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LSE bans Douglas Murray from chairing debate on Islam
January 25, 2009
The LSE caves in to terror
by Melanie Phillips
First the Netherlands prosecutes Geert Wilders for speaking against Islamic terror; now the London School of Economics has caved in to the threat of Islamist violence. Douglas Murray, the director of the Centre for Social Cohesion, has been banned from chairing a debate on Islam at the London School of Economics today between Dr Alan Sked, a senior lecturer in international history, and Hamza Andreas Tzortzis, a Muslim writer and lecturer, because the LSE fears his views will provoke violence. Those views are outspoken opposition to the Islamisation of the west and staunch support for Israel. The LSE, where some Jewish students report a poisonous and frightening atmosphere at present, has just seen a week-long anti-Israel protest over Gaza. The Evening Standard reports:
The LSE asked Mr Murray not to attend in the interest of public safety as his presence could provoke further unrest. A spokesman added: He has spoken at LSE in the past and will be welcome to do so again in the future.'
Another victory for the forces of darkness, thanks to the pusillanimity of the LSE which, finding itself on the battlefield of the war to defend civilisation, has run up the white flag.
http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/3283526/the-lse-caves-in-to-terror.thtml
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Right-wing author is banned from Islam talk
Jack Lefley
23.01.09
A right-wing writer has been banned from chairing a debate on Islam at the London School of Economics today amid security fears, the Standard has learned.
Douglas Murray, a self-confessed "neo conservative", was due to chair "Islam or Liberalism: Which is the Way Forward?" at the university tonight 24 hours after the end of a week-long sit in at LSE in protest at Israel's attacks on Gaza.
The commentator and author, who is the director of conservative think-tank the Centre for Social Cohesion, said: "This is back to the bad old days of the LSE where the most violent get to dictate people's education. It is worse than censorship it's intimidation." The debate, which is set to go ahead, is between Dr Alan Sked, a senior lecturer in international history at the university, and Hamza Andreas Tzortzis, a Muslim writer and lecturer.
The LSE asked Mr Murray not to attend in the interest of public safety as his presence could provoke further unrest. A spokesman added: "He has spoken at LSE in the past and will be welcome to do so again in the future."
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