‘We are not out with discrimination against Muslims. We are not out on Islamophobia. There is an indirect link also with a form of what we call more xenophobia,’ says director of Interfederal Centre for Equal Opportunities
"We have never had so many people submit applications to the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency as we did last year," said Ferda Ataman, the head of Germany's anti-discrimination office, in announcing the report at a news conference in Berlin, Anadolu Agency reports.
Emine Erdogan, in a tweet, said the development, which was made possible at the initiative of Turkiye, is "promising" and will "undoubtedly accelerate the fight against crimes committed openly against our religion".
Discrimination keeps minorities in unhealthy environments, increase ill-health, need to access health care, while undermining ability to obtain it, finds series of studies in The Lancet
The WCC’s governing body said in a statement that “recent events in Israel and Palestine have highlighted the mounting obstacles to a just peace in the region.”