OSHRY RIPS ISLAM AS ENEMY OF FREE SPEECH

Pamela Geller Oshry over at Atlas Shrugs has written quite an eye-opening piece today on how Islam uses the legal system to silence its critics. In short, they sue people's mouths shut, thus proving that Islam is one of the biggest enemies to free speech in the world.

As I have mentioned before, Oshry is, in my opinion, a modern-day heroine, a patriot, and a formidable force in the fight for liberty.

In today's article she demonstrates one of the reasons why I have come to view her as an important ally in the modern war against those who are intent on destroying not only freedom but the West as we know it.

The following is an excerpt from Oshry's article entitled, 'Islam Will Sue Your Mouth Shut.'

'Suing your mouth shut is a form of cutting off your head, metaphorically. But silencing free speech is a key component to Islamic domination. The servitude, the dhimmitude. Islam has perfected the use of the American judicial system in its attempt to shut its critics up - just ask Rachel Ehrenfeld, Charles Jacobs, Steve Emerson, countless others.

'The worst thing the West has done and continues to do is appease, stoke and acquiese to the ridiculous demands of Islam. It empowers the monster and the line in the sand keeps moving. Check out this latest "action plan" on their war on our way of life. Hat tip Helen

'Muslim World League Wants Lawsuits for Abuse of Islam and the Prophet Arab News

'JEDDAH, 28 December 2006 — A two-day conference organized by the Makkah-based Muslim World League yesterday called for a consultative commission in order to take legal action against those who abuse Islam and its Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and Islamic sanctities, at local and international courts of justice, the Saudi Press Agency said.

'The conference titled “In Defense of the Prophet” called upon Islamic countries and governments to stand united to defend the Islamic faith and its Prophet. It denounced the smear campaigns to tarnish the image of the Prophet and urged Muslims to make all-out efforts to project the true picture of Islam and the great divine teachings of the Prophet.

'Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, who presided over the conference, called upon Muslims to follow the Prophet’s teachings.

'“Our enemies are exploiting Muslims’ weak adherence to the Prophet’s Sunnah,” said Al-Asheikh. “We should not be ashamed of implementing his Sunnah. On the other hand, all Muslims must observe his teachings in all walks of their life.”

'MWL Secretary-General Abdullah Al-Turki said the attack on the Prophet was an expression of enmity toward Islam.

'“The whole Muslim Ummah, including its leadership, scholars and ordinary people was outraged by such attacks and this again shows the lofty position the Prophet has in their hearts,” he said in reference to the Muslim response to cartoons depicting the Prophet.'

Posted by Pamela Geller Oshry on Friday, December 29, 2006 at 12:50 AM

Those of us who value our freedoms MUST, I repeat, MUST stand firm against the march of Islam across the globe. The only reason we have freedom in this land is that they are a tiny minority. Look at the nations that are dominated by Islam, and without fail you will find societies where women are subservient, non-Muslim religions are outlawed, 'infidels' are browbeaten and sometimes beheaded. Even children are beheaded for being Christian.

We MUST NOT allow adherents of Islam to silence their critics and detractors. And believe me, they will if given the chance.

Remember Salmon Rushdie? When he published his expose of Islam called 'Satanic Verses' he was forced into hiding because every Muslim nation on earth was out to kill him.

These people must not be allowed to rob citizens and nations of the right to call attention to Islam's savagery and barberism by the threat of legal action or through death threats.

Let freedom of speech prevail, and that includes the freedom to call Islam what it really is--a danger to liberty all over the world.