Posted on 03/20/2023 6:18:06 PM PDT by marshmallow
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered, at the High-Level Special Event marking the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, in New York, today:
I thank Pakistan and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for focusing attention — and calling for action — to stamp out the poison of Islamophobia.
The world’s nearly 2 billion Muslims reflect humanity in all its magnificent diversity. They hail from all corners of the world. They are Arabs, Africans, Europeans, Americans and Asians.
But they often face bigotry and prejudice for no other reason than their faith.
This anti-Muslim hatred takes many forms.
There is the structural, institutional discrimination. It manifests itself in socioeconomic exclusion, discriminatory immigration policies and unwarranted surveillance and profiling. It reveals itself in the wholesale stigmatization of Muslim communities.
And it is reinforced by biased media representations, and — shamefully — by the anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies of some political leaders.
Beyond structural Islamophobia, Muslims suffer personal attacks, hateful rhetoric and stereotyping. Many such acts of intolerance and suspicion may not be reflected in official statistics, but they degrade people’s dignity and our common humanity.
The linkages between anti-Muslim hatred and gender inequality are unmistakable. We see some of the worst impacts in the triple discrimination against Muslim women because of their gender, ethnicity and faith.
The growing hate that Muslims face is not an isolated development. It is an inexorable part of the resurgence of ethno-nationalism, neo-Nazi white supremacist ideologies and violence targeting vulnerable populations including Muslims, Jews, some minority Christian communities and others.
Discrimination diminishes us all. And it is incumbent on all of us to stand up against it. We must never be bystanders to bigotry.
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The millions of victims of Muslim conquest and persecution across 3 continents could not be reached for comment.
Islam. When worshipping Satan just isn’t evil enough.
“. But they often face bigotry and prejudice for no other reason than their faith.”
Maybe because Islam spews bigotry and prejudice......
I doubt the West will have the division of attention to combat Islamo-Phobia for so long as it’s up to its armpits fighting Islamo-Terrorism.
It’s not a phobia when they say they openly that they want to enslave you or kill you. Fear of Islam is just good common sense
I am so sick of hearing about “Islamophobia”. I am not afraid of muslims, I despise the sunsabitches. There is a difference between that and fear. I don’t like muslims. I don’t trust muslims. It is not because I am afraid of them. It is pure folly to trust or associate with a group of people who want to either kill you, or enslave you simply because you don’t subscribe to their own twisted world view and twisted sick “religion”. They are NOT a “religion of peace” they are evil bastards not deserving of one shred of respect or trust.
When do we get the International day to stop anti-Catholic bias?
Phobic re Islam? After 9/11, it’s not phobic. It’s recognition of an evil demographic.
islam is a totalitarian death cult founded by a child rapist.
muslims(SPIT!)
Yep
Hate the bastards, definitely not afraid of them!
POS towel monkeys kill 3000 just blocks from the.....Oh well..... WHATEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wake up, ‘Merica.
Any other circumstances and they'd be declared a murderous cult and wiped out. Fingers crossed.
Islam is seen as a threat because it is a totalitarian theology and expansionist political ideology rolled into one religion that does not tolerate democracy, dissent, other religions, cultural pluralism, tolerance of non-believers, individual rights, gender rights, population control, modernity and progress beyond 6th century.
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