Tag: UN
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UN committee slams UK over racism, incitement affecting minorities
UN committee condemned the repeated racist acts in UK targeting ethnic minorities, migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, highlighting the UK as a growing hotspot for racial tension. The United Nations committee responsible for combating racism has criticized the United Kingdom over continuing hate crimes, hate speech and xenophobic incidents, following riots fueled by hate and […]
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UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution to Combat Islamophobia
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution with 115 votes in favor, targeting the fight against Islamophobia, while 44 member states abstained. To mark the International Day against Islamophobia, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for decisive action to combat religious intolerance and hatred targeting Muslims. Initiated by Pakistan and backed by […]
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IRIC Statement on the International Day to Combat Islamophobia
In recent years, Muslims have witnessed an alarming increase in Islamophobia in the West, manifested through despicable acts like the vandalization of mosques, anti-Muslim rhetoric, and hate crimes. Muslims have endured targeted attacks, discriminatory policies, and systemic marginalization, jeopardizing their fundamental rights, safety, well-being, and sense of belonging. For example, in 2019, a tragic event unfolded in Christchurch, New Zealand, where an individual attacked two mosques, resulting in the loss of 51 lives. Similarly, an appalling incident took place in Quebec City, Canada, in 2017, where an attack on a mosque claimed six lives. The senseless killings of three young American Muslims in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 2015 highlighted the severity of Islamophobia. Moreover, the sharp rise in Islamophobic attacks on mosques and individuals in the UK, and the desecration of Islamic symbols in Sweden and Denmark – like burning the Quran – serve as further illustrations of this troubling trend.
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UN Rights Council Approves Resolution on Religious Hatred After Qur’an Burning
Western countries strongly oppose resolution, arguing it conflicts with laws on free speech A deeply divided UN Human Rights Council has approved a controversial resolution that urges countries to “address, prevent and prosecute acts and advocacy of religious hatred”, after incidents of Qur’an-burning in Sweden. The resolution was strongly opposed by the US, EU and […]
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UK’s anti-terrorism strategy has ‘negative effect’ on Muslim communities
A UN special rapporteur has criticized the UK’s Prevent Strategy for targeting Muslim communities, highlighting that its implementation is “inconsistent” with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Fionnuala Ni Aolain, the UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, said the strategy has had a “negative […]
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UN: Anti-Muslim hatred at ‘epidemic’ proportions
In response to security threats due to horrific acts purportedly carried out in the name of Islam, some states have responded by adopting measures that disproportionately target Muslims, the leading UN expert on freedom of religion said Thursday. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, in a report to the […]
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Muslim scholar offers his COVID-19 vaccine for free by UN
Professor of Immunology at University of Mainz, Germany Ugur Sahin offered his COVID-19 vaccine for free access under the auspices of the United Nations. Speaking in an exclusive interview with IRNA, Sahin stressed compliance with commitments to the contract with Pfizer pharmaceutical company. He called for UN cooperation for free access of the poor countries […]
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What is a Madrasa?
What is a Madrasa? Author: Ebrahim Moosa Publisher: Edinburgh University Press Publication Date: March 10, 2015 Explains the role of the madrasa in the cultural, intellectual and religious experience of Muslims The prospects for peace in Afghanistan, dialogue between Washington and Tehran, the UN’s bid to stabilize nuclear-armed Pakistan, understanding the largest Muslim minority in […]
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Faith-based organizations can help solve problems of forced migration, say experts at UN
Faith-based organizations and religious leaders must be included in efforts to address the challenges of human trafficking and forced migration, representatives of the United Nations, international organizations, Member States and civil society have said. They met on 23 September in New York after the landmark United Nations Summit on Refugees and Migrants and the Leaders’ […]