Iedereen weet wat de gevolgen zijn?
Daags na de slachtpartij op de redactie van Charlie Hebdo zond de VRT een reportage uit over een les godsdienst of zedenleer op een zogenaamde concentratieschool in Anderlecht.
Ik vond dat een verbijsterende uitzending, die echter niet één stofje deed opwaaien. Zij we het dan al zo gewoon? Een moslim-leraar leidde een discussie tussen de leerlingen. Op een (zwart en Christen) meisje na, viel niet één echt afkeurend woord te horen. Eén zeer westers uitziend meisje zei toen iets waardoor het stil werd in mijn hart: "Iedereen weet toch dat je de profeet niet mag afbeelden?" Zoals een vrouw die verkracht wordt, het zelf gezocht heeft omdat ze een minirokje droeg.
En kijk, nu lees ik dat dàt de opvatting is van de best bekende haatrprediker, Anjem Choudary, zoals hij die publiceerde in USA Today: Iedereen weet wat de gevolgen zijn?
People know the consequences: Opposing view
Anjem Choudary 7:34 p.m. EST January 8, 2015 USA Today
Why did France allow the tabloid to provoke Muslims?
Contrary to popular misconception, Islam does not mean peace but rather means submission to the commands of Allah alone. Therefore, Muslims do not believe in the concept of freedom of expression, as their speech and actions are determined by divine revelation and not based on people's desires.
Although Muslims may not agree about the idea of freedom of expression, even non-Muslims who espouse it say it comes with responsibilities. In an increasingly unstable and insecure world, the potential consequences of insulting the Messenger Muhammad are known to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
Muslims consider the honor of the Prophet Muhammad to be dearer to them than that of their parents or even themselves. To defend it is considered to be an obligation upon them. The strict punishment if found guilty of this crime under sharia (Islamic law) is capital punishment implementable by an Islamic State. This is because the Messenger Muhammad said, "Whoever insults a Prophet kill him."
However, because the honor of the Prophet is something which all Muslims want to defend, many will take the law into their own hands, as we often see.
Within liberal democracies, freedom of expression has curtailments, such as laws against incitement and hatred.
The truth is that Western governments are content to sacrifice liberties and freedoms when being complicit to torture and rendition — or when restricting the freedom of movement of Muslims, under the guise of protecting national security.
So why in this case did the French government allow the magazine Charlie Hebdo to continue to provoke Muslims, thereby placing the sanctity of its citizens at risk?
It is time that the sanctity of a Prophet revered by up to one-quarter of the world's population was protected.
Anjem Choudary is a radical Muslim cleric in London and a lecturer in sharia.
Ik vond dat een verbijsterende uitzending, die echter niet één stofje deed opwaaien. Zij we het dan al zo gewoon? Een moslim-leraar leidde een discussie tussen de leerlingen. Op een (zwart en Christen) meisje na, viel niet één echt afkeurend woord te horen. Eén zeer westers uitziend meisje zei toen iets waardoor het stil werd in mijn hart: "Iedereen weet toch dat je de profeet niet mag afbeelden?" Zoals een vrouw die verkracht wordt, het zelf gezocht heeft omdat ze een minirokje droeg.
En kijk, nu lees ik dat dàt de opvatting is van de best bekende haatrprediker, Anjem Choudary, zoals hij die publiceerde in USA Today: Iedereen weet wat de gevolgen zijn?
People know the consequences: Opposing view
Anjem Choudary 7:34 p.m. EST January 8, 2015 USA Today
Why did France allow the tabloid to provoke Muslims?
Contrary to popular misconception, Islam does not mean peace but rather means submission to the commands of Allah alone. Therefore, Muslims do not believe in the concept of freedom of expression, as their speech and actions are determined by divine revelation and not based on people's desires.
Although Muslims may not agree about the idea of freedom of expression, even non-Muslims who espouse it say it comes with responsibilities. In an increasingly unstable and insecure world, the potential consequences of insulting the Messenger Muhammad are known to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
Muslims consider the honor of the Prophet Muhammad to be dearer to them than that of their parents or even themselves. To defend it is considered to be an obligation upon them. The strict punishment if found guilty of this crime under sharia (Islamic law) is capital punishment implementable by an Islamic State. This is because the Messenger Muhammad said, "Whoever insults a Prophet kill him."
However, because the honor of the Prophet is something which all Muslims want to defend, many will take the law into their own hands, as we often see.
Within liberal democracies, freedom of expression has curtailments, such as laws against incitement and hatred.
The truth is that Western governments are content to sacrifice liberties and freedoms when being complicit to torture and rendition — or when restricting the freedom of movement of Muslims, under the guise of protecting national security.
So why in this case did the French government allow the magazine Charlie Hebdo to continue to provoke Muslims, thereby placing the sanctity of its citizens at risk?
It is time that the sanctity of a Prophet revered by up to one-quarter of the world's population was protected.
Anjem Choudary is a radical Muslim cleric in London and a lecturer in sharia.
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