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Turkey Minister Accuses Global Forces of Islamophobia, Defamation
October 11, 2016
Turkey's Youth and Sports Minister Akif Çağatay Kılıç has called on a conference of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul to combat the global forces "who want to see Muslim countries slip into social and political chaos" and to be aware of "Islamophobia and defamation of Islam as malicious attempts to negatively influence young people."
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OIC Condemns Israeli Intercept of Gaza Aid Flotilla
October 11, 2016
The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the 57-member-state organization that asserts it speaks on behalf of Muslims worldwide, condemned the Israeli navy's interception of an activist boat aiming to break the country's blockade of Gaza as a "violation of international law and human values."
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Grand Imam Sends Mixed Messages in WCC Address
October 11, 2016
In a Geneva meeting of the Muslim Council of Elders with the World Council of Churches, the Grand Imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar University decried global poverty, secularism, and the hypocrisy of the UN system; called for inter-religious dialogue in youth education and human security improvements; and critiqued those who aim to identify Islam with violence.
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Testimony: Islamist Pressure Groups in US Intimidate Muslims
October 05, 2016
Testimony by Muslim Americans at a recent hearing of a US House of Representatives subcommittee identified US Islamist groups, such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations, that have engaged in pressure tactics to silence Muslims trying to discuss religious reform and engage in self-criticism.
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French Debates Consider Effects of Term "Islamophobia"
October 05, 2016
French politicians and academics are unpacking the challenges of the term "Islamophobia" as propaganda used by Islamist militants" to "disqualify all speech on Islam or Muslims" by non-Muslims and to limit Muslims' contributions to debates on religion and society to "statements of grievance or complaint."
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