Where have we heard this before, oh yeh, here at RRW. As Israel is beaten over the head continually for its supposed poor treatment of Palestinians, neighboring Muslim countries don’t want them either, but the mainstream media rarely mentions that little-known fact.
So, I was surprised to see it mentioned at the Washington Post albeit only in an opinion piece, but none-the-less uttered in print.
This reminds me of the outrageous UN report a few years ago where the UN High Commissioner for Refugees says that the world’s tradition of protecting refugees and asylum seekers comes not from a Christian charity heritage but from Islamic Shariah Law. I can’t resist repeating what that Socialist Antonio Guterres said in 2009 (here):
New York, 23 June (AKI) – The 1,400-year-old Islamic custom of welcoming people fleeing persecution has had more influence on modern international refugee law than any other traditional source, according to a new study sponsored by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
High Commissioner Antonio Guterres said that more than any other historical source, Islamic law and tradition underpin the modern-day legal framework on which UNHCR bases its global activities on behalf of the tens of millions of people forced from their homes around the world.
This includes the right of everyone to seek asylum as well as prohibitions against sending those needing protection back into danger, Guterres said in the foreword to “The Right to Asylum between Islamic Sharia and International Refugee Law: A Comparative Study.”
In the study, Professor Abu Al-Wafa, Dean of the Law Faculty at Cairo University, describes how Islamic law and tradition respects refugees, including non-Muslims; forbids forcing them to change their beliefs; avoids compromising their rights; seeks to reunite families; and guarantees the protection of their lives and property.
I went on in my post in 2009 (UN High Commissioner for Refugees lies) to list all of the MUSLIM countries that were treating refugees like crap (and in virtually all cases the refugees are Muslims themselves!). So the only surprising thing about this opinion piece in the Washington Post is that this topic is mentioned in the Washington Post.
Here is the piece by Olga Khazan:
The news media have reported frequently on Israel’s settlement building in the West Bank and its blockade of the Gaza Strip, but the experience of Palestinians in surrounding Arab countries is less well-known.
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The news media have reported frequently on Israel’s settlement building in the West Bank and its blockade of the Gaza Strip, but the experience of Palestinians in surrounding Arab countries is less well-known.
Khazan goes on to report about the poor treatment of Palestinians in Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq. Read it, it further confirms what we have written here for years that the concept of Muslim charity is a myth! Type ‘UN Muslim Charity’ into our search function for many posts on the subject.
LOL! I remember discussing the issue of Muslim refugees coming to my county with my Congressman back in 2007. (That’s about when I figured RRW needed to be written). He was shocked to learn that the Virginia Council of Churches was doing such a thing in Maryland, dropping off impoverished Muslims, and he wondered aloud—‘Why isn’t wealthy Saudi Arabia taking these poor Muslims in?‘ Why indeed? The truth is, that the rich Muslim country—Saudi Arabia—doesn’t TAKE ANY REFUGEES! Also, back in 2007 we reported that Saudi Arabia was building a state-of-the-art border fence, here. Surprise! They want to keep Saudi Arabia for their own kind! None of those Somali, Palestinian or Rohingya riff-raff for them!
