The ridiculousness of blasphemy cases continues

The editor said, with enormous disdain, I read this.

Hence Buchanan s disdain for romanticizing government action.

The Turks, they think, will fatalistically accept any snub.

But the EU seems ready to ignore Serbia s disdain for international law.

The Iranian government s contempt for the international community reflects its contempt for human rights and civilized norms.

Back at home, mass disapproval of Putin s corrupt administration is rapidly turning into open contempt.

This concern about mass media is no mere elitist scorn for popular culture.

According to the Egyptian Penal Code, insulting Islam is considered as a crime in Egypt and the children are being held on blasphemy charges.

A new investigation started against me accusing me of insulting Islam(again), spreading atheism insulting Pakistan LOL

It was regarded as unambiguously bad, both by ex imperialists and by their liberated subjects.

Former French President Jacques Chirac, with his seeming contempt for these new members, is gone.

Here, Xi has been aided by Russian President Vladimir Putin s evident disdain for the US and the West.

By anti intellectualism, I mean especially an aggressively anti scientific perspective, backed by disdain for those who adhere to science and evidence.

Both countries are in the midst of a deep identity crisis that is mutating into disdain for Europe, foreigners, migrants, and all who represent the other.

Money ceases to have credibility. Leaders become figures of contempt or worse.

Cellular networks were licensed to operate in Syria in 2001 and ever since day one, the media echoed the customers' discontent with service rates.

The Attorney General, Abdel Meguid Mahmoud dismissed the cause against the Arab heritage famous book One Thousand and One Nights All charges of defamation of religion and advocacy of immorality were dropped.

The Iranian blogger has been in jail for 21 months and he was accused of collaborating with ennemi states, doing propaganda against Islamic regime, insulting religious sanctities and doing propaganda for anti revolutionary groups.

On global issues, it has not backed the US in the Iraq war, it does not tolerate American disdain for multilateralism and it is unwilling to join the anti terror crusade.

Back at home, mass disapproval of Putin s corrupt administration is rapidly turning into open contempt. What began just a few months ago as an attitude of protest has quickly become a social norm.

For many months, Moscow and federal authorities ignored the highway s opponents, so Medvedev s decision was a signal contempt for the people is inadmissible.

ishakassaad Blasphemy cases are on the increase. There seems to be some who want to create problems to keep people busy from demanding their rights

In addition, Israel was continuing to construct a separation barrier by means of which it aimed to confiscate more lands from the Palestinians, defying the International Court of Justice and resolutions of the General Assembly on that matter.

Instead, Kibaki disdainfully appointed 18 key cabinet members even as mediation from abroad was about to begin.

Urge States to ensure that all religious educational institutions should follow a syllabus that does not contain any matter that is offensive or derogatory towards other faiths

Conservative disdain multiplied several fold when President Bill Clinton took up Aristide's cause after he was blocked from electoral victory in 1991 by a military coup.

Their contempt for local products extends to health and education rather than invest in these vital sectors, Africa s rulers use private overseas healthcare and schools for themselves and their children.

That thought may lead us to disdain the kind of philanthropic graffiti that leads to donors names being prominently displayed on concert halls, art museums, and college buildings.

So will transatlantic relations remain as poisoned as they are now if Kerry wins? Is Texas swagger merely to be replaced by the distinguished disdain of a Boston Brahmin?

The surprise here is that Lula, a former labor leader who had been on the far left, was widely opposed, if not despised, in business and financial circles.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has sparked controversy for his single handed handshake when meeting with the South Korean president. Gates' left hand was jammed into his pants pocket during the handshake, which is considered disrespectful in South Korea.

It began well, when Spanish voters approved the draft European Union constitution, but it turned sour when French and Dutch voters spurned it soon after.

In particular, President Viktor Yanukovich s contempt for the rule of law has put Ukraine s relations with the European Union in cold storage, with a comprehensive free trade and association agreement on hold pending the release of Tymoshenko and other political prisoners.

India s first and longest serving prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, spent his political career instilling in his people the habits of democracy disdain for dictators, respect for parliamentary procedures, and abiding faith in the constitutional system.

In flagrant disrespect for the Court's ruling and in direct violation of General Assembly resolution ES 10 15 of 20 July 2004, Israel has continued to confiscate Palestinian land and to inflict more damage as it has fervently continued its construction of the Wall.

By anti intellectualism, I mean especially an aggressively anti scientific perspective, backed by disdain for those who adhere to science and evidence. The challenges faced by a major power like the US require rigorous analysis of information according to the best scientific principles.

Key military figures tacit backing for the Turkish Parliament s refusal to endorse the March 2003 US led invasion of Iraq suggests that Turkish nationalism could unite the AKP s rank and file MPs with their otherwise implacable foes in the secular camp. If the EU were to snub Turkey openly over membership, or if America were to seem too lax on the Kurdish problem in Northern Iraq, a huge swathe of the two camps could well unite.

Mr. Mekhad (Syrian Arab Republic) said that the report of the Special Rapporteur provided further evidence of Israel's brutal practices in the occupied territories and proved that Israel by continuing to build the wall of racism spurned the wish of the international community.

For example, when Malaysia s central bank governor supported the imposition of capital controls during the East Asian crisis of 1997 1998, the policy was scorned, but the former governor has since been vindicated.

Great social thinkers almost always start out as polarizing figures, admired by some and scorned by others, until their radical challenge to how we understand the world finally prevails.

Many Muslims see that erroneous assumption as evidence of the West s contempt for Islam, reinforcing their view that Muslims as a whole are victims of discrimination and creating a vicious cycle that may generate further radicalization on both sides.

Of course, Plato s disdain for democracy is never far from the surface of his prose, yet he has a legitimate point how, after all, can high ethical standards be ensured when democratic elections tend to reward self interest and the lowest common denominator?

There is a particular irony to a self proclaimed Hindu nationalist like Modi, whose speeches reveal a thinly veiled contempt for Muslims, laying claim to the legacy of a Gandhian leader who would never have qualified his Indian nationalism with a religious label.

The Turks, they think, will fatalistically accept any snub. But this cozy assumption overlooks a tectonic shift in Turkey s geo political position.