Geert Wilders is a test for Western civilization
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In his Wall Street Journal "Global View" column on foreign affairs, Bret Stephens takes on the British government's decision last week to ban Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders from British soil as an "undesirable person." Citing the controversies, twenty years ago, surrounding the artist Andres Serrano and the novelist Salman Rushdie, he argues that Wilders' travails present a test for both liberals and conservatives.
Bat Yeor speaks out on Wilders ban
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On the National Review website Bat Yeor has spoken out on Geert Wilders being banned from Britain as well as being prosecuted for insulting Muslims in The Netherlands. She wonders since when defending Western values constitutes “inciting hatred", and contends that Geert Wilders is the latest victim of a consolidated effort by the Organization of the Islamic Conference to silence criticism of Islam.
Geert Wilders news round-up
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News of the World - PC cowards need to Geert a grip!
The Sunday Sun - MP Geert Wilders victim of extremist prejudice
The Times Online - Labour bares its appeaser’s teeth to unbending Muslims
The Independent - Joan Smith: Free speech has to be for all, Home Secretary
Pajamas Media - Why Britain Should Never Have Banned Geert Wilders
The Telegraph - Banned politician Geert Wilders brands Gordon Brown a coward
Jihad Watch - Britain’s Muslim peer crows over barring of Wilders from country
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