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Human Rights Complaints Launched Against Maclean's Magazine
Maclean's Editor Prefers Bankruptcy Over Balance

TORONTO, Dec. 4 /CNW/ - The Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) announced
today that it has launched several human rights complaints against Maclean's
Magazine. Separate complaints have been filed in response to the Maclean's
article The Future Belongs to Islam written by Mark Steyn and published on
October 23, 2006. The complainants argue that the article subjects Canadian
Muslims to hatred and Islamophobia by representing that Muslims are part of a
global conspiracy to take over Western societies and that Muslims in the West
need to be viewed as the enemy.
"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."
In response to the article, several law students met with editors
Kenneth Whyte and Mark Stevenson and proposed that Maclean's publish a
response. In response, Mr. Whyte indicated that Maclean's would rather go
bankrupt than allow a response to the article.
Khurrum Awan, one of the complainants and a recent graduate of
Osgoode Hall, stated: "We made the mistake of believing that, as citizens of a
democratic society that values debate, we would have an opportunity to respond
to this article". Muneeza Sheikh, also an Osgoode graduate, agreed: "we found
Macleans response totally contrary to open debate". Naseem Mithoowani, a law
student, stated: "Having exhausted every avenue, we chose to pursue our rights
as Canadian citizens to bring this matter to the attention of the Canadian
public."
The Canadian Islamic Congress recently found that Maclean's has a
disturbing trend of publishing content that is Islamophobic. In its report
Maclean's Magazine: A Case Study of Media-Propagated Islamophobia, the CIC
identifies at least 18 prominent articles with similar inflammatory content
between January 1, 2005 and July 31, 2007.
The complaints have been accepted by the British Columbia and Federal
Commissions. Hearings have been scheduled in British Columbia for June 2 to 6,
2008. The complaints filed with the Ontario Human Rights Commission are still
in the preliminary stages of the Commission's process.

The full report can be accessed at www.canadianislamiccongress.com.




For further information: Legal Counsel for the CIC, Faisal Joseph, (519)
640-6342




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Anybody that wishes to call Faisal Joseph, (519)640-6342 and ask him to get the F out of our country where we still have free speech and the right to publish it.

   

Reporting acts of terrorism is now considered anti Islamic. Here's a hint.....stop commiting terrorist acts Iqbal.

   

This crap needs to stop.

   

Uhh, no. The HRC serves a useful purpose. Nixing it because you object to some of the issues brought to it is just plain stupid. At least wait for a decision to be rendered before knee-jerking.

   

Name one ?

   

Oh and it's another horseshit program from the liberals before you get going .

   

And what would that be? Please, no wimpy answer...thanks.

   

Please, the Muzzies wonder why people hate them so bloody much and the sentiment is growing in Canada.

They are like the blacks in the United States, everything is racial to them. (Jesse Jackson's crusade) They cry like little girls over every little thing that is criticized about your goofy ass backward religion.

Just wondering when all 4 million of these parasite, rapist, welfare abusing, murdering followers will jump back on thier camels and return home.

I would much rather have 16 million illegal Mexicans living in Canada, which whom most are Catholics than 4 million muslims.

Just my opinion... now I will go cool off.

   

It investigates allegations of violations of peoples Human Rights. A somewhat important function in a Society that relies on Human Rights in order to protect Freedom.

That is a no-brainer. I should be shocked that people have to ask, but I am not.

   

You're talking about Canadian's civil liberties and human rights laws.

What about the right to Free Speech. Thank God for groups such as the CCLA, the ACLU of Canada.

   

Well I havent seen them defending anyones rights other than immigrants.Unless you can show me different.

   

Sigh. They haven't even made a decision on this complaint. FFS, I can see why you hate the complaint, but to consider the HRC to be in the wrong because of someones complaint to it is freaking idiotic.

   

Start here

   

Maybe your link should say "do my research for me here" instead of start here. Maybe I should rephrase my question. The HRC isnt for us regular been here for 100 years Canadians.

   

Human rights in Canada get violated all the time mostly by our govt. with regards to natives,yet it's ignored.

Want stats? Nunavut has the worlds highest suicide rate for kids,where's the HRC?I would think there is a problem right about now,yet some worry about if a soccer player can wear her religious gear during a match,give me a break.

   

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