'Arab countries are working on a draft law that bans the defamation of religions and empowers them to take abusers to court even if they are not residents.

'The draft, presented by Qatar, is being reviewed by delegates from several Arab countries at the Arab League.

'Under its provisions, all forms of defamation, derision or denigration of religions and prophets will be considered crimes.'

More here.

I trust that this, if it goes any further, will be treated with the contempt it deserves.

The official insisted that the draft law does not clash with freedom of expression.

They have tried this sort of cunning stunt before, I seem to recall.

Blackadder wrote:

The official insisted that the draft law does not clash with freedom of expression.

So this is about the "defamation" of ALL religions, right, and not just Islam? I hope the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is included, as also the Church of the Anti-Religious.

Yet the Arab world generally thinks nothing of denigrating Judaism, Christianity and other religions. Try building a church, synagog or temple in "their" lands.

It seems to me, they want to squash, violently, any criticism of Mo. On the internet and elswhere. Thats all. Because they sure as fook dont repect other religions, or those people with none.

Self promoting hypocrits.

Fuckwits.

So if I say something nasty about Wicca, the Qatari police will be after me? Really?

The Qatari police, along with Mohammad and his mum, can suck my cock.

What a pathetic, petty, thin-skinned, ineffectual character their god must be.

james1v wrote:
It seems to me, they want to squash, violently, any criticism of Mo. On the internet and elswhere. Thats all. Because they sure as fook dont repect other religions, or those people with none.

The fear must be that the internet will all but kill their religion within a couple of generations. Desperate measures.

The best way to undermine fanatical Islam is a massive air drop of porn, beer and smart phones.

laklak wrote:The best way to undermine fanatical Islam is a massive air drop of porn, beer and smart phones.

Or education but your way sounds good too.

It's the fuckwitted belief that they can criminalise actions outside of their countries, and act on that 'criminalisation'. Ridiculous. I mean, it's not as if there's any precedent or anything, such as an act that allows a British citizen to be extradited to the US, for an 'offence' committed here, but where it is something that isn't a crime in the UK ... oh wait ...

chairman bill wrote:It's the fuckwitted belief that they can criminalise actions outside of their countries, and act on that 'criminalisation'. Ridiculous. I mean, it's not as if there's any precedent or anything, such as an act that allows a British citizen to be extradited to the US, for an 'offence' committed here, but where it is something that isn't a crime in the UK ... oh wait ...

Well quite. Once someone opens that Pandora's Box, it's open season for everyone with a burning cause and a contempt for proper legal process to do the same.

Most of the members of this website must have publicly derided one religion/religious precept or another; off to court we all go!

I must've missed the memo explaining the world's sudden lurch back to the 1300s. I do wish the Qataris would keep me informed.

And clearly, any UK refusal to accede to the demands for extradition by an Arab state, would be Islamaphobia & nothing more

Matthew Shute wrote:Most of the members of this website must have publicly derided one religion/religious precept or another; off to court we all go!

I must've missed the memo explaining the world's sudden lurch back to the 1300s. I do wish the Qataris would keep me informed.

We can charter a plane to go to the qatari court.

I have to wonder whether they've thought this through, though. What about an imam denouncing paganism or Hinduism? Won't that kind of thing count?

babel wrote:

Matthew Shute wrote:Most of the members of this website must have publicly derided one religion/religious precept or another; off to court we all go!

I must've missed the memo explaining the world's sudden lurch back to the 1300s. I do wish the Qataris would keep me informed.

We can charter a plane to go to the qatari court.

No need. They'll try to get us extradited, apparently.

This is a nation that will be hosting the football World Cup in 2022. They shouldn't be allowed to host a fucking coffee morning until they progress beyond 14th century twatbastardness.