Controversy – DEMAGAGA

News

Japanese Politician Taro Aso Proclaims Japan Should Allow Elderly to ‘Hurry Up and Die‘

Ever controversial, Japan’s newly-appointed Liberal Democratic Party Minister of Finance, Taro Aso, addressed Japan’s elderly care problem in a press conference January 21 in Tokyo by stating that the elderly should be allowed the right to end their lives rather than have the state of Japan waste billions of yen on their care. Taro Aso, […]

Are the Saudis Destroying Islam’s Heritage in Mecca? Recent Construction in the Muslim Holy City Stirs Controversy

Recent construction in the Muslim holy city of Mecca has drawn criticism from many corners, but none as strident as those religious and historical scholars who see the recent modern hotels and skyscrapers in Mecca as an affront to the traditional place of Islam’s most sacred city. It is not only the perceived desecration of […]

Protests Over the YouTube Film Innocence of Muslims Continues Across the World

Angry protests over the YouTube video Innocence of Muslims continue throughout the world with a government minister in Pakistan offering a $100,000 award to anyone who kills the maker of the video.

News

Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Seeks to Pass Global Blasphemy Laws

Following the riots in Egypt and elsewhere after the publication of a YouTube video defaming Islam, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation seeks to make blasphemy or insults against religion an international criminal offense. Secretary General of the OIC Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said that governments should “come out of hiding from behind the excuse of freedom of expression,” […]

Middle East

Egypt Orders the Arrest of U.S.-Based Coptic Christians Responsible for Controversial YouTube Video

Police in California have detained Nakoula Basseley Nakoula in connection with the controversial YouTube video “The Innocence of Muslims,” that has sparked riots and protests in Muslim countries throughout the globe. Egypt has also issued an arrest warrant for the controversial Florida preacher Terry Jones, famous for leading a ceremony to burn Qurans, who is […]

News

Australian Immigration Minister Chris Brown Vows to Deport Non-Australian Protesters Upset over YouTube Video Insulting Islam

After protests in Australia against the anti-Islam YouTube video featured children holding signs calling for the beheading of those who insult Islam, Australian Immigration Minister Chris Brown has vowed to deport any non-Australians violently involved in such protests. Australian Senator Cory Bernardi claims that the signs and the encouraging of violence serve as “wakeup calls” […]