Notice how the UN’s new Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, starts out by talking about the alleged need to “prohibit by law incitement to violence against persons on the grounds of their religion or belief.”
Actually, incitement to violence is already illegal. New laws are not needed. But Moratinos actually wants to go farther than incitement. He wants to “fight against any kind of discrimination or negative attitude towards” Muslims. He assumes that such negative attitudes could only arise among people who haven’t actually read the Qur’an, and that once these people are educated, those negative attitudes will disappear. Moratinos doesn’t seem ever to have considered the possibility that someone might know the Qur’an and Islam quite well, and still dislike it.
It’s clear that if Moratinos and his henchmen ever do take notice of such people, it will only be to silence them under the spurious claim that what they say constitutes incitement to violence. Actually, only calls for violence constitute incitement to violence, but Moratinos is clearly intent on working toward the criminalization of criticism of Islam in the West. With Denmark, Sweden, and Britain having adopted what are effectively Sharia blasphemy laws, this criminalization is coming more quickly than most people realize.
“INTERVIEW: UN offers best platform to address discrimination, envoy to combat Islamophobia says,” UN News, June 4, 2025:
The recent appointment of a UN Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia reflects international commitment to address discrimination and hostility against Muslims, the first person to hold the position has said.
“Everybody understood that something had to be done in order to eradicate and eliminate this sense of intolerance and lack of acceptance of these people,” Miguel Ángel Moratinos said in an interview with UN News.
In the face of rising Islamophobia, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in March 2024 that condemned anti-Muslim violence.
Acting against intolerance
It called for countries to take all necessary measures – including legislative and policy measures – to combat religious intolerance, and to prohibit by law incitement to violence against persons on the grounds of their religion or belief.
The resolution also requested the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia.
Mr. Moratinos assumed the post this month and will also continue in his present role as High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), established two decades ago to promote intercultural and interfaith dialogue.
He reflected on the significance of the new appointment, how it supplements his work to fight antisemitism, and the priorities that lie ahead.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.
Miguel Ángel Moratinos: I think this is a key moment for the UN and for the commitment to fight Islamophobia. It comes at a moment when the whole international community, all 193 UN Member States, decided to have this figure in order to demonstrate that they are all in favour of combating Islamophobia. That means combating discrimination, hostility and violence against Muslim people that want to live in peace and dignity.
Everybody understood that something had to be done to eradicate and eliminate this sense of intolerance and lack of acceptance of these people. They have a faith, they have a religion, they have a mission, and so they have to be respected like any other human being….
UN News: How can the UN better address rising Islamophobia generally or globally in our world today?
Miguel Ángel Moratinos: Islamophobia is not something that only occurs in Europe or in the United States, but globally. We are in a multipolar world. All problems and actions take place across the planet and the UN has to address them.
The UN is the platform that takes all countries and nations into consideration. And, of course, the Muslim community is one of the biggest on the planet. We are practically eight billion people and 2.5 billion are Muslim.
I think the UN is the best platform to really fight against any kind of discrimination or negative attitude towards them….
UN News: What are some examples of projects or partnerships you are currently working on or hope to implement in the future?
Miguel Ángel Moratinos: We have several that have to start immediately. Islam is not well understood in the western world, so we have to use education. We have to establish certain programmes to explain what Islam is, what the Quran is. People are referring to the Quran and to Islam, but they have not read the Quran at all, so they don’t know.
Second, we have to be very strong in condemning any act, hostility, violation or attack against not only Muslim people, but Islamic property, holy sites, holy books, etc.
We have to reinforce respect. And for that, we need to introduce certain elements into the legal systems of western countries. Some countries like Sweden and Denmark have made certain reforms in their legal systems, so they can be made through dialogue, through understanding, through respect. And I think this legal empowerment to defend and to combat Islamophobia is needed.
UN News: Any final thoughts?
Miguel Ángel Moratinos: I think this appointment came at the right moment. What really encouraged me is that I have the full support of the international community. It showed that the whole world, whether you are Muslim, Christian, Jewish, or Buddhist, or any faith – all Member States voted for this resolution and for the appointment of a Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia. I think that will help me to successfully achieve my mandate.
somehistory says
Easy peasy….just stop importing and then bowing, to mozscummy adherents to the slime of demonic worship of a false god, a fake prophet, and a book of demon filth.
And, all here know there is no such thing as the ‘phobia’ of the evil filth. The adherents threaten to rape, murder, and otherwise make the lives of infidels miserable if the Truth is even a thought; but to keep the Truth from being spoken or written, the threats turn to violence.
