The UN chief calls for a global action against the increase in ‘anti-Muslim bigotism’ | News of Islamophobia
By marking an international day to fight Islamophobia, Guterreres speaks against Bigotica, xenophobia and discrimination.
United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, expressed concern about the “disturbing increase in anti -Muslim bigoticism,” urging the G
Guterres gave comments on Saturday to mark the international day to fight Islamophobia Marked every year on March 15.
Rights across the world and UN have noticed an increase in Islamophobia, bias against Arab and anti-Semitism from the beginning of Israel 17-month war on gauze.
“We are witnesses to the disturbing increase in anti -Muslim bigoticism. From racial profiling and discriminatory policies that violate human rights and dignity, to direct violence against individuals and places of worship,” said the UN -AU chief of the video of the X. “This is part of the wider whip of intolerance, extremist ideologies and attacks.”
He called the government, without citing any nation, to “encourage social cohesion and protect religious freedom.”
“Internet platforms have to suppress speech and hate hate. And we all have to speak against clearness, xenophobia and discrimination, “he added.
We are witnessing a disturbing increase in anti -Muslim bigoticism, which is part of the wider whip of intolerance and attacks on religious groups and vulnerable population.
This international day to fight Islamophobia, we work together to support equality, human rights and dignity. pic.twitter.com/qio1tewme5
– António Guterres (@Antonioguterreres) March 15, 2025
Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Miguel Angel Motratini said Muslims face “institutional discrimination and socioeconomic limitations.”
“Such biases are manifested in stigmatization and unjustified racial profile of Muslims and are enhanced by biased media representations, as well as antimuscan rhetoric and policies of some political leaders,” he said in the UN General Assembly.
Proponents of law have been concerned for years for the stigma that Muslims and Arabs have faced for the way some people of these communities associate with armed groups.
Currently, many pro-Palestinian activists, including Western states such as the United States, complained and say that their advocacy of Palestinian rights is wrongly marked by their critics as support of Hamas in Gaza.
In recent weeks, Watchdogs rights have released data, noticing record levels of incidents against Muslim hatred and hate speech in countries such as the United Kingdom, the US and India.
AND report Published by the Council for US-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Tuesday stated that 8,658 complaints were concerned with incidents against Muslim and anti-Araba last year-which represented 7.4 percent from year to year-year-old since the group began to compile data in 1996.
