HAQ FOUNDATION : FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Why the West is fighting so hard to keep that freedom of speech -? European countries have double standards of Freedom of Expression in adopting laws that outlaw Holocaust denial but still defended the concept of freedom of speech Anti-holocaust or genocide denial laws are in place in Austria, Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Israel, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, and Romania . In the wake of the deplorable attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Muslims wholeheartedly join the rest of the world in condemning the actions of those three young men. We must condemn the attacks on the cartoonists even though we dont agree with the publications editorial slant, which often found to be hurtful and racist. The assailants religion or ideology is irrelevant; they were simply looking to wage an attack; they would have attacked something else if they didnt attack Charlie Hebdo. Muslims seem to lose either way. They are constantly asked to apologise for crimes they neither committed, nor supported. They, too, are victims of the violence of extremists. Still, they are asked to apologise and somehow atone for these crimes that were committed in the name of their religion. Then they must face the wrath of extremists who attack them for refusing to approve of the methods they view as the only way to defend Islam. This situation is a perpetuation of whats happening in the Middle East right now - its far more complex than the cartoon business. For us to help, to play a constructive role, we should desist from pointing the finger at others, and we must examine what motivates these young people to turn to violence and extremism. Muslims should beware of their few mindless self styled Muslims leaders particularly in India and Pakistan who create more problems for them rather doing any service to Islam or Muslims. .
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:32:05 +0000
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