Toxic prejudice – Newspaper – DAWN.COM

With the right -wing movement in the march around the world, it is not surprising that anti -Muslim prejudice is observing high levels in many non -Muslim societies. In this way, as the world observes the International Day today to deal with Islamophobia, there should be a new pledge from the governments of the world to fight the anti -toxic prejudice, as well as discrimination against all beliefs. The resolution to mark the day was approved by the UN General Assembly in 2022, and Pakistan played an important role in the approval of the document. However, despite the excellent intentions of the resolution, Muslims around the world face a variety of violence. For example, the UK -based group Tel Mama says that the Islamophobic attacks in the UK increased by 73pc in the UK last year, while Cair, a Muslim lawyer group in the United States, says more than 8,600 Muslim and anti -Arab incidents have been reported in 2024. However, Islamophobia is not limited to the West only. During the BJP’s rule, Muslims in India are tolerating constant attacks on their beliefs and traditions.

While, according to a UN expert, Islamophobia targeted the “pandemic ratio” as a result of the 9/11 attacks, today various reasons are attributed to anti -Muslim hatred. Among them is the Israeli genocide in Gaza, which has been endorsed by many Western states, which have pushed forward anti -Muslim sentiment. Exploits for a dispute are right -wing groups, which paint Muslims as a dangerous minority to end our ‘lifestyle’ lifestyle. Particularly disturbing, in many places in Europe, Germany, Austria, Britain-right-right actors have taken great advantage of the ballot box. Meanwhile, in the United States, many of the internal constituencies of President Donald Trump are known for porting anti -Muslim views. Then, it is no coincidence that Islamophobia has increased in the Western states as Zenophobic forces have gained more political power. Big Tech, especially Elon Musk, has also played its part in making Muslims a devil. To counter the growing wave of hatred, governments will have to take action against violent hits that threaten peaceful Muslims, while proposed by the UN Secretary General, the online platform should do more to deal with hate speech. It can be a Muslim today, but if the world remains silent, the right -wing extremists will be the next ethnic and ethnic minorities. Therefore, all the people of the conscience need to speak against religious, racial and racial prejudice.

Dawn, appeared on March 15, 2025