Make no mistake: by “defamation of religions,” the Pakistanis mean “criticism of Islam,” as neither they nor anyone else care when Judaism, Christianity, or any other religion is criticized. And make no mistake about another point as well: once anything — anything at all — is established as off-limits to criticism, you are not living in a free society, but in a tyranny, for those who adhere to the ideology that cannot be criticized can do anything they want to you and others, and you won’t be able to say a word about it. So what Pakistan is trying to do with this initiative is establish over the entire world the tyranny of Sharia and its blasphemy laws that forbid criticism of Islam.
“Pakistan informs UN of initiative to counter defamation of religions,” Express Tribune, November 22, 2018:
Pakistan informed the United Nations (UN) on Thursday of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative for an international campaign against defamation of religions.
Speaking at the Eighth Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilization, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi, said the premier had made a major announcement to counter Islamophobia and incitement to hatred being witnessed in some parts of the world.
“Hate narratives are spreading in several parts of the world; Islamophobia is on the rise and diversity is being seen not as a source of enrichment but as a threat, and politics of fear seem to be replacing politics of hope,” she asserted.
In the face of such troubling trends, the Pakistani envoy said, the role of bridge builders and peacemakers becomes even more pivotal.
She also stressed the importance of countering Islamophobia and incitement to violence and hatred that is being witnessed in some parts of the western world by the negative depiction of Muslims.
The government of Pakistan, she added, was committed to actively engage in efforts to promote tolerance and understanding and “believed in sincere and open dialogue to promote international cooperation, global peace and security”.
Ambassador Lodhi also called for greater respect for each other’s religious beliefs, symbols and revered personalities.
Reiterating Pakistan’s firm belief that universal values of peace, tolerance, egalitarianism and respect for humanity, were shared by all religions and cultures, Ambassador Lodhi stressed that “this common heritage should enable the world to draw strength from its diversity rather than allowing it to be used as justification to accentuate differences”.
“Together we need to encourage states to take steps to create an environment of religious tolerance, inclusiveness and respect”, she added….
pemba says
what rubbish?
Paki wants to curb freedom of speech
lisalles says
No. Islam wants to take away your right to freedom of speech.
PRCS says
The goal of Islam, the ideology, is to subjugate every man, woman, and child–on the planet and off–must and will be governed under the hegemony of Islamic law.
Preventing freedom of speech is but one aspect of that.
Elisha says
“Together we need to encourage states to take steps to create an environment of religious tolerance, inclusiveness and respect”, she added….”
I recommend people read Chapter 8 – Surat Al-‘Anfāl (The Spoils of War), in particular, of the book of hatred and evil, aka the quran [Sahih International]:
[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, “I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip. “That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger. And whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger – indeed, Allah is severe in penalty. – 8:12-13
If you [disbelievers] seek the victory – the defeat has come to you. And if you desist [from hostilities], it is best for you; but if you return [to war], We will return, and never will you be availed by your [large] company at all, even if it should increase; and [that is] because Allah is with the believers. – 8:19 [They will NEVER stop!]
Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason. – 8:22 [SURELY this disqualifies the false prophet muhammad!]
And [remember] when they said, “O Allah , if this should be the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful punishment.” But Allah would not punish them while you, [O Muhammad], are among them, and Allah would not punish them while they seek forgiveness. – 8:32-33 [No miracles to attest godliness? How convenient! Little wonder the Jews rejected him as a prophet, especially considering the miracles of true prophets like Elijah, Elisha, etc 1 Kings 18, 2 Kings 1, et al]
And fight them until there is no fitnah and [until] the religion, all of it, is for Allah. And if they cease – then indeed, Allah is Seeing of what they do. – 8:39
And know that anything you obtain of war booty – then indeed, for Allah is one fifth of it and for the Messenger and for [his] near relatives and the orphans, the needy, and the [stranded] traveler, if you have believed in Allah and in that which We sent down to Our Servant on the day of criterion – the day when the two armies met. And Allah , over all things, is competent. – 8:41 [Organised crime!]
Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe – The ones with whom you made a treaty but then they break their pledge every time, and they do not fear Allah. So if you, [O Muhammad], gain dominance over them in war, disperse by [means of] them those behind them that perhaps they will be reminded. – 8:55-57 [Jesus Christ died for our sins, including unbelief! muhammad was the one going around breaking oaths. Again, it’s war war war]
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. – Hosea 4:6
J D S says
Stupidly breeds STUPIDITY and apparently there is plenty to go around in Pakistan. Who believes that their program for criminalizing the criticising of worldwide religions ..Laugh now or later! …This applies strictly to islam and anyone who believes different is amongst those of STUPID character.
Ciudadano says
Yeah right, after asia bibi they have the nerve to push blasphemy laws internationally
Simon says
Quite right Ciudaano ….Bit of a memory hole there as regards Asia B
Theyre gonna have to rewrite considerable chunks of their “holy book” as well……..
esther says
the dirt that is expressed in the Koran does not come close to the
filth and dirt thrown around in the mosque and in muslim schools.
My very early experience with islam is PAKISTANI—-it was almost
60 years ago that I first encountered a Pakistani educated kid in the
USA——and 50 years ago that I encountered adults educated in that
shariah shit hole ——–and got invited to a mosque. It was a nauseating
experience. If defamation of religion were to be outlawed on the
planet earth——every Imam in Pakistan would have to be shot. However, keep in your kaffir mind—–in the shariah mind—-spitting,
shitting and farting on ALL BUT ISLAM is not only legal but lauded as
DEEN
Cock Paul says
Human rights is only for the Westerners, didn’t you know?
Renate says
Outrageous!
Emilie Green says
Reiterating Pakistan’s firm belief that universal values of peace, tolerance, egalitarianism and respect for humanity, were shared by all religions and cultures, Ambassador Lodhi stressed that “this common heritage should enable the world to draw strength from its diversity rather than allowing it to be used as justification to accentuate differences”.
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Word salad of Western concepts meant to hide the message – Islam will rule.
Rames Paulus says
I don’t see how we survive
b.a. freeman says
U’ll have better luck if U arm yourself for the coming civil war, since the police and military are no longer allowed to protect U. unfortunately, it’s hard to predict who will win a war, because the moment fighting starts, all preconceived notions go out the window. in WWI, they had no idea that trench warfare would be a meatgrinder; in WWII, they had no concept of blitzkrieg using the armor developed in WWI. furthermore, if enough time elapses between wars, leadership changes, and it is more likely that administrators rather than warriors take charge.
the world of 2118 will be *ENORMOUSLY* changed from the present day. if we are blessed and protected by God, both leftism and islam will have been flushed down the s**tter of history … but as U seem to fear, Rames, it may very well be that *civilization* will be down that chute (along with leftist thought), and our great-great-grandchildren – the few who manage to be born and stay alive – will all be infected with the mind disease of islam.
Alexios Cmnenos says
Thats pakistanis malarkey. Their scope is to make sure any criticism whatsoever of islam to be punishable all over the word. Then they can continue to abuse, rape and annihilate Christians or others as they do for 14 centuries. How cunnigly and evil they are. Islam have killed over 270 millions of people within 14 centuries.
GreekEmpress says
+1!!!
somehistory says
She said the “phobia” word and “moslims’ being hated, and a “negative depiction* of her fellow adherents of evil…and then attempted to deflect the fact that she did not mention any *hatred or persecution or death threats or murders of Christians* ….or others…by saying,
“Lodhi also called for greater respect for each other’s religious beliefs, symbols and revered personalities.
Reiterating Pakistan’s firm belief that universal values of peace, tolerance, egalitarianism and respect for humanity, were shared by all religions and cultures, Ambassador Lodhi stressed that “this common heritage should enable the world to draw strength from its diversity rather than allowing it to be used as justification to accentuate differences”.
