Written by: Beck
It takes a lot to surprise me these days, but
the Tehran Times pulls it off in style.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said on Sunday that Iran is seriously concerned about the rise in human rights violations in Europe and especially the rise in anti-Islamic sentiments and the treatment of minority groups.
Asefi made the remarks in response to a question about the decision of the European Union to lodge a protest with Tehran expressing concern about the human rights situation in Iran.
"The issue of human rights is on the agenda of Iran-EU talks and this is not something one-sided, and we have also some criticism about their (human rights) situation," Asefi told reporters at his weekly press briefing.
"We have serious concerns about human rights violations in Europe, especially the rise in anti-Islamic sentiments in some European states, most notably in the Netherlands where a filmmaker insulted the sensitivities of Muslims by making a very unpleasant movie," he added.
Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, widely known for his criticism of Islam, caused uproar with his film "Submission" that links domestic abuse with the perceived subservient position of Muslim women.
Muslims in the Netherlands have already responded to their "insulted sensitivities." They murdered van Gogh. In cold blood. In broad day light. That's right folks, a nation which stones teenage women to death for disobedience is seriously concerned about European human rights violations in the form of documentary film making. Naturally, the Tehran Times neglects to mention van Gogh's violent murder.
Be sure to read the rest of the article so you can see how they link their intent to completely ignore the agreed to nuke development moratorium to the behavior of dead film makers.
(Hat tip:
Ace)