Democracy anad Islam and Freedom of Expression.

[Durgan]

Now that that Canadian Media (Newspapers) have in the typical Canadain manner laid down and pretended all is well, one must seek answers to freedom debates from other sources. Isalim has pushed the religious aspect of actions against its enemies.

Every Islamic public expression of support for violence has predominent overtones of religion associated with the event. The particular organization perpetuating any action is always secondary to some Islamic utterance associated with the event.

It would be easy to attack the event, but the association with Islam makes it necessary to attack Islam itself. The Moslim community cannot hide behind "the attacking Mohammed" with impunity. Attacking Islam is necessary, because a segment of Islam is hiding under the skirts of religion.

Hardly a person in the West can remember offhand a particular group who attacked the interests of the west, Munich, 9/11,Entebbe,beheadings, but without exception they know there is and was a Muslim association.

Western attacks are never associated witha religion, except by the wildest association. Iraqui propagandists are not saying the US attack is "The Christians." Western speech spin-doctors don't talk about the war on Islam, but the war in Iraqui.

It seems that every "terrorists" attack is asociated with Islam by the perpetuators own admission. (terrorists term is in the eyes of the beholder).

Am I then, a poor dumb observer, to ignore the Islam connection brcause I might offend Mohammed? I think not.

Durgan.

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By Ibn Warraq

A democracy cannot survive long without freedom of expression, the freedom to argue, to dissent, even to insult and offend. It is a freedom sorely lacking in the Islamic world, and without it Islam will remain unassailed in its dogmatic, fanatical, medieval fortress; ossified, totalitarian and intolerant. Without this fundamental freedom, Islam will continue to stifle thought, human rights, individuality; originality and truth.