Skip to content
Hindi News, हिंदी समाचार, Samachar, Breaking News, Latest Khabar – Pratirodh

Hindi News, हिंदी समाचार, Samachar, Breaking News, Latest Khabar – Pratirodh

Primary Menu Hindi News, हिंदी समाचार, Samachar, Breaking News, Latest Khabar – Pratirodh

Hindi News, हिंदी समाचार, Samachar, Breaking News, Latest Khabar – Pratirodh

  • Home
  • Newswires
  • Politics & Society
  • The New Feudals
  • World View
  • Arts And Aesthetics
  • For The Record
  • About Us
  • Featured

New US Bill Puts India, China In Same List On Islamophobia

Oct 22, 2021 | Pratirodh Bureau

The resolution urges the Biden administration to implement the recommendations of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, which has called for designating India as a country of particular concern for three consecutive years

A group of over 30 American lawmakers led by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives against growing incidents of Islamophobia worldwide.

The bill urges the State Department to include state-sponsored Islamophobic violence and impunity in its annual human rights reports.

The creation of the Special Envoy will help policymakers better understand the interconnected, global problem of anti-Muslim bigotry, the group of over 30 lawmakers said.

It will also outline a comprehensive strategy for establishing US leadership in combating Islamophobia worldwide.

Proponents of the bill, which requires the State Department to create a Special Envoy for monitoring and combating Islamophobia, have put India in the category of China and Myanmar for alleged atrocities against Muslims.

The Ministry of External Affairs in the past has asserted that “India is proud of its secular credentials, its status as the largest democracy and pluralistic society with a longstanding commitment to tolerance and inclusion.”

The Indian Constitution guarantees fundamental rights to all its citizens, including its minority communities, it has said.

It is widely acknowledged that India is a vibrant democracy where the Constitution protects religious freedom, and where democratic governance and the rule of law further promote and protect fundamental rights, the MEA has maintained.

Congresswoman Omar said: “We are seeing a rise in Islamophobia in nearly every corner of the globe”.

A press statement issued by her office said that there has been a staggering rise in incidents of violent Islamophobia.

“Whether it is the atrocities being committed against the Uyghurs in China and the Rohingya in Burma (Myanmar), the crackdowns on Muslim populations in India and Sri Lanka, the scapegoating of Muslim refugees and other Muslims in Hungary and Poland, the acts of white supremacist violence targeting Muslims in New Zealand and Canada, or the targeting of minority Muslim communities in Muslim-majority countries like Pakistan, Bahrain and Iran, the problem of Islamophobia is global in scope,” it said.

The Combating International Islamophobia Act is endorsed by several organisations, including the American Muslim Empowerment Network (AMEN), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT).

“For over a decade, we have seen increasing incidents of violent Islamophobia both in the US and worldwide – from the genocide of the Rohingya in Burma (Myanmar) and Uyghurs in China to the attacks on Muslim refugees in Canada and New Zealand,” said Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky.

Nihad Awad from CAIR said that while global Islamophobia, anti-Muslim state policies and hate incidents have increased for the past two decades, the American Muslim community has consistently called for the creation of a special envoy position to monitor and combat this rising tide of hate.

“Our nation needs better tools to combat Islamophobic state policies and violence in countries like China, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, the European Union and elsewhere,” he said.

“Global Islamophobia is not only a threat to the safety and security of Muslims here and abroad, it is also a threat to international religious freedom and democratic principles. CAIR is calling on Congressional leadership and the Biden-Harris administration to support the Combating International Islamophobia Act and make this special envoy position a reality,” Awad added.

Tags: Combating International Islamophobia Act, Islamophobia, Pratirodh, US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, US State Department

Continue Reading

Previous Was Offered Rs 300 Cr Bribe To Clear Deals Of Ambani, Others: Malik
Next Women As Vote Bank: The Need Of The Hour

More Stories

  • Featured

Illegal Constructions On Stepwell Led To Indore Temple Tragedy

7 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau
  • Featured

Assam’s Rural Solar Scheme Fails To Keep The Lights On

8 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau
  • Featured

Cease ‘Mass Forced Evictions’ At Angkor Wat: Amnesty International

13 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau

Recent Posts

  • Illegal Constructions On Stepwell Led To Indore Temple Tragedy
  • Assam’s Rural Solar Scheme Fails To Keep The Lights On
  • Cease ‘Mass Forced Evictions’ At Angkor Wat: Amnesty International
  • Palestinians Mark 47th Land Day Amid Calls To End Israeli Occupation
  • Sexual Harassment: Kalakshetra Closes College Till April 6
  • Not An Imperial King: Grand Jury Indicts Ex-US Prez Donald Trump
  • Rahul, Modi & Politics With The Gloves Off
  • Treated Wastewater Reuse Could Cut 1.3 Million Tonnes Of Emissions
  • ‘Global Scamsters’ Defending PM: Congress On Lalit Modi Tweet
  • Most Himalayan Glaciers Analysed Melting At Varying Rates: Govt
  • Beyond Patriarchy: Matrilineal Societies Exist Around The World
  • Rahul Gandhi To Launch Agitation From Kolar On April 5
  • Nagaland Scientist’s Tiny Sensor To Tell If Food Is Spoiled
  • ‘Attack Me…Not Freedom Fighters’: Ro Khanna
  • ‘Convenor Of Corrupt Alliance’: Kharge On Modi
  • Earlier Covid Origin Disclosure May Have Saved Political Argy-Bargy
  • Can We Trust Machines Doing The News?
  • Olive Ridley Turtle Nesting Site In Konkan Faces New Threat
  • Petty Politics Of Petty Men: Kapil Sibal’s Swipe At Govt
  • Since Musk Took Over, Antisemitism On Twitter More Than Doubled

Search

Main Links

  • Home
  • Newswires
  • Politics & Society
  • The New Feudals
  • World View
  • Arts And Aesthetics
  • For The Record
  • About Us

Related Stroy

  • Featured

Illegal Constructions On Stepwell Led To Indore Temple Tragedy

7 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau
  • Featured

Assam’s Rural Solar Scheme Fails To Keep The Lights On

8 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau
  • Featured

Cease ‘Mass Forced Evictions’ At Angkor Wat: Amnesty International

13 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau
  • Featured

Palestinians Mark 47th Land Day Amid Calls To End Israeli Occupation

15 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau
  • Featured

Sexual Harassment: Kalakshetra Closes College Till April 6

1 day ago Pratirodh Bureau

Recent Posts

  • Illegal Constructions On Stepwell Led To Indore Temple Tragedy
  • Assam’s Rural Solar Scheme Fails To Keep The Lights On
  • Cease ‘Mass Forced Evictions’ At Angkor Wat: Amnesty International
  • Palestinians Mark 47th Land Day Amid Calls To End Israeli Occupation
  • Sexual Harassment: Kalakshetra Closes College Till April 6
Copyright © All rights reserved. | CoverNews by AF themes.