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Brown strongly criticised a report on Islamophobia by the special rapporteur on racism at the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] in 2007: | Brown strongly criticised a report on Islamophobia by the special rapporteur on racism at the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] in 2007: | ||
| − | ::What little hostility towards Islam that does exist among indigenous Europeans has not arisen in a vacuum, but is largely a reaction to Islamic extremism. More and more European mosques are promoting hardline Islamic ideology , including demonisation of Jews, infidels and homosexuals, and contempt for Western culture and civilisation.[http://www.iheu.org/node/2806 NGOs gagged again at UN Human Rights Council], International Humanist and Ethical Union, 16 September 2007.</ref> | + | ::What little hostility towards Islam that does exist among indigenous Europeans has not arisen in a vacuum, but is largely a reaction to Islamic extremism. More and more European mosques are promoting hardline Islamic ideology , including demonisation of Jews, infidels and homosexuals, and contempt for Western culture and civilisation.<ref>[http://www.iheu.org/node/2806 NGOs gagged again at UN Human Rights Council], International Humanist and Ethical Union, 16 September 2007.</ref> |
===Affiliations=== | ===Affiliations=== | ||
*[[International Humanist and Ethical Union]] - past president. | *[[International Humanist and Ethical Union]] - past president. | ||
*[[European Freedom Fund]] - Trustee. | *[[European Freedom Fund]] - Trustee. | ||
Revision as of 21:39, 16 March 2008
Roy Brown is the former president of the International Humanist and Ethical Union.
Brown strongly criticised a report on Islamophobia by the special rapporteur on racism at the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2007:
- What little hostility towards Islam that does exist among indigenous Europeans has not arisen in a vacuum, but is largely a reaction to Islamic extremism. More and more European mosques are promoting hardline Islamic ideology , including demonisation of Jews, infidels and homosexuals, and contempt for Western culture and civilisation.[1]
Affiliations
- International Humanist and Ethical Union - past president.
- European Freedom Fund - Trustee.
