{"id":82481,"date":"2022-03-16T13:47:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T13:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=82481"},"modified":"2022-03-16T13:52:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T13:52:11","slug":"un-sets-march-15-as-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/82481-un-sets-march-15-as-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Sets March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/03\/photo_2022-03-16_17-21-17-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/03\/photo_2022-03-16_17-21-17-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/03\/photo_2022-03-16_17-21-17-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/03\/photo_2022-03-16_17-21-17-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/03\/photo_2022-03-16_17-21-17-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/03\/photo_2022-03-16_17-21-17.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.N. 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