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Islamophobia continues to grow around the world: UN

  • March 15, 2023
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The UN has declared March 15 as the day International Day Against Islamophobia. Currently, Islamophobia continues to be accepted in various forms around the world. Most extreme expression

Islamophobia continues to grow around the world: UN

The UN has declared March 15 as the day International Day Against Islamophobia. Currently, Islamophobia continues to be accepted in various forms around the world. Most extreme expression attackslike in January of this year, when more than 100 people were killed in an attack on a mosque in Pakistan. However, discrimination takes place in everyday life.

Anthony GuterresThe UN Secretary-General noted that there are “structural discriminationinstitutional or socio-economic exclusion, discriminatory immigration policies, unwarranted surveillance and profiling.”

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At present, manifestations of hatred towards Muslims have increased in the media and social networks. According to Turkish media TRT Mir85% of anti-Muslim posts come from India and USA.

Haytham Galion, a member of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston, said that after the September 11, 2001 attacks, discrimination against Muslims increased sharply in the United States, which “caused them great harm.”

Islamophobic expressions have recently been observed all over the world. IN Stockholm And Sweden calls were made to burn the quranthe holy book of Islam, far right, such as Rasmus Paludan.

These expressions lead to block Sweden from joining NATO and protests erupted outside and inside European countries.

Turkish President, erdogan, was one of the main opponents of Sweden’s entry into NATO. The President stated that “the Swedish government is talking about rights and freedoms. If they care so much, they should first Show some respect to the Republic of Turkey and to the Muslim faith. If they don’t show respect, they won’t get any support from us on the NATO issue.”

The UN has developed strategies to combat Islamophobia around the world. through Action Plan for the Protection of Religious Sites governments are seeking to take steps to ensure that Muslims can safely conduct their religious rituals.

Strategy and action plan against hate speech strives to fight hate, mainly online, and to protect freedom of expression.

Chaba Kyoryoshi, President of the General Assembly United Nations emphasized that education It is very important to fight discrimination against Muslims. He added that “there are movements and political parties that want to benefit from spreading the myth that any foreigner or believer of another faith can only be an enemy with bad intentions.”

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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