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Wednesday, 19 July 2006
I stand with Rusty
Contributed by Bill Faith

Why The Jawa Report Was Banned in India and Why it Matters

India has banned a number of websites by domain, but has only singled out 17 websites by name, including this one. Among the American websites all are connected in some way to The Jawa Report.

Why did India ban this website? And what is the larger meaning of this action?

The short answer to the first question is that we offended Islamists and India is afraid of its own Muslim citizens. The short answer to the second question is that, sadly, it is increasingly becoming evident that liberty may not be able to exist wherever there is a large population of Muslims.

What, specifically, did we do to offend Islamists and their supporters in the Muslim world?

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UPDATE: Who will stand in solidarity with The Jawa Report and the Band of the Banned?
Please, let us know if you stand with us and against India caving to Islamist threats by leaving a comment if you are a reader or linking this post if you are a blogger. Trackbacks are not working, so please e-mail me.

[Read the whole thing here. Hat tip: James Joyner]

I stand with Rusty.

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Contributed by Bill Faith on July 19, 2006 at 11:55 PM in 1st Amendment, Bill Faith, Islamism Delenda Est | Permalink

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Posted by: Rurik

I just added him to my favorites list.

Posted by: Rurik | Jul 20, 2006 7:36:27 PM


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