text: A nice but phony attempt at appearing reasonable. Many tell-tales. To start, Ms Khalid was anything but eloquent, and has never directly addressed any of the many legitimate, compelling and non-threatening responses she has received to her motion. On the charge that Islam suppresses womens' rights, the author is happy to concede that “Such a critical view is understandable, given discriminatory gender practices in some Muslim cultures”. But she carefully avoids the actual and undeniable criticism that the basis for gender inequality is the Quran not culture. Similarly, she offers that "Questions and criticism about Islam are not Islamophobia. In fact, Muslims themselves engage in robust debates about modernity and Islamic practice. The cruel irony is that such debates are banned in countries that need it most.” Well.. no!  The truly cruel irony is that Islamists and their apologist enablers tar each and every serious and courageous reformer as ...wait for it ... Islamophobes.