The United Nations says there’s a ‘disturbing rise’ in anti-Muslim bigotry. “From racial profiling and discriminatory policies that violate human rights and dignity, to outright violence against individuals and places of worship, this is part of a wider scourge of intolerance,” UN Chef de Cabinet, Courtenay Rattray mentioned on Friday.
The feedback got here throughout a gathering of the General Assembly to mark International Day to Combat Islamophobia. Miguel Angel Moratinos, UN Under-Secretary-General mentioned many such acts might not be mirrored into official statistics – however they “degrade people’s dignity and our common humanity. ”
Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League, confused that “there are no terrorist religions or peoples, only minds filled with hatred and corrupted by misguided beliefs.” the assembly comes on the eve of the three-year anniversary of , the UN General Assembly adopted a resolutions which designated 15 March because the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
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