Don't Keep Yelling 'Islamophobia' To Silence Genuine Debate

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Don't Keep Yelling 'Islamophobia' To Silence Genuine Debate
Posted: 10/31/2014 6:14 pm EDT Updated: 10/31/2014 6:59 pm EDT

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On the day when Canada and its Prime Minister were getting ready to confer an honorary citizenship on Nobel Laureate Malala Yusufzai, and when Stephen Harper was going to moderate "Strong Girls, Strong World" session with Malala as a participant, the very foundation of Canada's democracy and freedoms came under attack.

On that day, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, son of a Libyan immigrant, who had only recently embraced Islam committed an act of jihadist terror, killing unarmed Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who was standing in guard at the National War Memorial. He then stormed the parliament and was killed in a shootout. There are strong suggestions that Zehaf-Bibeau was influenced by the Jihadist ideology that may have become even more potent by addiction to drugs and other factors.

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Don t Keep Yelling Islamophobia To Silence Genuine Debate Munir Pervaiz Saami

 

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It has been my experience over the years that those most prone to yelling "Islamophobia" show no reservation, whatsoever, in displaying their hatred of Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism or any other. When they yell "Islamophobia" in one breath and go on and on with their hatred of Jews or Christians in another, all they show is that they have incorporated Islamist hatred so thoroughly as to identify with them.

This neologism is just a naked attempt by Islamists to make criticism of Islam just as impossible here as it is in Islamic countries where it is criminalized.

I support our western values in regards to free speech. The practitioners of this specific brand of agitprop don't.