Tuesday, 24 May 2016

The growing phenomenon of Islamophobia in Ireland alarmingly



Dublin (Ina) warned non - governmental organizations working in the field of human rights and the fight against racism , the phenomenon of Islamophobia in Ireland are rising worrying since last year, with theincreasing rise in incidents of racism towards ethnic minorities in the country, according to thedeployment site , "Irish Times". 
Showed the figures recently released by the Council of Ireland for migration that communications about the phenomenon of Islamophobia have risen about 35 percent in 2015, after the Council has begun to communicate with members of the Muslim community , the desire to monitor incidents of racism they face. 
she Teresa Bochoaska, from the Council of Ireland for migration, said that "many community members have contacted us for reporting incidents of racism, but they did not say that religious affiliation was thecause of it, but it was the skin or the fact that the individual immigrant color." 
he added: "but last year we have seen a marked change, we began to individual callers reporting for Tardm accidents simply because they are Muslims, and began religious affiliation plays a big role in being subjected to harassment and bullying. " 
the latest figures recorded by the Central Bureau of Statistics, more than 103 racist act recorded in Ireland during 2015. However, these figures remain lower than those recorded by an Organisation forhuman rights , which monitored 148 racist act between January-June period of 2015 Office, a slight decrease compared with the period June to December 2014 , which recorded 182 work. 
He explained Shane Corey, the European network for the fight against racism in Ireland manager, that " the rhetoric of Islam and noted Muslims as terrorists and members of al Daash, the phenomenon ofincreasing sharply within the Irish community, along with the hostile rhetoric of Islam , which is growing in the world and brings members of the Irish community drafted a local way. " He 
also noted James Carr, a professor at the University of Limerick, to the phenomenon of rising hostility and racism towards Muslims at the beginning of the current year, especially since Muslim women become vulnerable to attacks twice compared with Muslim men. 
detect Carr for study confirms suffered a third of the Muslim community in Ireland, men and women, to the racist acts, while exposed to the majority of Muslim women to remove their hijabs or veils violently . 
at the level of Muslim leaders, said Sheikh Omar Kadri, Imam Mustafa Islamic Center, that the fear of members of the Muslim community stems from the ignorance of their religion, saying "the members of the community the conviction in the absence of a link between Muslims and among the members of theorganization Daash," adding: "We are also victims acts of extremism, Muslim Valjalah is not the enemy, but an ally of the community in the fight against terrorism. " 
He warned Kadri of the growing assault on veiled women because their body image," is often yells a passenger in and are uncovered by public transport , "he warned the deep gap that may occur between members of the same society, because the majority of Muslims are accustomed to what he described as"Balarhabiyn and members of terrorist organizations." 
He added Kadiri "We are used to this description, but it should not for that to happen, because that is the first step towards marginalization of class and falling into extremism. Muslim community knows that those individuals do not constitute a majority , but the fight against it and address it is essential to avoid the worst. 

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