An international two-day event presented by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) went underway in Cordoba to discuss Islamophobia. The goals of the event included thorough discussions on intolerance and discrimination related to unemployment, education, and housing. Delegations from 56 nations attended the conference, highlighting a sharp rise in Islamophobia since the…
Europe’s first major conference on intolerance against Muslims wrapped up in Spain with participants stressing that media and education hold the key to solving the problem. “Education is a fundamental instrument in the prevention and treatment of intolerance and discrimination against Muslims,” Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos told the two-day gathering organized by the…
By Emma Thomasson AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Europe’s main democracy and rights watchdog expressed concern on Friday about increasing Dutch intolerance towards Muslims that was fanned by the murder last year of a filmmaker critical of Islam. Omur Orhun, ambassador on combating discrimination against Muslims for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), was…
