BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 15. There has
been a legalization of racism prior to now 10 years in France, a
historian, creator of the ‘Dictionary of Islamophobia’, Kamil Meziti
stated, Trend
reviews.
He made the comment on the panel session of the
worldwide convention themed “Islamophobia as a Specific Form of
Racism and Discrimination: New Global and Transnational
Challenges”.
“In France, Muslims aren’t in an excellent
setting. We noticed this within the final presidential election; the
presidential candidate insulted Muslims and was not punished for
that. Politicians use this to construct their political careers.
However, Muslims have the identical rights as everybody else. If somebody
commits against the law, do we are saying that he’s a Catholic, or a Christian
terrorist? No. We simply say he is a terrorist. Why doesn’t this
apply to Muslims then?” he stated.
On March 15-16, the Baku International
Multiculturalism Center (BIMC), the Center of Analysis of
International Relations (AIR Center) and the G20 Interfaith Forum
are organizing a global convention devoted to the
International Day to Combat Islamophobia themed “Islamophobia as a
Specific Form of Racism and Discrimination: New Global and
Transnational Challenges”.
The foremost goal of the convention is to offer for
a tutorial dialogue platform on the alarming developments concentrating on
Muslims and Muslim-populated international locations at worldwide and
nationwide ranges.
The convention, bringing collectively scientists, specialists
of worldwide organizations, non secular figures and
representatives of non-governmental organizations from 32
international locations, is that includes discussions on completely different approaches within the
battle in opposition to Islamophobia, a manifestation of Islamophobia in some
European international locations, and Islamophobia within the worldwide
media.
15 March was designated because the “International Day to
Combat Islamophobia” on the session of the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), held in
Niamey, Niger, on November 27-28, 2020. In 2022, the United Nations
General Assembly adopted a decision declaring March 15 as
“International Day to Combat Islamophobia”.
