Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 24/11/2017
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation participated in the roundtable organized by the Swedish Foreign Ministry at its headquarters in Stockholm on 24 /11/ 2017, to discuss the phenomenon of hatred towards Muslims in the world.
The Minister of Trade, the representative of the Ministry of Democracy and Culture in Sweden, the Ambassadors and representatives of the OIC Member States in Sweden, as well as representatives of religions and a group of scholars and academics participated in the round table.
The OIC Secretary-General, Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, was represented by the Director of Dialogue and Outreach Department, Mr. Bashir Ahmed Ansari, who delivered a statement in which he thanked Sweden for this civilizational initiative. He also indicated that, proceeding from its firm principles of upholding peace, tolerance and coexistence among cultures and civilizations in the world, the OIC was always present in the field of combatting discrimination and hatred.
Mr. Ansari suggested strategies that could be followed in political, legal, media, educational, cultural and social fields to combat this pathological phenomenon.
Commenting on the OIC role in the area of peace and security, he said that the Organization was fighting terrorism and extremism on one front and the phenomenon of Islamophobia on the other.
On the sidelines of the meeting, the Mr Ansari met representatives of the Ministry of Democracy in Sweden to discuss ways of promoting bilateral relationship between the OIC and Sweden, especially at the level of dialogue and combating Islamophobia and violent extremism.
