Author: Denis MacEoin
The views of the Authors are not necessarily the views of Enigmose.
Political correctness, whatever its commendable origins in a wish to protect minorities on a basis of race, sexuality, or religious belief, has come to do great damage in its sometimes neurotic condemnation of anything its advocates find offensive.
Among some individuals, the word "Islamophobe" seems to have replaced the word Communist as sort of a new form of McCarthyism with which to smear, defame and neutralize anyone with whom one might disagree -- presumably to shut down any kind of discussion before it can even start.
While it is appropriate to... bring in balanced Muslim opinions about how to define "Islamophobia," organizations with links to more radical Muslim groupings are probably not the most helpful partners.
Without a serious debate on these issues, no one... can engage in comprehensive discussions about how Western societies should handle the problems of discrimination, integration, citizenship, free speech, secular values, human rights and all the areas of our collective lives that have come to the fore... in recent years.
Trevor Phillips is uniquely placed to bring light to these discussions. A well-respected man in both British and international society, he should never be shut down by anyone, especially for the ostensible sake of political correctness.
For many years now, Trevor Phillips OBE has been one of the most prominent individuals of black ancestry in the United Kingdom. He is a multitalented individual who has played significant roles in business, politics, journalism, and more throughout a long life (he is now 66). A full list of his achievements would take up most of this article. Here are only a few examples:
He was, until June 2018, the President of the John Lewis Partnership, Europe's largest employee-owned company. He has also Chairman of Index on Censorship, the international campaign group for freedom of expression, and was founding chair of both the Greater London Authority, and of Britain's Equality and Human Rights Commission. Originally chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, and as head of the EHRC, Phillips was a controversial figure: he was an opponent of multiculturalism, apparently preferring a more constrained policy towards integration, a view he still maintains. Although a member (until recently) of the left-wing Labour party, he is still a senior fellow with the leading Conservative think tank, Policy Exchange.
Shockingly, on March 9, Phillips was suspended from the Labour Party on the grounds of "Islamophobia." That this exclusion is shocking should be obvious given the man's long history of anti-racism, principled and critical support for national counter-terrorist laws, rejection of Islamic terrorism and Muslim rape gangs, and his focus on faith-based integration. This latter is discussed in his 2016 book for the Civitas think tank, Race and Faith: The Deafening Silence. Full Story @ Gatestone Institute
Philadelphia Islamic Scholar Nafis Abu Zayd Sparrow On George Floyd Protests:
Demonstrations Are Useless; Real Revolution Requires Bloodshed, But People Aren’t Ready For Jihad
"Where are you on the frontline? What skill are you utilizing to put forth to fight against this oppressive regime? You are not even talking about that. You haven't... You are probably out of shape. You haven't even put yourself in shape. You are probably not ready for any form of Jihad - period." Video
New York Times Blames Hindu Caste System for Discrimination Against Christians in Pakistan
Ignoring or downplaying incidents of Islamic jihad and Sharia supremacism
The New York Times generally ignores the global persecution of Christians, but a notable exception came Monday, when the Gray Lady published an article entitled “Sewer Cleaners Wanted in Pakistan: Only Christians Need Apply.” But the Times remains committed, like all of the establishment media, to ignoring or downplaying incidents of Islamic jihad and Sharia supremacism, and so it had to find a new culprit: discrimination against Christians in Pakistan, the Paper of Record would have us believe, is the fault not of the Muslim majority, but of another embattled minority: the nation’s Hindus. Read More
Arizona: Muslim Students Threaten to Kill Prof for Suggesting Islam Is Violent
This will teach those Islamophobes that Islam is a religion of peace
A professor is facing death threats for suggesting otherwise. Nicholas Damask, Ph.D., has taught political science at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona for 24 years. But now he is facing a barrage of threats, and his family, including his 9-year-old grandson and 85-year-old parents, is in hiding, while College officials are demanding that he apologize – all for the crime of speaking the truth about the motivating ideology behind the threat of Islamic jihad worldwide.
Professor Damask’s troubles began during the current Spring semester, when a student took exception to three quiz questions Read More