Organization of the Islamic Conference

Islamic countries lobbying for treaty against religious defamation: report

JURIST (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

[JURIST] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has begun lobbying for the UN General Assembly to pass an international treaty protecting religious beliefs and symbols from defamation, according to an AP report Friday. The efforts of the OIC are being led by Pakistan and Algeria with full support of the organization's 54 remaining members. The proposal is strongly opposed by western countries...

Proposed Treaty Threatens Free Speech

The Whig (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Muslim Nations Seeking International Blasphemy Ban Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free speech laws in the West. Documents obtained...

Muslims step up efforts to ban blasphemy.....

GayandRight (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

This is a very dangerous road to travel on... Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially, a ban on blasphemy. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Algeria and Pakistan have taken the lead in lobbying to bring the matter to a vote in the U.N. General Assembly. Such a ban would face great...

Groucho jihad fails at NYU

Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

By Robert Spencer Earlier this evening I spoke at NYU on a panel with Elan Journo. I had just started explaining the jihad doctrine and Islamic supremacism when a young man in the middle of the audience stood up and started yelling and refused to be quiet. When the security guards went over to start moving him out of the room, they left a side door by the stage unsecured -- and sure enough, the yelling...

• Groucho jihad fails at NYU - Jihad Watch

Islamic Nations Seek Legally Binding Way to Counter Religious ‘Defamation’

Netizen News Brief (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

Subject: txt owg islm - (CNSNews.com) – As support wanes for its campaign to secure controversial but non-binding “defamation of religion” resolutions at the United Nations, the Islamic bloc is pushing ahead with an alternative route – one that would carry the weight of international law. The OIC is now attempting to have a key U.N. panel amend an existing international treaty...

Islamic Nations Seek Legally Binding Way to Counter Criticism of Islam

Islam in Action (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Thankfully non-Muslims of the world are slowly waking up to the threat that Islam brings to freedom loving nations. While most of the readers of this site are obviously happy with this, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is not. They are now pushing forward in attempt to try and make it against international law to criticize Islam. As they know that if we cannot name our enemy, we cannot...

Islamic Development Bank starts researching to set up administration on Russia and CIS countries

EuropeNews (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Baku - Group of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) together with the Organization of the Islamic conference (OIC) launch comprehensive survey of 6 CIS states, being their members.

OIC defends “defamation of religion” proposal in letter to UN

The Daily Salty (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009

You might know my opinion about the OIC. I think this is a truly venal organisation. It is breathtaking in its hypocrisy and is spectacular in its ignorance. Not to mention having a sense of self righteousness that is truly pukable. I read about the latest puke outpouring here . I quote: After suffering heavy public criticism, the Organization of the Islamic Conference defended its proposal to ban...

Netanyahu May Make Peace With Syria

The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009

Speaking at the forum of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Syrian President Bashar Assad warned Israel that if the Golan Heights are not returned through peaceful negotiations Syria will take the disputed territory militarily. That was followed Wednesday by hints from Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he was open to peace talks with Syria [...]

OIC defends "defamation of religion” proposal in letter to UN

EuropeNews (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

After suffering heavy public criticism, the Organization of the Islamic Conference defended its proposal to ban criticism of Islam in a letter addressed to a UN committee charged with defining

Ahmadinejad Orders Obama to Choose

Scooter's Report (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

TEHRAN (SR) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has demanded that President Obama choose between Israel and Iran according to Iranian state media. Speaking in Istanbul at the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Iranian president said, "The support of both...

OIC defends “defamation of religion” proposal in letter to UN

View from Geneva (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

After suffering heavy public criticism, the Organization of the Islamic Conference defended its proposal to ban criticism of Islam in a letter addressed to a UN committee charged with defining the norms of anti-racism. It also resorted to attacking Western countries, mentioning only Denmark, the Netherlands, and the UK as human rights violators, ignoring the suppression [...]

Obama Channels Jack Benny

Soccer Dad (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

Is anyone else reminded of the old Jack Benny routine when they read this:'Obama must choose - Israel or Iran' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on the US to choose between Israel and Iran on Tuesday night, according to Iranian state media. Speaking in Istanbul at the 25th Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic...

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USCIRF Issues Policy Document Opposing UN Defamation of Religions Proposal

Religion Clause (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom yesterday issued a new Policy Focus publication titled: The Dangerous Idea of Protecting Religions from "Defamation": A Threat to Universal Human Rights Standards . The Executive Summary reads in part: Although touted as a solution to the very real problems of religious persecution and discrimination, the OIC-sponsored UN resolutions...

Dialogue between religions is very important: OIC

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

Dialogue between religions is very important, especially after the spread of the erroneous opinion about Islam in the Western world as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said to press briefing.2009/11/12