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Roy Brown is the former president of the [[International Humanist and Ethical Union]].
 
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:
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On April 18, 2005, Brown organized – in collaboration with [[David G. Littman]], [[Rene Wadlow]], [[John Eibner]] and [[Hans Stuckelberger]] (CSI) – a Parallel NGO Day Conference at the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] on 'Victims of Jihad: Muslims, Dhimmis, Apostates, and Women' (Speakers / texts: [[Johannes J.G. Jansen]]; [[Hamouda F. Bella]]; [[David G. Littman]]; [[Bat Ye'or]]; [[Ibn Warraq]]; [[Azam Kamguian]]; [[Simon Deng]]; [[Caroline Fourest]]; [[Taslima Nasrin]], [[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]]; Moderators: [[John Eibner]], Rev. [[Hans Stuckelberger]], Roy W. Brown, [[Fiametta Venner]].)
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Brown strongly criticised a report on Islamophobia by the special rapporteur on racism at the UNHRC 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.<ref>[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>

Revision as of 23:07, 16 March 2008

Roy Brown is the former president of the International Humanist and Ethical Union.

On April 18, 2005, Brown organized – in collaboration with David G. Littman, Rene Wadlow, John Eibner and Hans Stuckelberger (CSI) – a Parallel NGO Day Conference at the United Nations Human Rights Council on 'Victims of Jihad: Muslims, Dhimmis, Apostates, and Women' (Speakers / texts: Johannes J.G. Jansen; Hamouda F. Bella; David G. Littman; Bat Ye'or; Ibn Warraq; Azam Kamguian; Simon Deng; Caroline Fourest; Taslima Nasrin, Ayaan Hirsi Ali; Moderators: John Eibner, Rev. Hans Stuckelberger, Roy W. Brown, Fiametta Venner.)

Brown strongly criticised a report on Islamophobia by the special rapporteur on racism at the UNHRC 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

  • NGOs gagged again at UN Human Rights Council, International Humanist and Ethical Union, 16 September 2007.