Saudi Arabia’s call on UN to embrace Islamophobia as racism raises alarm for global religious freedom

Jul 30, 2020 by

from Barnabas Fund:

Saudi Arabia’s call to the UN to focus on “eliminating Islamophobia” as an outcome of tackling online racism and xenophobia sets a potentially dangerous precedent – at a level of global policy – by attempting to define as a fait accompli that “Islamophobia” is a type of racial discrimination.

While undoubtedly racism and prejudice are to be found on the internet, this seems a disingenuous call from the closed sharia kingdom, which promotes its own strict Wahhabi interpretation of Islam worldwide, where Christians and Jews are presented as enemies in school textbooks and jihad is encouraged as a means of spreading Islam. It remains a capital offence for a Muslim to convert to Christianity in Saudi Arabia.

Meshaal Bin Ali Al Balawi, Saudi’s Head of Human Rights at the United Nations Mission in Geneva, addressed the Human Rights Council, flagging the internet as a “space for practicing racism” as he called for the UN to work towards finding a “solution”.

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See also: It’s not wrong to say ‘Islamist terrorism’ – Michael Nazir-Alifrom Christian Today

Triggernometry –The Greatest UK Scandal – an Incredible Testimonyby David Robertson, theweeflea (about Muslim grooming/raping gangs in the UK)

 

 

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