By
Blacklisted Dictator
THE CAMPAIGN TO EXPOSE "HUMAN RIGHTS" ACTIVISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Dear Nathan Geffen,
I am delighted that you have outlined Madmani's appalling hypocrisy, or as you so cleverly phrase it, "ethical relativism". But isn't it a bit reminiscent of Zackie' Achmat's position? As you know, Zackie actually censored me on "Writing Rights" for suggesting that he and his husband would not be safe in Tehran. They would actually be executed if they were caught engaging in sex! Heaven forbid.
Of course, I completely agree with you regarding "the religious fascism epitomised by the Iranian government".
So... will you and and Doron Isaacs now join "The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran"? After all, you both tout yourself as "human rights" activists. It would be lovely to have you both on board. Perhaps,Gavin Silber would also like to join? I realize, of course, that Zackie Achmat is a lost cause, but that's how the extreme anti-zionist cookie crumbles.
viva
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http://writingrights.org/2010/05/31/shuaib-manjra-and-nathan-geffen-on-z...
Nathan Geffen writes:
This exemplifies ethical relativism. Undoubtedly Mamdani does not condone child marriage, female genital mutilation and slavery. But the context of his comment, with its emphasis on criticising western colonialism can only comfort those who do condone these evils. Moreover, I would be very surprised if Mamdani has any sympathy for the Muslim theocracies and their oppression of women and gays or the myriad of human rights abuses perpetrated daily and ubiquitously in the name of Islam. But there’s not a hint of criticism of these. In an article that bemoans western colonialism (which has been responsible for a great many human rights catastrophes) and welcomes the rise of India and China and their “significant Muslim minorities”, there’s not the slightest appreciation of the religious fascism epitomised by the Iranian government on the one hand and the Taliban and Al Qaeda on the other.
Iran, Hamas seek global anti-Israel bloc
An international front to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip should be formed, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday in a phone conversation with Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, the Teheran Times reported.
“This criminal action revealed the real nature of the Zionists,” Ahmadinejad said, adding that now the approach of countries toward this outrageous action would be a “test for their honesty.”
According to the Teheran Times report Haniyeh said that Iran is the only nation that has always been on the side of the Palestinian nation. “We should try to revive the Palestinian nation’s violated rights and end the siege of Gaza,” he added.
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki thanked Europe and the international community for the "harsh response" to Israel's "barbaric commando
operation," saying Iran identified with the "shahids" who were killed in the IDF raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla
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