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Islamic Human Rights Commission
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08 December 2006
PRESS RELEASE: Winners of the Islamophobia Awards 2006
EMBARGOED UNTIL 18.30, DECEMBER 09, 2006
The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) announces with sadness but not surprise the winners of this year\’s Islamophobia Awards. The spoof awards are the result of ordinary people world-wide nominating and then voting for a list of people by region whom they believe to be the worst perpetrators of Islamophobia in the previous year.
(Winners embargoed until 1830, 9 December 2006)
December 8, shortlist without embargo
Based purely on their (lack of) popularity the shortlist and winners for each category are:
Africa and the Middle East
Ehud Olmert; King Abdullah of Jordan; King Mohammed VI of Morocco; Meles Zenawi (Ethiopia\’s Prime Minister)
Winner: Ehud Olmert
Americas
Coalition of Pro-Israel Hollywood Stars; Condoleezza Rice; Daniel Pipes; George W Bush
Winner: Daniel Pipes
Asia and Australasia
General Musharraf; Islam Karimov; John Howard; Sri Lankan Government and Tamil Tigers.
Winner: John Howard
Europe and Russia
Ayan Hirsi; French Government; Jose Maria Aznar;Vladimir Putin
Winner: Ayan Hirsi
UK
Ian Blair; Jack Straw; John Reid; Monarch Airlines; Tony Blair
Winner:Jack Straw
Special Award, Islamophobe of the Year: Condaleeza Rice
For more information or a full press pack, outlining the reasons for the nominations and the background to the awards, call the Press Officer on (44) 20 8904 4222 or (44) 7903 053 362[ENDS]
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