"Growing up in Richmond, B.C., I, like more than a few Canadian children, dreamed of becoming secretary-general of the United Nations. The ideal of engaged global citizenship enraptured me, a political refugee from Idi Amin's Uganda.

The Defamation of Religion resolution is a free pass for Islamists to continue denigrating other religions and minorities through lawful Islamism.

"In addition to the AU, both the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference are calling for the indictment to be deferred by the U.N. Security Council to prevent further destabilization.

"Freedom of speech is under physical and legal threat not only from terrorists but also at the UN.