Anyone who fears those things, has a right to feel afraid.
When the scummy quit the slime, the phobia will no longer have to even be mentioned.
If the scummy don’t wish to have the Truth about islime spoken or written, then they should quit doing what they do.
Like mice and rats: if they don’t wish to be caught, they must quit invading homes and other human places.
If the mozzies don’t wish to be disliked, unwelcomed, even hated, they must quit invading other human places.
Any new laws must be against the practices of mozzies.
mike says
well said
somehistory says
Thank you, Mike.
rubiconcrest says
Another reason to defund the UN. It feels the need to protect the most intolerant religion from criticism. Their solution, ‘If we only learn more about Islam.’ Sorry, but that will just exacerbate the problem.
Do you think Miguel Ángel Moratinos has read the Quran?
More foolishness from the UN which is hopelessly corrupt and inept.
gravenimage says
This useful idiot is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party.
Billy says
The imbecile Leftists partner with Islam’s Muslims against all Non-Muslims to help gain more power and control using deceit, discrimination, violence, and terrorism. The Leftists and the Muslims want to silence ALL criticism and opposition to Islam with the future implementation of Sharia, Islamic Law.
Allah’s Islam, a Terrorist-Criminal Enterprise and a Murderous Cult, and its Believers, Terrorists of Allah(Quran 9:41, 88; 5:35, etc.), continually fund, promote, and practice ideological subversion, propaganda, bigotry, discrimination, deceit, supremacy, segregation, hatred, incitement to violence, genocide, and terrorism as taught in Islamic Law and in Islam’s Quran. Muslim actions should be legally challenged with a multi-faceted force of Western Laws like Muslims wield against Americans and Westerners via Tax Exempt Organizations, Media and Hollywood, Foreign Funding, etc. because Islam violates Western Laws(Quran 9:5,29, 111; 49:15; 60:4 etc.).
Like a Foreign Terrorist Organization(FTO) designated by the USA Secretary of State, Islam functions as a MUSLIM TERRORIST ORGANIZATION(MTO) fighting against Non-Muslims and NOT A PEACEFUL religion under Western Law because Islam funds, teaches, and promotes Terrorist Criminal Organizations with Muslims as Terrorists for Allah(Quran 9:5,29, 111; 49:15 etc.).
Allah’s Islam, a hateful Antichrist Ideology, is using Western Freedoms and Laws against Non-Muslims to conquer Non-Muslims under Islamic Rule. Non-Muslims should legally designate Islam as a Muslim Terrorist Organization(MTO) where Mosques, Muslim Schools, Islamic Centers, and Muslim Organizations are banned because of their segregation and discrimination to fight back against ISLAMIZATION, Muslim subjugation, discrimination, and tyrannical violence(Quran 9:5,29,111; 60:4; 98:6-7 and more).
Sahih Bukhari 3126 says, “… the Prophet said, He who fights so that Allah’s Word(ie. Islam) should be superior, fights for Allah’s Cause.” Allah in Quran 9:111 says, “Surely Allah has purchased from the believers[Muslims] their souls and their money so that they may have the garden[Heavenly Paradise]. They engage in war for the sake of Allah[ie. Allah’s Cause), so they kill and are killed…”.
Under Islam and Islamic Law, Muslims have the Legal Right and the Quranic Duty to terrorize Non-Muslims because neglecting this QURANIC DUTY is a Crime against tyrannical Allah. Jihad means warfare against Non-Muslims to ESTABLISH ISLAM’S RELIGION(Quran 3:115, 151; 9:5, 29, 111; Muslim Law Manual: “Reliance of the Traveller”, o9.0 and more).
More specifically, Islam, a terroristic-totalitarian way of life, is a Muslim Terrorist Ideology and Murderous, Criminal Enterprise of: intolerance, continuous war, discrimination, segregation, supremacy, genocide, polygamy, propaganda, deceit, hatred, incitement, sedition, rape, terrorism, and violence against all Non-Muslims as taught in the Quran(Quran 2:208,216; 4:65, 89,95, 115; 5:14,64; 8:12,39,60, 74; 9:5,21,29,36, 41,49, 73,88, 111,123; 21:92; 49:15; 60:4; 61:9-11; 62:6; 89:14 and more).
