(Anadolu) The West[ern] public should be told that Islamophobia is a crime, said newly appointed Turkish ambassador of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Friday.
“It is necessary to tell the Western public in all ways needed that Islamophobia is a crime,” Mehmet Pacaci, OSCE’s senior representative to combat intolerance and discrimination against Muslims, told Anadolu Agency.
Pacaci was appointed to the post on Thursday by Slovakia, who has taken over the 2019 chairmanship of the OSCE.
During his term, he said, they are going to conduct field researches on the subjects of Islamophobia and intolerance against Muslims.
The reports of the researches would be brought to the agenda of the OSCE, he added.
