Islamic peace conference

On the weekend of 16/17 March the Islamic Peace conference will be held at the Royal Agricultural Society Showgrounds in Melbourne, Australia, and is supported by several Australian institutions, including Melbourne University.

Apparently the conference is in some disarray – the volunteers are slow to come forward, 1000 were needed – and the money is not flowing in. 20,000 people were expected for this Islamic promotion. So the big event could be cancelled.

However:

First, the title 'Islamic peace conference' is an oxymoron, the main speakers are not exactly peaceful.

· The main speaker (visa permitting) is the Iman of Mecca, who has called for the annihilation of all Jews, and calls Christianity a poisonous culture. Peaceful stuff.

Other key speakers also have peaceful messages:

· Kill all homosexuals

· Every Muslim should be a terrorist

· Death to any who leave Islam

· Death to those who insult Islam

· Support for the twin Towers attack

and no doubt others have more peaceful messages.

My last blog entitled "Free Speech Nobbled" was about Geert Wilders visit, who was denied venues to give his talks, because people thought him extreme. The only time he talked about killing was in terms of the Muslims who have vowed to kill him.

Where is the Australian concept of a "fair go"?