A number of Muslim organizations based in Malaysia have initiated a campaign to combat Islamophobia in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Malaysia Consultative Council of Islamic Organizations, Alliance of World Masjid in Defense of Islam, and Secretariat for Ulama Assembly of Asia, in a joint letter announced the launch of the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The text of the letter is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday, we are launching an initiative to address the issue of Islamophobia. The aim of the campaign is to address the trend of a subtle and overt effort by certain quarters to spread and promote hate crimes and micro-aggressions against Muslims globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are deeply concerned that Islam and Muslims have been targeted in certain countries leading to communal clashes and prolonged conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prejudices towards Islam and Muslims are pervasive even by certain governments, which tend to embrace an attitude of suspicion towards Islam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We recognize the danger of a deliberate campaign, especially by the West, to create a negative narration against Islam and Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2015, Islamophobia reportedly increased by 200 per cent in the United Kingdom, and anti-Muslim attacks in the United States grew by 78 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Islamophobia is defined as “unfounded hostility towards Islam”. This includes “unfair discrimination against Muslim individuals and communities” and the exclusion of Muslims from political and social affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is an urgent need to implement a global action to counter increasing acts of violence against Muslims and Muslim communities around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The growing Muslim presence in the world has been perceived as a danger and under the pretext of freedom of speech and allegations of Islamic extremism, Muslims are targeted by the governments and the media too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We call on all Muslim leaders at every level (politicians, intellectuals and scholars, professionals and journalists) to combat this long-standing fear and contempt. This is a global challenge and needs a global movement to address it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We call for the government of Malaysia to seriously look into the Islamophobic trend that is fuelling negative prejudices and perceptions towards Islam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We will organize high-impact campaigns by mobilizing non-governmental organizations, scholars, media and governmental agencies to reach out to the masses in correcting the Islamophobic influences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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