Cameron Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 An interesting blog. Some snipits Give thanks we don't live in Bangladesh, where you can be put on trial for writing columns supporting Israel and condemning Muslim violence. Just ask Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, editor of Blitz, the largest tabloid English-language weekly in Bangladesh. He is currently facing a sedition trial for speaking out about the threats radical Islam poses in Bangladesh. He has been imprisoned, harassed, beaten, and condemned. In court last week, his persecutors read these charges against him: "By praising the Jews and Christians, by attempting to travel to Israel and by predicting the so-called rise of Islamist millitancy in the country and expressing such through writings inside the country and abroad, you have tried to damage the image and relations of Bangladesh with the outside world." For expressing these dissident opinions, he faces the possibility of execution. Give thanks we don't live in Egypt, where bloggers have been detained by the government for criticizing Islam and exposing the apathy of Cairo police to sexual harassment of women. Just ask Abdel Karim Suliman Amer, 22, who was arrested earlier this month for "spreading information disruptive of public order", "incitement to hate Muslims" and "defaming the President of the Republic." Ask Rami Siyam, who blogs under the name of Ayyoub, and has been outspoken in his criticism of Egyptian brutality. He was detained this week along with three friends after leaving the house of a fellow blogger. His host, 24-year-old reformist Muslim Muhammad al-Sharqawi, had been detained by the Egyptian government this spring as he left a peaceful demonstration in Cairo where he had displayed a sign reading, "I want my rights." Sharqawi was beaten in prison over several weeks. [...] Linky Some interesting thoughts and situations. It is nice to know that we can live in a country and society that allows us to criticize and debate on forums like this without the fear of being prosecuted, or even killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Some interesting thoughts and situations. It is nice to know that we can live in a country and society that allows us to criticize and debate on forums like this with out the fear of being prosecuted, or even killed. Agreed, even if there are some posters here who think those with unpopular or contrary views should be forbidden from expressing them, or be sent to some country where free speech is unknown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsy Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Some interesting thoughts and situations. It is nice to know that we can live in a country and society that allows us to criticize and debate on forums like this with out the fear of being prosecuted, or even killed. Thus we should treasure our freedom. So many had died securing it for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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