Doublespeak
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[edit] Definition
[edit] Use of Doublespeak in Islam
If a Muslim uses the word martyr when referring to Islamists killed in the "line-of-duty", the reader (or listener) is deceived in believing that the person was murdered for their faith rather than someone who was killed while actively engaging in violence and warfare. The same goes for the word justice. If a Muslim uses the word justice when speaking about Islam, they don't mean equality and fairness in the law. No, what they mean is an Islamic form of justice that allows for the unequal treatment of women and non-Muslims. For example, to most people justice means a woman's legal testimony is given just as much credence had she been born a man. Under shariah, a woman's legal testimony is worth only half that of a man's.
Doublespeak is also employed by Muslims when condemning acts of terror which result in a loss of innocent lives, as was the case with Islamic cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed who on July 20, following the 7/7 terrorist attacks on London, publicly stated "I condemn the killing of innocent people." only to explain two days later "Yes I condemn killing any innocent people, but not any kuffar." One of his followers, Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary, also explained in a BBC interview "when we [Muslims] say 'innocent people' we mean 'Muslims'. As far as non-Muslims are concerned, they have not accepted Islam. As far as we are concerned, that is a crime against God."[1]
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- ↑ Daniel Pipes - Can Infidels be Innocents? danielpipes.org, August 7, 2005
