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Reciprocity of Speech

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Submitted by Alan Harmless (United Kingdom), Oct 3, 2010 at 15:10

Why when the US is selling warplanes to Saudi Arabia, are we not insisting the Saudis prosecute hate speech toward non-Muslims. These vitriolic hate speeches made against all non-Muslims, not only Christians or Jews are bubbling up into the public space - credit to Youtube for raising our awareness,.

We must ensure economic interests worldwide subscribe to a common charter of freedoms so we may bear down on the hate-mongers without losing out economically. Until this happens, the Saudis are enriched militarily and the price paid by thousands of non-Muslims and Christians yet remaining in the Middle East and Asia, persecuted, murdered and imprisoned. Is this not genuine leverage within our hands to mould the world and make it peaceable ?

If we are to strengthen the sovereignty of the Saudis through manufacturing their warplanes should we not get in return more than jobs for domestic industry.

This absence of restraint by the Saudis reflects that they have made the Qur'an their constitution, and the hate speech reflects the Qur'an. Leaders internationally must confront that hatred and suppress both its origins and its manifestation through a coalition against hatred.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
10MUSLIMS INSULT OTHER RELIGIONS DAILY AND DOCTRINALLY. [128 words]BUTseriouslyOct 16, 2010 14:43179311
1Muslims plaguarized the Jewish Talmud [217 words]btillyOct 27, 2010 16:22179311
2facts... [53 words]TajNov 1, 2010 14:27179311
3And the illiterate is! [366 words]dhimmi no moreNov 1, 2010 20:40179311
more ignorance [208 words]TajNov 3, 2010 21:37179311
4The islamic comedy and our dear Taj needs to stick to Urdu [772 words]dhimmi no moreNov 6, 2010 07:41179311
5al-komidya al-islamiyya one more time [459 words]dhimmi no moreNov 6, 2010 16:37179311
2Oh I forgot: more islamic gems! New reading for Q7:107 Read and laugh [813 words]dhimmi no moreNov 7, 2010 15:18179311
lexi-newbie... [79 words]TajNov 8, 2010 19:52179311
once again, the proper response dear dhimmi is... [1 words]TajNov 8, 2010 20:01179311
Wah Taj! Wah lies! wah Jihad! [1679 words]Ravi RanjanNov 10, 2010 09:34179311
3The Muslim masora and ignorance is bliss [610 words]dhimmi no moreNov 13, 2010 12:36179311
3Why do we kuffar go after Islam? [124 words]dhimmi no moreNov 13, 2010 12:44179311
1Islamic ignorance [76 words]dhimmi no moreNov 13, 2010 12:53179311
1Relax Dhimmi No More [135 words]AurangzebNov 17, 2010 12:30179311
1Another victim of Arabian imperialism [234 words]dhimmi no moreNov 18, 2010 06:44179311
dhimmi - LOL [1 words]TajNov 18, 2010 14:31179311
nope... [9 words]TajNov 18, 2010 14:33179311
1Islam and hate [21 words]dhimmi no moreNov 20, 2010 07:02179311
2One more mistake from the book of ignorance [209 words]dhimmi no moreNov 20, 2010 07:27179311
1Be realistic Dhimmi acknowledge the truth [309 words]AuranzebNov 20, 2010 13:14179311
2Another victim Arabian imperialism our dear Mr Zeb! [528 words]dhimmi no moreNov 21, 2010 09:52179311
6Ilike your comment, it discloses real feelings [88 words]RaviNov 21, 2010 15:28179311
DNM, please be fair to Arabs [13 words]Ravi Ranjan Singh BharatPanthiNov 21, 2010 15:45179311
My Final Reply to Dhmmi no more [56 words]AurangzebNov 23, 2010 13:29179311
2Another victim of Arabian imperialism our dear Mr Zeb part deux! [674 words]dhimmi no moreNov 25, 2010 08:21179311
Talhi [16 words]HananeJun 8, 2012 14:11179311
Lets be free [36 words]raviJun 9, 2012 15:09179311
6Look again at all the merits of multi-culturalism [84 words]Ron FactorOct 4, 2010 15:17178959
2Reciprocity of Speech [189 words]Alan HarmlessOct 3, 2010 15:10178929
Why Or Why Not Is the Thought-What's And Where's The Honest Solution [552 words]D.KMilgrim-HeathOct 4, 2010 07:07178929
1Imposition of the Loss of Freedom of Speech - It's Already HERE [724 words]M. ToveyOct 5, 2010 16:18178929
1we the people scream and shout [7 words]gemOct 15, 2010 22:27178929
9Law needed but will never happen!! [96 words]PaulOct 1, 2010 21:18178881
10Worse than that... [57 words]Abu NudnikOct 1, 2010 13:40178870
3Where I live uttering a death threat is illegal [50 words]DanielOct 1, 2010 13:25178869
2better do it now boys [128 words]gemOct 15, 2010 22:55178869
4re: Late Breaking Rushdie-Rule Developments [23 words]Bernie DeutschSep 29, 2010 04:59178801
42Criminizing Fatwas [196 words]E. J.Sep 28, 2010 17:37178781
7America's Shame [96 words]Peter HerzSep 30, 2010 19:24178781
3Fantastic [2 words]SvetOct 1, 2010 17:05178781
8This is why we have a military [132 words]Joe Six-PackOct 2, 2010 09:03178781
1Law [136 words]GetRealOct 2, 2010 09:26178781
1Wll to fight, fight jointly; Khalsa and the Church [2209 words]Ravi Ranjan Singh BharatPanthiOct 2, 2010 15:43178781
7Response to Joe Six-Pack [88 words]JayOct 4, 2010 13:06178781
5Appreciation [233 words]Dr. John MoodyOct 13, 2010 03:36178781
Sir, Please go ahead [22 words]Ravi Ranjan Singh BharatPanthiOct 19, 2010 13:48178781
2how many fatwahs does it take [206 words]marie sOct 22, 2010 21:59178781
55Fatwa and Khalsa [2069 words]RaviNov 3, 2010 14:20178781
need of the time;joint action [2202 words]Ravi Ranjan Singh BharatPanthiDec 15, 2010 13:01178781
3Unite and spread the truth about Islam and Muslims to survive!! [430 words]JaladhiDec 16, 2010 17:35178781
4Cost of impact of these fatwaas must be recoverd. [147 words]Ravi Ranjan Singh Bharat PanthiMay 17, 2011 07:45178781

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