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Default Re: The big mess over Macleans' Islamophobic article

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Originally Posted by Variable View Post
But I, and I'm gonna bet whatever court they bring this before, is going to have a difficult time seeing where anyone's human rights have been violated.
Are you familair with the complaint itself?

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Originally Posted by Faisal Joseph
This article completely misrepresents Canadian Muslims' values, their
community, and their religion," said Faisal Joseph, a former crown attorney,
who represents the complainants. "We feel that it is imperative to challenge
Maclean's biased portrayal of Muslims in order to protect Canadian
multiculturalism and tolerance."
They went down this route after Maclean's made it clear that they didn't want to entertain a fair response to Steyn's smear job. Maclean's has been on a tear recently, publishing several Islamophobic articles over the past few years.

If they have the right to publish whatever they want, then Canada's Muslims have a right to challenge them.

If this was a case of articles being published against Israel or Jews, then the cries of anti-Semitism would make everyone deaf. For God's sake, lets try to practice the equality that we love to bark about so much. Is that really such a tall order?
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