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titus
Like I said,they have not started any wars or been accused of torture that I am aware of.
Norway is involved in the Afghanistan war, clearly supporting the US foreign policy.
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The OIC Secretary General expressed his dismay and disappointment at the release of the book despite the fact that he and some other leaders of the Muslim countries had personally addressed letters to the Foreign Minister of Denmark urging the intervention of the Danish government against the publication due to the highly provocative and inciting contents of the book.
In other words multiple Muslim countries attempted to interfere in the internal policies of Denmark.
Through letters? I will address this issue towards the end.
Based on what you post I make assumptions. You said "I think some
western countries should not get involved in other countries internal affairs."
Of course. It is western countries that I can see getting involved in other countries' domestic affairs most of the time. How can western countries attempt to resolve other countries' problems when it cannot solve its own problems?
You later admit that Muslims being persecuted in my example would be an exception
There is exceptions to everything. My general principle is countries do not get involved in other countries domestic affairs, with the exceptions of mass murder.
There is nothing wrong with countries simply communicating with each other.
give flimsy excuses why France banning the hijab
France is a member of the European Union. It must act according to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), otherwise, it has to think twice about its membership with the EU. The EU is allowed to get involved in France or any other country that is part of the EU domestic affairs.
Turkey has banned the Niqaab but this problem is for the Turkish people. It has not signed any legislation nor it is part of a group to uphold certain values.
the Israeli/Palestinian do allow for external action.
Yes because it will affect other countries national interests. You can do some reading about the conflict:
ifAmericansknew
You limit your criticism to Western countries,
These countries are powerful and are able to get involved in other countries domestic affairs.
then make exceptions when Muslims are being persecuted.
Well mass murder of any group.
My issue with you on this topic is that you say you have a belief that countries should not get involved in the internal affairs of other countries, yet every single thing you have said indicates that you don't truly believe it.
Fine, I will make myself clear.
It is some western countries such as the US and Britain, that attempt to get involved in other countries' domestic affairs. I focused on these countries because they have the power and resources to get involved. Like I said before, I doubt western countries can resolve other countries' domestic affairs because it cannot resolve its own domestic problems.
There are problems all over the world but the US is always interested in particular countries in the Middle East. The US exploits the problems within those countries such as women rights to gain public support and then gets involved due to some other reason. This is not helping the problem but makes it worse.
What do I mean by getting involved? I'm referring to wars, sanctions and pressure to the extent where the government of that country is obeying other countries, not its own people.
I'm not saying countries should not allowed to communicate through letters or meetings. Countries should be allowed to express their disagreements with other countries and diplomacy is the best way to understand other countries' problems.
The only time I can see where a country should be allowed to get involved in another countries' internal affairs is when there is mass murder of a particular group. Also, when a country has signed up to be a member of a organisation (e.g. EU) or signed a legislation (e.g. non-nuclear proliferation treaty or ECHR) or there is a issue where other countries' national interests are affected.