“Together we need to encourage states to take steps to create an environment of religious tolerance, inclusiveness and respect”,
Since moslims show absolutely no “respect” for the “symbols” of other religions, any respect shown by them would be “greater.” Of course, she is only meaning all people must show a “greater respect”…as if we could have any respect for islam or its slimy “prophet”…for islam and its trappings..*entrappings.*
This campaign has been ongoing since hilary clinton met with the members of the oic in 2011 and is at a fever pitch within the moslim countries. They are determined to cause everyone on earth, to force all people everywhere, to bow to their “wild beast.”
Angemon says
b.a. freeman says
+1
balafama says
i say nonsense, she talks about incitement to hate and islamophobia but for the most part it is muslims globally that are blowing up people,going on stabbing sprees ,murdering and killing innocents,spreading jew/infidel hatred and threatening violent world domination. it is mostly pakistani muslims forming rape gangs in britain.
you want respect but islamic imams all over the world are the ones constantly vilifying and demonizing the west ,christianity,jews and other non muslims.
it is only islam trying to pass blasphemy laws and imposing its tyranny on non muslims,it is islam that disrespects the rights of apostates to leave by calling for their execution, it is muslims burning down churches and mosques globally. it is the koran that spews the most hate against non muslims ,christians and jews .
miss lodhi im calling BS on your rant .keep your islamic tyranny in pakistan . ever heard of respect being reciprocal ?
Terry Gain says
“Together we need to encourage states to take steps to create an environment of religious tolerance, inclusiveness and respect”,
,
…….
I have four respectful requests. 1. Free Asia Bibi. 2. Apologize for the killing of 270 million people. 3. Withdraw the blasphemous allegation that Christ faked his death. 4. Go away. I’m tired of your lies.
Doug Mayfield says
“…tolerance, inclusiveness and respect”
Why should we show ‘tolerance,…and respect’ to obvious outright evil?
Islam is a vile belief system which demands of its followers that they commit rape, murder, and abuse of women and children, and strive to enslave or kill all who do not submit to Islam. That some followers of Islam do not commit these crimes means nothing since they are the enablers of, those who nurture and encourage, all followers of Islam who do.
I’ve heard it said that there is a problem with criminal gangs. The most vicious evil criminal gang on the planet are followers of Islam.
lisalles says
UK Proposes Six Year Prison Sentences for Online Posts Against …
https://www.breitbart.com/…/six-years-in-jail-proposed-for-online-hatred-of-religion-…
May 10, 2018 – UK Proposes Six Year Prison Sentences for Online Posts Against Religion, … will be handed to those “in a position of trust, authority or influence and … Separate “hate crime” guidelines from the CPS released in January last …
b.a. freeman says
well, sieg my heil! it would appear that free speech (and thus freedom) are finally dead in UKistan!
Wellington says
Islam is no more compatible with freedom than are Nazism and Marxism. Those arguing otherwise are demonstrating either their ignorance or their mendacity.
b.a. freeman says
+1
John Hawk says
“Ambassador Lodhi also called for greater respect for each other’s religious beliefs, symbols and revered personalities.”
Truly grotesque. Either she is deaf to her own words or chronic bald-faced lying has destroyed her ability to perceive the truth. I will listen to such empty platitudes from Pakistan and other Muslim countries when they allow for the free exercise of Christianity and Judaism, and for the unencumbered construction of both churches and synagogues. Which, of course, will never happen.
Z says
Can America leave the UN now, please?
Peter Clemerson says
This is less alarming than it might seem. This initiative by Imran Khan is his implementation of an election promise that he made to get the support of the religious authorities for his party in the recent election. Pakistan has a long history of using the UN to promote the criminalization of criticism of religion, which of course means Islam, and there will be a weary “Here we go again” sigh amongst the members of the relevant UN bodies.
You can get a not-quite-up-to-date history of these efforts at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation_of_religion_and_the_United_Nations
The history recounted at this web site suggests that nothing will come of this initiative but seeing it off will cost a lot of diplomats’ time, possibly over several years.
Mark Swan says
With the Organization of the Islamic Conference,
the so called developing world and even some
so called Democracies—the U.S.A. and other
free Nations need to disassociate from the U.N.
