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Marriyum calls on OIC to counter Islamophobia, misinformation

Marriyum calls on OIC to counter Islamophobia, misinformation

Marriyum calls on OIC to counter Islamophobia, misinformation

She was addressing the 12th Conference of the Ministers of Information in Istanbul.

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  • Marriyum Aurangzeb is attending 12th Conference of the Ministers of Information in Istanbul
  • She called for creating an OIC working Group to counter Islamophobia and misinformation
  • She said we must fight fake news alongside upholding basic freedoms
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ISTANBUL: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb is representing Pakistan at the 12th Conference of the Ministers of Information of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) being held in Istanbul, Turkiye.

The Information Ministers of 57 countries and high-ranking officials are attending the conference on ‘Combating Disinformation and Islamophobia in the Post-Truth Era’.

Addressing the conference, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb called for creating an OIC working Group to counter Islamophobia and misinformation.

The Information Minister proposed that a special OIC representative shall be appointed and a panel of experts is formed to give suggestions to the organization to deal with incidents of Islamophobia and support the victims.

Emphasizing on intensified efforts to tackle Islamophobia, the federal minister said the phenomenon is not abating as there has been a constant rise in mob lynching, pre-planned communal riots, and negative portrayal in electronic and social media in India.

She said OIC being a representative of the collective aspirations of the Muslim Ummah must use its full political and economic weight to protect the fundamental rights of Muslims and interests of Muslim minorities across the globe.

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Putting forth her recommendations, the minister said information colonialism has to be fought and a new independent information regime should be established.

Marriyum Aurangzeb said any internal trends within the Muslim states that feed misperceptions about Islam and Muslim societies should be curtailed through better public participation, inclusivity, and focus on freedom of speech that is culturally sensitive and internationally projectable.

Underscoring the need for laws to identify and prosecute promoters of hate and deception, the minister said we must fight fake news with real news alongside upholding the basic freedoms.

She reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to play role in ensuring capacity building and sharing of best practices within OIC member states.

Regarding climate change, the minister said media in the OIC Member States has a responsibility to highlight and underscore the importance of urgent, unified and decisive action by the international community to combat this challenge.

She said many OIC countries are facing climate injustice. She gave the example of Pakistan and Nigeria which are among the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world even though their carbon emission is negligible.

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Highlighting Pakistan’s extensive operations for relief and rehabilitation in the flood-hit areas, she said climate-induced floods have resulted in losses estimated at 40 billion dollars.

She also thanked the international community, in particular OIC countries, for their invaluable contribution to the flood relief efforts.

 

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