Comments on: Translation of Doudou Diéne’s report http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/ Free and open Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:32:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Raphael http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-850 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:08:07 +0100 http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-850 You can find the official translation, by going to <a href="http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?m=92" rel="nofollow">this page</a> and clicking the E in the row of symbol "E/CN.4/2006/17". You can find the official translation, by going to this page and clicking the E in the row of symbol “E/CN.4/2006/17″.

]]> by: Apostolou http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-732 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 02:10:58 +0100 http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-732 cannot get the original document! cannot get the original document!

]]> by: The Volokh Conspiracy http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-696 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:22:15 +0000 http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-696 <strong>It's Not Islamophobia When There Really Is Something To Fear:</strong> The striking thing about the Abdul Rahman prosecution &mdash; in which an Afghanistan court is considering whether to execute Rahman because ... It’s Not Islamophobia When There Really Is Something To Fear:

The striking thing about the Abdul Rahman prosecution — in which an Afghanistan court is considering whether to execute Rahman because …

]]> by: Liberty Bell http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-648 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 01:19:51 +0000 http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-648 <strong>Weighed in the scales of royalty&#8230;</strong> Denmark has been weighed in the scales of royalty and found wanting. And the whole world knows. Two main events regarding the Denmark cartoon debate have come up recently. One is that Prince Charles has publically criticized Danish cartoons of the... Weighed in the scales of royalty…

Denmark has been weighed in the scales of royalty and found wanting. And the whole world knows.
Two main events regarding the Denmark cartoon debate have come up recently. One is that Prince Charles has publically criticized Danish cartoons of the…

]]> by: The Volokh Conspiracy http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-641 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:35:41 +0000 http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-641 <strong>More from the UN Report Criticizing the Danish Government:</strong> Agora translates the report from the French; very much worth reading -- here are two more excerpts beyond what I More from the UN Report Criticizing the Danish Government:

Agora translates the report from the French; very much worth reading — here are two more excerpts beyond what I

]]> by: The Volokh Conspiracy http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-640 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:20:26 +0000 http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-640 <strong>Another U.N. Official Demanding Speech Restrictions, and Faulting Denmark for Protecting Free Speech Too Much:</strong> Agora reports, with translations from Danish sources:Saturday, March 18th Jyllands-Posten broke... Another U.N. Official Demanding Speech Restrictions, and Faulting Denmark for Protecting Free Speech Too Much:

Agora reports, with translations from Danish sources:Saturday, March 18th Jyllands-Posten broke…

]]> by: Administrator http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-631 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:31:59 +0000 http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-631 I must say, I think that "the Prophet offering virgin girls to committers of suicide bombings" is a bit inaccurate too. There were no virgin girls. That's the whole point of the cartoon. And I guess he can't use this then: <blockquote>The caricature relating to the sexual gratification of suicide bombers with virgin women suggests the return of a age-old historical islamophobic Western imagery: the association of Islam and its prophet with sexual depravity.</blockquote> I, for one, am convinced that he never saw all of the cartoons. Agora I must say, I think that “the Prophet offering virgin girls to committers of suicide bombings” is a bit inaccurate too. There were no virgin girls. That’s the whole point of the cartoon. And I guess he can’t use this then:

The caricature relating to the sexual gratification of suicide bombers with virgin women suggests the return of a age-old historical islamophobic Western imagery: the association of Islam and its prophet with sexual depravity.

I, for one, am convinced that he never saw all of the cartoons.

Agora

]]> by: Carsten Agger http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-629 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:19:42 +0000 http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-629 Truth be told, I don't know what he's getting at with "the Prophet in the likeness of a devil holding in his hand a grenade" - the one where the crescent is used as devil's horns, has the prophet looking rather meek. Truth be told, I don’t know what he’s getting at with “the Prophet in the likeness of a devil holding in his hand a grenade” - the one where the crescent is used as devil’s horns, has the prophet looking rather meek.

]]> by: Administrator http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-621 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:22:31 +0000 http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-621 Including the following about the cartoons? <blockquote>Inter alia, three of these caricatures show: the head of the Prophet wearing a turban in the shape of a bomb with a lit wick, the Prophet in the likeness of a devil holding in his hand a grenade, and the Prophet offering virgin girls to committers of suicide bombings.</blockquote> Including the following about the cartoons?

Inter alia, three of these caricatures show: the head of the Prophet wearing a turban in the shape of a bomb with a lit wick, the Prophet in the likeness of a devil holding in his hand a grenade, and the Prophet offering virgin girls to committers of suicide bombings.

]]> by: Carsten Agger http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-620 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:07:03 +0000 http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-620 I've also found it slightly irritating that the report is not released in English, so I couldn't quote it on my blog (without seeming all too highbrow multilingual artsy-fartsy ...); I even thought of translating it myself. OTOH, an official English version is probably forthcoming: The other day it wasn't available in Russian on the official site, so something is obviously happening. I've read it, though, and on the whole I found it informed and well documented. Mr. Dièn may seem preoccupied with racism, but then that's his job ... I’ve also found it slightly irritating that the report is not released in English, so I couldn’t quote it on my blog (without seeming all too highbrow multilingual artsy-fartsy …); I even thought of translating it myself.
OTOH, an official English version is probably forthcoming: The other day it wasn’t available in Russian on the official site, so something is obviously happening.
I’ve read it, though, and on the whole I found it informed and well documented.
Mr. Dièn may seem preoccupied with racism, but then that’s his job …

]]> by: The Brussels Journal http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-619 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:37:38 +0000 http://agora.blogsome.com/2006/03/22/translation-of-doudou-dienes-report/#comment-619 <strong>UN Report: Danes are Racists</strong> [inline:01]A quote from UN rapporteur Doudou Diéne in a special UN report (not yet officially released): [...] The Danish government’s first reaction – refusing to take an official position on the nature and publication of the cartoons while referrin UN Report: Danes are Racists

[inline:01]A quote from UN rapporteur Doudou Diéne in a special UN report (not yet officially released):
[…] The Danish government’s first reaction – refusing to take an official position on the nature and publication of the cartoons while referrin

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