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Ruling may cause 'Islamophobia'
Riyadh - The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), a league of 57 Muslim nations, said on Monday a Danish court's rejection of a suit against a paper for printing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad could provoke "Islamophobia".
The High Court for western Denmark on Thursday rejected a suit against Jyllands-Posten, the newspaper that first published cartoons of Islam's prophet... [snip]
The Saudi-based OIC, the largest grouping of Muslim countries, said the ruling could encourage "Islamophobia", which the group has identified as existing in the West.
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Islamic Bloc Passes Up Criticism of Sudan, Again
The world's Islamic nations have ended a conference without condemning the Sudanese government's actions in Darfur despite growing calls from Arab human rights groups for the Islamic bloc to ''end its silence'' over a conflict affecting millions of Muslims. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) ended a two-day meeting of foreign ministers in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Friday with a host of resolutions ranging from reinforcing the Islamic boycott of Israel to criticizing U.S. sanctions against Syria.
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Radical Islamists' ''Fair Share'' of the Security Council
The Security Council is the United Nations’ most powerful body. It is the one body in the United Nations system with the power under the UN Charter to dispatch military and peacekeeping operations, impose economic sanctions, mandate arms inspections, and enforce resolutions against international human rights violations. In short, it is charged with the guardianship of international peace and security.
(Snip) however, the 57 member Organization of Islamic Conference also wants a permanent, veto-bearing Islamic seat on the Security Council...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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