Comments on: Boycott Dubai: Literature, Censorship and Homophobia in the Gulf http://bookkake.com/2009/02/17/boycott-dubai/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:34:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bohoco http://bookkake.com/2009/02/17/boycott-dubai/#comment-611 Bohoco Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:39:19 +0000 http://bookkake.com/?p=560#comment-611 Islamophobia?? Cultural sensitivies?? Please. Talking of sensitivities, what about human sensitivities and human lives? what about the sensitivities of human beings in flesh and blood, i.e. all the gay people around the world (and all the people who support human rights for all, for that matter) and what about the human lives brutally threatened and trampled on in all the countries (UAE being one of them) where gays are tortured, jailed, executed? The claim to wanting our own 'culture', 'tradition', 'values' respected can never be done at the expenses of some people's rights, freedom of expression, physical integrity etc etc. It's a ludicrous claim. As to whether 'stirring up Islamophobia' is not 'very smart', it's certainly very ballsy. It takes courage and moral integrity to stand up for freedom of expression and all the things you believe in. Islamophobia?? Cultural sensitivies?? Please. Talking of sensitivities, what about human sensitivities and human lives? what about the sensitivities of human beings in flesh and blood, i.e. all the gay people around the world (and all the people who support human rights for all, for that matter) and what about the human lives brutally threatened and trampled on in all the countries (UAE being one of them) where gays are tortured, jailed, executed? The claim to wanting our own ‘culture’, ‘tradition’, ‘values’ respected can never be done at the expenses of some people’s rights, freedom of expression, physical integrity etc etc. It’s a ludicrous claim.
As to whether ’stirring up Islamophobia’ is not ‘very smart’, it’s certainly very ballsy. It takes courage and moral integrity to stand up for freedom of expression and all the things you believe in.

]]> By: William Shaw http://bookkake.com/2009/02/17/boycott-dubai/#comment-324 William Shaw Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:43:37 +0000 http://bookkake.com/?p=560#comment-324 [...]If they did hype up the idea that Bedell's book was "banned" Penguin - and Bedell - should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. Self-righteously stirring up Islamophobia to sell books - twenty years after the Satanic Verses affair - is not very smart.[...] <a href="http://artsandecology.rsablogs.org.uk" rel="nofollow">Arts & Ecology</a> [...]If they did hype up the idea that Bedell’s book was “banned” Penguin - and Bedell - should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. Self-righteously stirring up Islamophobia to sell books - twenty years after the Satanic Verses affair - is not very smart.[...] Arts & Ecology

]]> By: Charles Kriel http://bookkake.com/2009/02/17/boycott-dubai/#comment-305 Charles Kriel Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:54:49 +0000 http://bookkake.com/?p=560#comment-305 A protest group was started today on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=64963964392 Please spread the word. A protest group was started today on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=64963964392

Please spread the word.

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