(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 15. It is
regrettable that during the 30-year occupation, Armenia destroyed
mosques and religious temples in Azerbaijan's Karabakh, President
of G20 Interfaith Forum Cole Durham told trend .
He noted that such cases are unacceptable.
'Of course, there are a number of circumstances and
reasons behind this. This is religious, ethnic discrimination. Such
behavior by Armenia is unacceptable. We hope that these cases will
not happen again, and peace will be established between the two
countries,' he said.
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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