Steyn Under Fire
Dec 09, 2007
In a flagrant attack on freedom of the press, the Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) has filed three human rights complaints against Maclean's magazine and its editor-in-chief, Kenneth Whyte, accusing them of spreading "hatred and contempt" for Muslims, by publishing an article by Mark Steyn on Oct. 23, 2006, entitled The Future Belongs to Islam.
What a great compliment to Steyn for having theocratic thugs as his enemies.
In attacking Maclean's magazine, the CIC is not acting alone. It has the support of the Ontario Federation of Labour. In a statement backing the CIC, OFL executive vice-president Terry Downey said: "We want to make sure there's dignity and respect for all individuals in the province."
Disgraceful.
As it is, Maclean's is standing by its right to freedom of the press. In a forthright statement on the issue, Whyte avowed that he would rather have the magazine go bankrupt than surrender to the CIC's demand for equal space to respond to Steyn's lengthy article.
Superb! The hearings, for now, are set to begin in June 2008.
OT:
I was just thinking about the history of Arabs making black people into slaves, in Sudan for instance.
I wonder how Umar Lee would react if he ever realized that the Islamic slave trade was just as big as the western one... And more probably brutal. The west wasn't known for preferring castrated slaves at a time where that "operation" had 90% mortality.
Umar is the one who seems to equate Islam with blackness for some indecipherable reason, isn't he?
Posted by: Cafe Alpha | Dec 09, 2007 at 03:16 AM
You'll love this guy. I'll never understand how guys like this get a forum like Reason magazine, but it's amazing nonetheless. His attack on Steyn is one that you have to read...
Posted by: MikeT | Dec 10, 2007 at 10:28 AM
MikeT: This part from Jim Henley is amusing:
"In the excerpt from Maclean’s, Steyn doesn’t even nod toward these issues. It’s simplistic demography. The question is, simplistic in what direction? Answer: in a racist one - if you prefer, in a religiously or culturally bigoted direction."
Criticizing a wretched culture makes one ... racist? Funny how those who oppose an intolerant creed are themselves called bigots.
Posted by: Isaac Schrödinger | Dec 10, 2007 at 06:23 PM