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The letters "OIC" stand for the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which just wrapped up a two-day summit in Dakar Senegal.
From the AP article "Muslims Nations: Defame Islam, Get Sued?":
Apparently a larger group than Islamic activists in Jordan may resort to some form of litigation-ifada.
At the summit, Sada Cumber, the U.S. envoy to the OIC emphasized how much America respects Islam.
2008 grinds on as the The Year of Silencing Voices.
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Motoons An Issue At The OIC
The letters "OIC" stand for the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which just wrapped up a two-day summit in Dakar Senegal.
From the AP article "Muslims Nations: Defame Islam, Get Sued?":
The Muslim world has created a battle plan to defend its religion from political cartoonists and bigots.Read the entire AP article HERE.
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....
Apparently a larger group than Islamic activists in Jordan may resort to some form of litigation-ifada.
At the summit, Sada Cumber, the U.S. envoy to the OIC emphasized how much America respects Islam.
2008 grinds on as the The Year of Silencing Voices.
Additional reading on the topic of the OIC.
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Obama calls 'entrepreneurship summit' with Muslims The White House on Friday announced a "summit on entrepreneurship" to build economic ties with the Islamic world, part of President Barack Obama's outreach to Muslims. The White House said...
- Has Called For A Boycott Of Norway And Denmark
The Muslim brotherhood has called for a boycott of Norway and Denmark over the recent viewing of the Mohammad cartoons. The boycott is a result of Norwegian TV station, TV2, showing the cartoons during a documentary on Tuesday, and Danish youth politicians...
- Do The Jihadis Consider Denmark Islamic Territory?
Bernard Lewis gave a talk the other day on the troubles the Western world is having with Islam. Here, he proposes a very good question with regards to the anger in the Muslim world over the Jyllands-Posten cartoons: What was much more at issue was another...
- Eu And Un Move To Give Away Free Speech
Both the EU and the UN are considering banning "religious defamation." Here's the info about the EU: LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union may try to draw up a media code of conduct to avoid a repeat of the furor caused by the publication across...
- Why Now?
Felis over at Democracy Frontline recently posted the following information: "Drawing cartoons with the controversial Musulman 'prophet' Muhammad is not a new activity. Have no illusions about the sudden religious Muslim sensitivity. The Muslim...