OIC holds meeting to discuss rise in Islamophobia.
During a workshop held by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Research Center for Islamic Histrory in Istanbul they reviewed the OIC Islamophobia Observatory’s work about the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment in the West, the role of the diaspora in combating Islamophobia and intolerance and religious discrimination and the role of member states in combating Islamophobia. The participants, 26 OIC member states, 5 institutions, 6 panelists, 33 experts and 3 moderators, came up with rules and actions to be undertaken by the observatory.