(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 15. Azerbaijan plays an
important role not only in the region, on the global stage, but
also in the Muslim world, Chairman of Pakistan-based MUSLIM
(Mission of Unity, Stability & Leadership in Muslims) Institute
think tank Sultan Ahmad Sahibzada told trend .
Sahibzada noted that each religion cultivates respect for other
religions, their values, and shrines.
'However, over the 30 years of occupation of Azerbaijani lands,
Armenia has committed incredible acts of vandalism. I was in
Shusha, Fuzuli and other territories liberated from occupation, and
was shocked by the destruction I saw,” he said.
I can't understand why the mosque should be destroyed? The
mosque is a sacred place where people pray to God. In Karabakh,
Armenians destroyed mosques, kept animals there. The international
community must respond to this,' he added.
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 an
international conference dedicated to the International Day to
Combat Islamophobia themed“Islamophobia as a Specific Form of
Racism and Discrimination: New Global and Transnational
Challenges”.
The main purpose of the conference is to provide for an academic
discussion platform on the alarming trends targeting Muslims and
Muslim-populated countries at international and national
levels.
The conference, bringing together scientists, experts of
international organizations, religious figures and representatives
of non-governmental organizations from 32 countries, is featuring
discussions on different approaches in the fight against
Islamophobia, manifestation of Islamophobia in some European
countries, Islamophobia in the international media.
15 March was designated as the“International Day to Combat
Islamophobia” at the session of the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), held in
Niamey, Niger, on 27-28 November 2020. In 2022, the United Nations
General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring March 15 as
“International Day to Combat Islamophobia”.
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