Showing posts with label Danish Cartoons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Danish Cartoons. Show all posts
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Monday, January 28, 2008
Mohammed Cartoons And Civil Rights In Canada
Well all hell is breaking loose in Canada right now with regard to the Mohammed cartoons.
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Ezra Levant was one of the few publishers in Canada to reprint the notorious "Mohammed cartoons" in 2006. Two years later, he's been hauled before a "human rights officer" to explain why offending the delicate sensibilities of sharia-minded imams is
legal, legitimate and necessary.
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The Suicide of Reason in Canada by Heather Cooke
Everyone remembers the Mohammed cartoons. Those ten cartoons, each with its own level of offensiveness towards Muslims. Each an affront to anyone professing to believe in Islam and Mohammed as the messenger of Allah.
Very few publishers in North America chose to reprint the cartoons, which originally appeared in the Danish newspaper Jylland Posten in September 2005. Ezra Levant of the
now-defunct Canadian magazine, The Western Standard, was one. Known for his controversial conservative commentary, pro-Israel stance and libertarian beliefs, Levant believed that publishing the cartoons was a necessary exercise in free speech.
On the very day that the Western Standard with the infamous cartoons was being printed, Levant appeared on Calgary radio to debate Syed Soharwardy, an imam trained at an anti-Semitic Saudi university, who advocates Sharia law in Canada. The debate centered around the cartoons and all the accompanying shouldas, wouldas and couldas. Soharwardy did not know that Levant was about to publish the cartoons (a.k.a. offend Mohammed), but that did not matter. Levant was the clear winner in the debate and that offended Soharwardy, who marched down to a Calgary Police station and demanded that they arrest Levant for offending him during the debate and simply discussing the cartoons in the media.
After the officers explained that they didn't do that in Canada, Soharwardy filed a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission. The Commission is made up of individuals appointed by the government to hear human rights complaints. The commissioners are a mish-mash of lawyers, nurses, politicians, engineers, who may or may not have direct legal experience.
It costs nothing to file a complaint, so Soharwardy could avail himself of it at no charge while the defendant bears the cost of his defense.
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Source: Suicide of Reason
I, personally, am hoping that this case goes to the Supreme Court of Canada, and that, apparently is Mr. Levant's intent.
Why should secular democracies be held hostage to the religious and their draconian sensibilities?
If it's offensive to a Christian that women wear heels and a short skirt, are we going to be forced to wear knee length tweed and flats?
If it's offensive to a Jew that someone eats pork in a restaurant, do we stop serving pork?
If it's offensive to a Hindu that someone kills cows, do we stop killing cows, and eating beef?
If it's offensive to a Sikh that we walk around with nothing covering our hair, do we all have to wear hats and head scarves?
If it's offensive to a Muslim that innocuous caricatures of Mohammed are published, do we stop publishing cartoons of Mohammed?
Does anyone else see the ridiculousness of this?
Especially directed to the religious folk.
Do you think this is reasonable?
Why should those of us who are not religious be victim to having others religious sensibilities imposed on us in a secular democratic society?
Written by Trance Gemini of AvC
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Ezra Levant was one of the few publishers in Canada to reprint the notorious "Mohammed cartoons" in 2006. Two years later, he's been hauled before a "human rights officer" to explain why offending the delicate sensibilities of sharia-minded imams is
legal, legitimate and necessary.
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Quote.
The Suicide of Reason in Canada by Heather Cooke
Everyone remembers the Mohammed cartoons. Those ten cartoons, each with its own level of offensiveness towards Muslims. Each an affront to anyone professing to believe in Islam and Mohammed as the messenger of Allah.
Very few publishers in North America chose to reprint the cartoons, which originally appeared in the Danish newspaper Jylland Posten in September 2005. Ezra Levant of the
now-defunct Canadian magazine, The Western Standard, was one. Known for his controversial conservative commentary, pro-Israel stance and libertarian beliefs, Levant believed that publishing the cartoons was a necessary exercise in free speech.
On the very day that the Western Standard with the infamous cartoons was being printed, Levant appeared on Calgary radio to debate Syed Soharwardy, an imam trained at an anti-Semitic Saudi university, who advocates Sharia law in Canada. The debate centered around the cartoons and all the accompanying shouldas, wouldas and couldas. Soharwardy did not know that Levant was about to publish the cartoons (a.k.a. offend Mohammed), but that did not matter. Levant was the clear winner in the debate and that offended Soharwardy, who marched down to a Calgary Police station and demanded that they arrest Levant for offending him during the debate and simply discussing the cartoons in the media.
