince the world that the Islamic Republic is no longer a radical
government." — Mina Ahadi, founder of the International Committee
Against Executions.
Reyhaneh
Jabbari in court.
Reyhaneh Jabbari, now 26, was sentenced to death for killing Morteza
Sarbandi, a former Iranian intelligence officer. According to her letters
from prison, however, during interrogations when she was 19, she was tortured
until she confessed to murdering Sarbandi.
Jabbari has written from prison about the day of the attack, her
interrogations, torture and the fate of other female prisoners:
As soon as I arrived at the Police Headquarters three large men were
waiting for me in a small room. As soon as I entered, they handcuffed me to a
chair and made me sit on the floor... They took turns screaming, "You
think you are smart? People more important than you have been broken here.
You insect, who do you think you are? Answer every question loudly...
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