Taffy says
A phobia is an anxiety disorder, defined by an irrational, unrealistic, persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. DSM-5 and ICD-11
Some phobias such as triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13) are totally irrational, while others such as cynophobia may have a rational component, especially if someone was previously bitten or attacked by a dog or readi about a dog attack (albeit a fairly rare event) in the newspaper. Fear of contracting an infectious disease (nosophobia) may also have a rational component, especially if one has exposure, such as being in the same room as an active measles case, and only last having been vaccinated as an infant, or reading about the general increase in measles cases in the city in which one lives. The degree of a rational basis of shunning dogs is what turns it into a phobia over a cautious practice, and the reason for fearing getting sick from disease exposure distinguishes cautious practice from nosophobia.
“Islamophobia” has an overwhelmingly rational component. It is undeniable that Moslems are responsible for all kinds of unprovoked attacks from ramming a crowd celebrating Christmas with a vehicle, to stabbing a random individual standing on the street, to specifically targeting a Jewish kid. Unlike serious dog bites, these events in the name of Allah, occur every day and are ubiquitous. The fear of these Moslem-incited events is real, the fear is rational and the fear is not excessive. So, the term Islamophobia is not a phobia at all, but a rational response to having these Islam inspired jihadists near you. Some people, would not drive on New Year’s Eve for fear of a drunk driver running into them. That is not a phobia, but rather a rational balanced decision. Likewise, not wanting Muslims around you is too a rational and balanced decision and not a phobia.
James Lincoln says
Taffy says,
“So, the term Islamophobia is not a phobia at all, but a rational response to having these Islam inspired jihadists near you.”
100% spot-on.
gravenimage says
UN ‘Islamophobia’ top dog says Western countries must adopt laws to fight ‘Islamophobia
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In other words, impose Shar’ah law to prevent any criticism of even questioning of Islam and its brutality. Sick stuff. And now the UN is pushing this sucidal nonsense.
Treereen says
“UN Infidelophobia top dog says Muslim countries must adopt laws to fight Infidelophobia”.
We’d never see a headline like that. Or article after article on this website where Infidel “freedom fighters” destroy non-infidel villages, murder farmers or imams or burn mosks… Oops! Can I now expect my front door to be kicked in by 10 “police” officers to “check my thinking” then I have to spend £2000 and at least two months of waiting in total insecurity for a manufactured replacement of my own front door? Well, in light of the latest Home Office definitions, I may be guilty of espousing “terrorist views”.
LOL! Well, all the muslim countries could “adopt laws”. Current track record shows such countries “adopting laws” doesn’t result in their enforcement if it’s not religiously expedient and it never is. It’s only craven, pandering leftist[*] I’ll-be-eaten-last-by-the-crocodile idiots in Western governments who are willing to ham-string the countries they claim to run with “laws” like that.
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[*] – They label us “far right” at every turn. Maybe it’s time to label them back:
Soviet throwback, Leninist-Stalinist-Maoist, Trotskyite, Bolshevik, Ultra-Far-Far-Left, Radical Totalitarian Fascist-Communist total a-holes
gary fouse says
Where did this guy tend bar?
gary fouse says
Where did this guy tend bar?
gary fouse says
Where did this guy tend bar?
terry says
Globalism, Marxist, and Islam! Three organized crime syndicates! Disgusting rulers and zombie-like hordes!
skeptiker says
Die UNO ist eine aufgeblähte NGO, die sich anmaßt, in die freien und unabhängigen Nationalstaaten hinein zu regieren und sich dadurch Macht und Einfluss aneignet, der ihnen in keinster Weise zusteht.
Das Ziel, alle Macht zu konzentrieren, die Demokratie faktisch auszuhebeln und eine Art Weltregierung, ohne Verantwortung und Konsequenzen für sein Handeln (so wie es heute schon in vielen westlichen Ländern gang und gäbe ist) zu installieren, muss entschieden bekämpft und boykottiert werden.
jerry glenn says
What we need to fight is Islamopandering.
OLD GUY says
AMEN to that!
OLD GUY says
Islamophobia brought and paid for by Islam, to keep your mouth shut about Islam’s evil and inhuman treatment of non Islamic people.
Islam is everything you don’t want in a civilized world.
somehistory says
this “top dog” would be banned now across iran….walking or riding in a vehicle
“Iranian officials have expanded a ban on dog walking to a swathe of cities across the country, citing public order and health and safety concerns.
The ban – which mirrors a 2019 police order that barred dog walking in the capital, Tehran – has been extended to at least 18 other cities in the past week. Transporting dogs in vehicles has also been outlawed.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-expands-dog-walking-ban/ar-AA1GjC69?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=ebf800dfd74e4a5c870a07da01f13b9c&ei=26
David M says
Well then, the first thing he has to do is ban the Quran. It is filled with incitement to violence against non Muslims.