Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the establishment of a communication network in the international arena, to combat the phenomenon of anti-Islam, provided that it includes all societies and countries where this danger is spread.
- In a speech he delivered at the First International Symposium on Media and Islamophobia in Ankara, he said that it has become imperative for all societies and countries that are at risk of Islamophobia to meet and establish an international communication network.
Erdogan added: Anti-Islam began to spread rapidly like cancer cells around the world, especially in Western countries.
He pointed out that the strategy of demonizing Muslims - which was followed by the US administration after the attacks of September 11 (2001) - has fueled the virus of anti-Islam that already exists in the cultural structure of many societies.
And he added that the authorities in charge of achieving the security of citizens in the West seem to be in the arena of anti-Islam race, stressing that the unity of the Islamic world is capable of achieving positive results in combating anti-Islamism in the short term.
Instead of discussing the dangers of Islamophobia, Erdogan described the West's running into the influence of racist currents as resorting to easy solutions.
He said: Although the West seeks to reduce the impact of racism against Muslims through the term Islamophobia, we are well aware that the matter is, in essence, anti-Islam.
And the Turkish president demanded that the dangers of anti-Islam be explained to everyone in the world, not the danger of Islam.
In order to find solutions to the phenomenon of anti-Islam, Erdogan called for the adoption of common thinking mechanisms in the framework of efforts to reduce anti-Islam to ensure the security and well-being of all humankind.