The Folly of Appeasement

by JACOB MCHANGAMA
Wall Street Journal
October 4, 2012

https://www.legal-project.org/3320/the-folly-of-appeasement

Excerpt:

The fallout from the crude amateur film "Innocence of Muslims" has been a blessing in disguise for the 56-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

For years the OIC has sought to adopt a legally binding prohibition against "defamation of religions" at the United Nations, an effort transparently aimed at criminalizing any criticism of Islam. Through an American-led compromise, the reference to defamation of religion was dropped last year in a nebulous Human Rights Council resolution on combating intolerance and "negative stereotyping." The decision was hailed as a victory for free speech.

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