The U.N. is dominated and controlled by our enemies—
they are directly involved in this Muslim infestation we
are witnessing all over Western Society—they continually
lobby for this, enable this, promote and protect this.
Many of the Western Social problems we are seeing today
are the direct result of interference, by those who see our
ways as a hindrance to their perception of how they would
want things to be.
So we started and backed this U. N. hoping to bring some
influence upon the Nations away from war—that is pushed
aside here—other interests and other agendas are predominating
all the influence that consensus with goodwill could yield.
Taking a new approach to counter what our numerous enemies
expect, will mean disengaging from this particular organization
filled with them, de-legitimizing those who are out to change
our civil ways, hurting the World by depriving it of what most
want—freedom to live and let live.
The U.N. is a catalyst for disrupting the free World—all those
who would use it as a conduit to work there agendas, will have
to completely reorganize, find other means that are not so well
established and conducive to there efforts, which cause serious
harm to the free World.
Any effort to change it from with-in would be futile—our
influence there is useless. We are vastly outnumbered by
enemies who can not be won-over—these left to their own
devices—will be infinitely less effective if we quit enabling
them through legitimizing them, and providing this means
for manipulating our free societies.
Can we find consensus—perhaps more so, when the terrible
weight of supporting the continuous interference that will
only get stronger as the U.N. continues with us in it, is
removed.
Gregory Brittain says
“Together we need to encourage states to take steps to create an environment of religious tolerance, inclusiveness and respect.”
Asia Bibi could not be reached for comment.
Laura says
“Together we need to encourage states to take steps to create an environment of religious tolerance, inclusiveness and respect”, she added….
She could have been talking about the Pakistani persecution of their Christian minority?
Rufolino says
Nothing new to Europe:
The International Court of Human Rights recently made it a criminal offence in Europe to “offend” a Moslem.
David Jackson says
There is one answer to this lying woman supporting the evil muslim regime of Pakistan and that is ASIA BIBI Answer that. A poor christian girl persecuted on death row for an offence of arguing with a bunch of peasant muslim women because she drank at a well. And now a raging mob of tribal primitives and their mullas are rampaging through the country trying to find her and lynch her even though their own Supreme Court released her on the ground of there being NO evidence to support the initial charge. A charge that should not exist in the first place.
infidel says
LOOK at the gall of this TERRORIST NATION… Let these worms start with their own mosques and madarasas that spew hatred on other religions… GUTLESS SHAMELESS CREATURES.
Agostino Armo Pellegrini says
…criminalize criticism of Islam.
I’ll tell you what should be criminalized, ISLAM, with all its talk of “slay the unbelievers” and glorification of violence as a godly act. Islam is blasphemous with its moral insanity and murderous intolerance toward god’s created beings, it is a criminal enterprise that seeks to undermine our laws and subvert our nation.
Ambassador Lodhi also called for greater respect for each other’s religious beliefs, symbols and revered personalities.
It’s almost humorous when these muslims stand before the world demanding respect for “religious beliefs,” nobody needs to learn respect more than muslims who live for islam with its tyrant mentality. They are the ones who are tearing the world asunder with their bigoted intolerance. We’ve had enough of islam’s bully ways, it’s time we put an end to muslims’ negative influence once and for all. And we do that with a 100% commitment to protecting our way of life from the violent and subversive attack they are waging against our society. Our fact-based opinions about islam don’t harm anyone, it’s the response muslims give to those opinions that kill and destroy. It’s time muslims grow up and realize that not every one will be suited for islam’s 7th century barbarity as a guide for living, some of us actually have brains. We will seek god–or not seek god–according to our own self will, islam’s 1st graded understanding isn’t even fit to guide barnyard animals with all the killing and suffering it causes. The bigoted barbarians of the world have caused enough trouble in history. It’s time rationality and good morals take the reins and bring humanity to a better place without the psychopathy that always comes with islam.
