Saturday, March 18, 2017

CRITICIZING RELIGIONS IN CANADA

"Islamophobia" label is silencing valid criticism
The 24 Muslims sent a public letter to Le Devoir that starts by criticizing those who describe all Muslims as extremists, but then goes beyond the obvious.
The Muslim letter writers simultaneously disagreed with ultra-conservative Muslims who exploit the ambiguities of “Islamophobia” to shut down criticism of radical Islamism.
“We reject attempts to manipulate the concept of Islamophobia in order to muzzle opposition to Islamist currents. These attempts are, to a large extent, responsible for the climate of hostility toward Muslims,” the Muslims said, in the French-language letter

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