Conference to explore Islamophobia after 9/11

An international conference will explore Islamophobia after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The conference which will be held in Tehran Oct 6-7 is an attempt to correct the tarnished image the West is offering of Islam.

Secretary of the conference Hamidreza Akhavan said the event is a project by the ISESCO as part of a string of gatherings and meetings which focuses on Islamophobia in the West.

ISESCO is the Islamic, Scientific, Educational and Cultural organization of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.

Pointing out that following the collapse of the former Soviet Union the West tried to depict Islam as its main enemy in the world’s public opinion, he also stressed that the OIC leaders were of the opinion that Islamophobia was a phenomenon which the whole world had to confront in a bid to pave the way for the friendly and peaceful co-existence among civilizations and religions.

22 distinguished scholars and thinkers from Iran and a number of other world countries are to present their views during the conference which is co-sponsored by Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Ebn Sina research center and the Organization of Islamic Communications and Culture.

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