Australians to be healed from 'Islamophobia' by head of global Islamic organisation Sunday, February 12, 2012 - Q Society of Australia Inc.
This week Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has invited Professor Ekmelledin Ihsanoglu[sic], the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to discuss “Transition and Change: The OIC and the Islamic World”
Events take place on February 15th and 16th at the National Press Club of Australia and at Griffith University, Brisbane. Following similar events in Europe and Washington, Mr Rudd’s visitor is here to educate and help us overcome “Islamophobia” in Australia.
The OIC, which represents 56 Islamic states, makes up the largest voting bloc of the UN.
United in their effort to limit critical discussion of the Islamic religion and sharia law, these countries refuse to sign the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. OIC members construed the ‘Cairo Declaration’, in which human rights are subject to interpretation by Islamic clergy and sharia law. The OIC is headquartered in Saudi Arabia, a feudal monarchy renown for violation of basic human rights under strict sharia law.
The feigned concern of the OIC with discrimination against Islam and more notably views not supportive of Islam is in contrast to the violent intolerance experienced by non-Muslim minorities in many Islamic countries. Indigenous religious minorities, which are not afforded the same respect, recognition or equality demanded by the OIC for Muslim immigrants in the West.
Author and human rights activist Ayan Hirsi Ali ‘s recent article 'The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World' highlights “... an unrecognised battle costing thousands of lives.” With these facts in mind, there are serious questions democratic governments should be asking the OIC, before taking advice from Professor Ihsanoglu.
Q Society appeals to Mr Rudd to show courage and openly address this discrepancy and the discrimination against non-Muslims, evident in almost every OIC country.
Vilifying critics of Islam and sharia practices as 'islamophobic' is in fact aiding and abetting those who seek to silence the debate about the rise of Islamic sharia, both in the West and in the once secular countries of the OIC.
Kevin Rudd, our erstwhile Prime Minister and current Foreign Minister, has a bit of a reputation as a grandstander. The current view is that he's bucking for a seat with the UN (Security Council, no less - even temporary is good to this fellow), and a part of his sleazing towards that goal is sucking up to the OIC.
He's given a lot of money to help the less fortunate in countries other than Oz, which you'd expect as Foreign Minister. But...
I'm on a stack of mailing lists, as well as twitter for fun and education.
One of those is for the Council of American-Islamic Relations, which would probably be better named as the Council of American/Islamic Re-education.
I don't read them every day, as there are simply not enough hours in the day for that while still working, sleeping, pretending to do housework and most importantly indoctrinating bringing up the next generation of nilknarfs.
This one is important, though, because as someone who routinely gets labelled as a racist, it's nice to get a bit of validation from the Other Side.
With the tagline of, "American Muslims Pose Little Threat, Study Says (NY Times)" the CAIR mailout linked to this little gem: Read more »
Michelle's birthday is today -- and I think you'll agree with me when I say she's a pretty special woman.
So I hope you'll take a moment to sign her card before we deliver it. You can even leave a note if you'd like:
http://my.barackobama.com/For-Michelle
After all, everyone loves hearing from friends on their birthday. And the year ahead is going to be a tough one, so I know this card will mean the world to Michelle.
Thanks,
Jill
I think everyone should take time out to say Happy Birthday to the First Not-Angry Black Woman of the USA.
After all, she deserves it.
According to Jill Biden that is.
Mind you, the amount of mail I get from Team Barry asking for donations or subscriptions is phenomenal.
So, I signed, just to see where the links would take me, and wouldn't you know it?
Another(!) site asking for donations.
I was going to donate $10 and see where the site would lead me to next, and if it would accept payments from Oz, but I'm a legal US citizen (although not a natural born one and thus ineligible for the Presidency. Not that stopped our mate Barry), so that would defeat the purpose.
I wonder how many foreign donors he'll be getting this year? And will Michelle give up the belts as a birthday gift to the rest of us?
I've been spending far too much time on facebook lately, and it most definitely interferes with, oh, near everything. It's handy for watching what's going on in the world, as I have an eclectic group of 'friends' consisting of family, workmates, friends, acquaintances, and random people I've come across and like their comments.
Unfortunately, though, there are so many people out there who are truly clueless and have no inclination to find a clue.
Just for Dan, who comments on Magilla's remarkable ability to spin a yarn.
While I agree with the Bulwer-Lytton analogy, the thing to remember is that she is 9 and he was..... a lot older.
Anyway, she's also a top-notch artist. Particularly where political hacktivism could be concerned.
She's been picking up the propaganda from school quite nicely, but also seeing through it as in the case of her school friends who are not allowed to wear shorts in summer because it's against their religion. "It's not fair in summer, and the boys are allowed to wear shorts."
Who on earth thinks that kids are stupid? They're little sponges and will soak up more than you expect.
Especially in the schoolyard where they see the double standards that are being applied around them.
This is not a comment on the school policy, by the way. The school is very accommodating of the differing cultures in our area of outer-eastern Boganland, and I've only had to make any comments to the teachers a few times (once for 'Japanese people are evil because they kill and eat whales in Preps, and then earlier last year to suss out the level of politically correct crap to be fed to the kids on a trip to see penguins at the Aquarium.)
Back to the art, however.
This is my current favourite.
Note the attention to detail - even the armpits are hairy. The look of fear on the face of the creature facing its imminent demise along with that of its home.
What's not to love? Greenpeace should give my girl a job.
Mind you, after watching that ad, I think I'm going to have to buy shares in Nestle.
I've not commented recently about life with Magilla as she's getting older, and there are the ever-present privacy concerns. She's still marvellous and keeping me on my toes, she's still giving out lots of hugs, and she's developing into a mighty fine writer, as you will see below. (A previous effort of hers is here.)
This is posted with permission, and she's watching me type this. :) Any comments will be forwarded onto the author, who is currently 9 years and 5 months old.
Enjoy. I did.
The Big Mistake.
One blustery night a boy (who was my brother) made a drink that would turn you into a MONSTER!!! He didn’t know that would but it did. It happened to him. He put livers, warts, boggers, eyeball juice and spit. It was HORRIBLE!!! I was about to be sick!!! Then I saw him pick up the yucky drink and I was so close to stopping him drinking it but he did.
He had warts all over him, his spit was green, his eyes were runny also his livers were humongous and his boggers were pink in his left nostril and purple in his right. I screamed out “NO”!!! Then we heard foot-steps. It was Dad. He said “What are to doing down here in the basement all alone in the dark?!” My brother said to me “Go!” I said “What about you?” He said “I’ll go out the window.” So I quickly ran the other way out of the basement. Dad came in and he saw some feet go out the window and he saw a disgusting drink on the table. He was sick and he made a big mess on the floor.
My brother roamed the garden, this way and that thinking of a way to change him back to normal. A few minutes later Mum came running outside because dad told her that there was something out there. She shivered from the coldness of the air, and then she saw a little monster in the front yard. I heard a loud shriek coming from mum. I knew that she saw him.
Mum quickly ran inside to get a knife. He quickly made a new drink. It had nectar, flowers, sugar and intentions. It worked!!! He was normal again!!! When she came back outside she said “Oh!!! It’s you dear!!!” My brother said “I was the little monster you saw. I will tell you all about it inside.” Mum said “Ok then, but have a hot chocolate while you are telling us.” “Us?” said my little brother. Mum said “Yes us. Henry!!! Suzan!!! ” So my little brother told us the whole story. No one in my family made a drink that would turn you into a monster again.
Please leave your Political Correctness at the door. Freedom of speech and thought are mandatory.
Good grammar will be rewarded (although posting and drinking may impact upon this at times).
