The Rabat-based Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) called on the United Nations to proclaim March 15 an International Day to Combat Islamophobia. Following this heinous terrorist attack the Director General of the pan-Islamic Organization, Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, called on the UN to proclaim March 15, date of this atrocious massacre, as the international day for combating Islamophobia in all its forms and manifestations. Dr Altwaijri affirmed that Islamophobia has become an international phenomenon with international spinoffs and harmful repercussions on the rights, security and safety of Muslim citizens in countries outside the Islamic world. He urged governments and regional and international organizations to intensify their efforts to fight this serious phenomenon that jeopardizes international peace and security, and that totally runs against the principles of the UN charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the relevant international declarations, agreements and conventions. He further called upon the international community as a whole to fight this serious phenomenon because it does not only target Muslims and Islam, but also the human values that preach mutual respect and coexistence.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 19, 2019 14:15 UTC