Istanbul conference addresses Islamophobia

YeniSafak
April 19, 2019

Center for Islam and Global Affairs hosts 20 scholars from seven countries to discuss how to tackle growing problem.

 

Istanbul conference on Islamophobia , Photograph: (DHA)

Twenty scholars from around the globe deliberated on the roots and geopolitics of Islamophobia at a three-day conference last weekend in Istanbul, Turkey.

They described Islamophobia as a very dangerous threat not only to Muslims but to all of humanity.

3-day conference on anti-Muslim racism kicks off in Istanbul

ISTANBUL

Published 13.04.2019 

The second edition of the international conference on Islamophobia kicked off in Istanbul on Friday.

Featuring scholars from Turkey and abroad, the conference organized by the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (IZU) focused on "Islamophobia's role in different contexts, and its discourse and geopolitics."

In his opening speech, IZU rector Mehmet Bulut said anti-Muslim racism threatens human rights "in grave and unconscionable ways."