(UNESCO) Islamic States Press for Limits on Free __Expression http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200604/INT20060421a.html
In a drive pursued largely away from the headlines, the Organization for the Islamic Conference (OIC) is promoting the issue at the United Nations and European Union, and having some success.
" the note said, adding that respect for religious symbols and beliefs and freedom of _expression were "indissociable."
The UNESCO move is just the latest illustration of the way the OIC and its 56 member states are using the cartoon episode to apply pressure on the West to comply with Islamic norms.
- but made no balancing reference to freedom of speech.
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