1.  Define defamation and blasphemy as used in this article.  What stipulation are human rights campaigners urging the U.N. to resist including in a resolution on the U.N.'s new human rights council?

2.  What is the OIC?  What does the OIC want included in the resolution on the U.N.'s new human rights council?  List the four additional steps the Islamic Conference wants included in the resolution on the U.N. human rights council.

3.  What three groups are working together to convince the U.N. to reject the inclusion of religious language in the human rights council resolution?  What do these groups believe is the OIC's real motive for its proposal?

4.  What is the main reason given by the human rights groups for rejecting the OIC proposal?  What three outcomes do they say would be the result of the OIC plan?

5.  What statements did Human Rights Watch make in an article about the cartoon dispute?  Do you agree with these statements?  Explain your answer.

6.  What is Christian Solidarity International?  According to Director John Eibner, what role did the OIC play in creating a climate for violence and censorship?  How did the OIC further promote violence by labeling the Mohammed cartoons blasphemy?

7.  Do you agree with the work of the human rights groups regarding the U.N.'s new human rights council?  Explain your answer.