Muslim nations' group to counter Islamophobia
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) announced in a report released over the weekend that it will take a number of steps to circumvent escalating Islamophobia in the West.
The OIC report, a 60-page assessment of the reasons behind Islamophobia, offers a detailed action plan to combat Islamophobia. The measures include explaining to Westerners that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance and correcting bias and misunderstandings about Islam. Islam's bright past will be explained and the message that Islam does not support terrorism will be emphasized. The Western world will also be warned against provocative actions against Islam's sacred symbols, such as happened during the crisis sparked when a Danish newspaper printed obscene cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed.
Martin Sullivan