Nham Mayara, Chairman of the Moroccan Advisory Council, stated Islamophobia is without doubt one of the most harmful phenomena that threatens the values and foundations of our alliance.
Talking on the opening of the 52nd assembly of the Govt Committee of the Alliance Council of Member States of the Group of Islamic Cooperation on Tuesday, Manyara added that, as we recall right here, Islamophobia has skilled a harmful escalation in recent times. Individuals burn and desecrate the Quran.
“This matter requires our vigilance, willpower and coordination to confront these objectionable violations by upholding the ability of dialogue between religions and cultures and the ideas of tolerance, openness and respect for others,” he burdened.
On this regard, he said that Morocco participates in lots of initiatives aimed toward successfully selling the institution of the premise for coexistence and dialogue amongst civilizations, together with the one introduced by King Mohammed VI earlier than the eleventh Islamic Summit held in Dakar in March 2008 Initiatives put ahead by the Authorities, in addition to the launch of the Rabat Motion Plan in 2013, prohibit the promotion of nationwide or spiritual racial hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence.
Manyara additionally talked about that in late July final yr, the United Nations Basic Meeting adopted a decision submitted by Rabat on selling dialogue between religions and cultures and selling tolerance with a unanimous vote of 193 international locations.
He burdened that Morocco strongly helps dialogue amongst cultures and civilizations, which can also be mirrored in its internet hosting of many specialised conferences and boards, such because the ninth International Discussion board on the Alliance of Civilizations in Fez, in addition to within the work of worldwide organizations. Assembly of the Parliament of Religions in Marrakech, June 2023.