Agostino Armo Pellegrini says
One more thing…
…bad ideas deserve contempt, and islam is a bad idea because it puts words of murder and hate into the mouth of god. And invariably this will continue to inspire murder and hate among islam’s followers. For that reason alone islam is retarded, dangerously so. Mockery can be good medicine for stupid ideas, it effectively conveys ones disapproval and rejection of those ideas. I think islam is perfectly suited for mockery because it puts forth idiotic and hateful ideas as something sacred and godly, it’s almost satirical with its veneration of profane things and therefore invites contempt.
Of course we should mock islam!
islam doesn’t even make a worthwhile superstition, it’s just ignorance on top of hate on top of murder.
It’s a good idea to tolerate the “religious beliefs” of others. But not if that religion contains hateful ideas that condone and provoke violence as a sacred duty to god. Anyone that defends this is either deliberately immoral or spiritually lost with little love for humanity. Either way they are a troubled soul and should be considered a danger to others, at least in my non-religious opinion.
dan christensen says
“Islamic Republic of Pakistan informs UN of initiative for international campaign to criminalize criticism of Islam”
How about urging UN for an initiative to arrange an international campaign to criminalize criticism of people criticising islam.
After all, millions of muslims survive on social benefits from christian people and even then do criticise christians – wailing and clamoring for more money.
The christians then may be permitted to criticise muslims who hate/rape/rob/kill christians in the name of their moongod. It is called payback.
WPM says
Why is the UN still in New York, better question why the US is still in the UN. Why has the UN not moved to a tolerant country like Pakistan , or Saudi Arabia or Iran were Christians can be hunted down by angry mobs, or people beheaded in the public square .Where wearing a cross or having a bible in the house can get you and your family either in jail or killed. Where honor killing are approved by government authorities with a wink a smile. and a lie that they will look into it. Islam a tribal society bend on making the rest of the world as miserable as them. The PC idiots of the west give them a place to spew their useless anger and envy at us ,it is the UN. Let them move the UN to their playground and do it on their dime not ours.
James Whitney says
Very interesting! Does this mean that use of the Qur’an would be criminalized, as it says that all Christians are cursed for their belief in Jesus as the son of God?
WPM says
Moslems are free to hate ,everyone who is not Moslem is not free to talk about it, point out facts , or put up a fuss about become slaves to Moslems or be murdered by them ..
Walter Sieruk says
That the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is striving to have UN criminalize criticism of Islam is additional proof that the very foundation of Islam is build on nothing but a “house of cards ” that will totally collapse if or when criticized
Furthermore, the only real reason that Muslim nations, as Pakistan, have “blasphemy laws” enacted is because Islam, with its many falsehoods, is such a weak and fragile religion that it can stand up to or hold up to criticism, at all. No matter how very mild those criticisms might be.
alex Reid says
So much for their new Premier, the former cricketer Imran Khan, modernising his country. It’s been a cesspit ever since its inception & continuing to decline into the mire. Calling it a Failed State doesn’t begin to describe it.
dumbledoresarmy says
Sez the Pakistani rep to the UN – “an environment of religious tolerance, inclusiveness and respect”.
PFFFFFT.
ROFLMAO.
The response to *that* is.. yeah, right.. but what you really want is to turn the whole world into a replica of your own ghastly hellhole, where screeching mobs pop up at the drop of a hat, yeling for the blood of ‘blasphemers’!
Asia Bibi, Ms Maleeha Lodhi… do you know her name? What do you think should happen to Asia Bibi, Ms Lodhi? Do you stand with those who are screaming for her to be hanged? Do you think that that would be just.. to ritually murder a woman on the basis of a screeching accusation of ‘blasphemy!”??
Come on. Tell us. Now. Do you, or do you not, think that Asia Bibi should be executed?
Do you approve of what was done to the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists? To Theo Van Gogh?
Tell us.
Do you approve of the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.
Would you be prepared, yourself, if you had the opportunity, to *kill* a declared apostate from Islam, or somebody who dared, in your presence, to criticise or question your horrible death cult?
Yes or no, Ms Lodhi. Yes or no?
Jan Favre says
To the big difference to Islam, there is no Christian, Jewish, Buddhist Jihadist to force their ideology to others. Discrimination and persecution of Christians are wide spread in Pakistan. We do not need their teaching of morality.