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November 30, 2005
US: Oriana Fallaci Condemns Muslim Immigration In NY Speech
The Italian journalist and writer, Oriana Fallaci, is frail now at the age of 76, and she has cancer.
In her career she has interviewed Kissinger, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ali Bhutto, WIlly Brandt, Indira Ghandi, Gadafy, Golda Meir, Yasser Arafat, sometimes with an abrasive style. In an interview with Kissinger from 1972 she said "Let's talk about war. You're not a pacifist, are you?"
She has written several books, but one which she published last year called "The Force of Reason" has landed her in trouble in her native Italy.
The Force of Reason was deemed to have fallen foul of the Italian penal code which prohibits "Vilipendio", (vilification), and the book is said to have committed vilification against Islam. She has been indicted by a judge in June, and is set to appear in court at Bergamo in June next year.
The New York Sun reports that in Manhattan on Monday, her hatred of Islam is still strong. She said that Muslim immigration poses a far greater threat to the West than Islamist terror.
"There is no such thing as good Islam" she said, and went on to compare the Koran and Mein Kampf and stated her oposition to dialogues between Islam and non-Muslim faiths.
Fallaci, who had a private meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in August, gave praise to the new Pope. She was speaking upon the acceptance of the Annie Taylor Award, named after the first woman to go over Niagara in a barrel.
The dinner and award was organised by The Center For the Study of Popular Culture. The award was given by the Center's president, David Horowitz. His speech can be found on the website, Frontpagemag.com.
Present in the audience was Daniel Pipes, who afterwards said he appreciated her "spirit", but felt her position was too extreme. "It's not a war on Islam, it's a war on Islamism, a radical, Utopian ideology," he said.
Currently, Ms Fallaci is living in the States. Information on Ms Fallaci can be found on OpinionJounrnal and Giselle.com.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at November 30, 2005 9:12 PM
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