After the officers explained that they didn't do that in Canada, Soharwardy filed a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission. The Commission is made up of individuals appointed by the government to hear human rights complaints. The commissioners are a mish-mash of lawyers, nurses, politicians, engineers, who may or may not have direct legal experience.
It costs nothing to file a complaint, so Soharwardy could avail himself of it at no charge while the defendant bears the cost of his defense.
End Quote.
Source: Suicide of Reason
I, personally, am hoping that this case goes to the Supreme Court of Canada, and that, apparently is Mr. Levant's intent.
Why should secular democracies be held hostage to the religious and their draconian sensibilities?
If it's offensive to a Christian that women wear heels and a short skirt, are we going to be forced to wear knee length tweed and flats?
If it's offensive to a Jew that someone eats pork in a restaurant, do we stop serving pork?
If it's offensive to a Hindu that someone kills cows, do we stop killing cows, and eating beef?
If it's offensive to a Sikh that we walk around with nothing covering our hair, do we all have to wear hats and head scarves?
If it's offensive to a Muslim that innocuous caricatures of Mohammed are published, do we stop publishing cartoons of Mohammed?
Does anyone else see the ridiculousness of this?
Especially directed to the religious folk.
Do you think this is reasonable?
Why should those of us who are not religious be victim to having others religious sensibilities imposed on us in a secular democratic society?
Written by Trance Gemini of AvC
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Danish Cartoon 1.
Some background on the Danish cartoons controversy from Wikipedia:
On September 30, 2005, the daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten ("The Jutland Post") published an article entitled "Muhammeds ansigt"[12] ("The face of Muhammad"). The article consisted of twelve cartoons (of which only some depicted Muhammad) and an explanatory text, in which Flemming Rose, Jyllands-Posten's culture editor, commented:
The modern, secular society is rejected by some Muslims. They demand a special position, insisting on special consideration of their own religious feelings. It is incompatible with contemporary democracy and freedom of speech, where you must be ready to put up with insults, mockery and ridicule. It is certainly not always attractive and nice to look at, and it does not mean that religious feelings should be made fun of at any price, but that is of minor importance in the present context. [...] we are on our way to a slippery slope where no-one can tell how the self-censorship will end. That is why Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten has invited members of the Danish editorial cartoonists union to draw Muhammad as they see him. [...]
Those Controversial Danish Cartoons Depicting Muhammed :)
Nothing pisses me off more than feeling like my freedom of speech is being taken away from me.
This trend amongst the extremists in the Islamic religion to issue Fatwahs and complaints every time someone does something that offends their delicate fucking sensibilities is becoming tiresome and ridiculous in the extreme.
We live in a democracy and we're allowed to offend, criticize and parody.
To really emphasize this point I'm planning (and have already started) to post anything that has resulted in a Fatwah or some kind of censorship.
This was the reason for the second post, an embedded video of the film, Submission. A film which resulted in Fatwahs issued for the Producer, Van Gogh and the Writer, Ali. Van Gogh was murdered by a Muslim extremist and Ali is currently in hiding.
Starting with my next post, I'll be periodically posting all twelve of the controversial Danish cartoons parodying Muhammed. ;)
And as per usual I won't be identifying myself on any of these posts :).
This trend amongst the extremists in the Islamic religion to issue Fatwahs and complaints every time someone does something that offends their delicate fucking sensibilities is becoming tiresome and ridiculous in the extreme.
We live in a democracy and we're allowed to offend, criticize and parody.
To really emphasize this point I'm planning (and have already started) to post anything that has resulted in a Fatwah or some kind of censorship.
This was the reason for the second post, an embedded video of the film, Submission. A film which resulted in Fatwahs issued for the Producer, Van Gogh and the Writer, Ali. Van Gogh was murdered by a Muslim extremist and Ali is currently in hiding.
Starting with my next post, I'll be periodically posting all twelve of the controversial Danish cartoons parodying Muhammed. ;)
And as per usual I won't be identifying myself on any of these posts :).
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