Iran FM warns of Islamophobia surge across West

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Sunday 08 Feb 2015 - 12:47 Makkah mean time-19-4-1436 Iran FM warns of Islamophobia spread across West Tehran, (IINA) - Iran’s Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif has warned against the escalation of “the quite unsettling and pervasive manifestations of Islamophobia” in the aftermath of the last month attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. In a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released on Saturday Zarif said Muslims across the world condemned in clear and unequivocal terms the unjustifiable killings by members of an infamous, violent and extremist group, Press TV reported. He added that such senseless resorts to violence has no place in Islam and its exalted teachings and are not acceptable to Muslims, but that the perpetrators who seek to spread Islamophobia are trying to portray a different image of the religion. Zarif expressed grave concern over the frequent desecration of Islamic sanctities by Western political quarters and media, while, as he added, any material considered as anti-Semitic in Western media is forbidden and punishable. “This inherently dangerous phenomenon poses serious threat to international peace and security, and the acutely needed ambiance of humane, peaceful inter-state and inter-people relations and the requisite recourse, by all, to dialogue, understanding and tolerance between and among the plurality of ethnic, religious and racial communities in our world today,” the Iranian minister said. Zarif added that the Western double standards have resulted in a surge of European and American militants who are now fighting alongside terrorists in the Middle East and committing atrocities again civilians. “I strongly believe we urgently need to draw on our collective wisdom at the level of the entire international community to explore practical ways and means in this regard,” the top Iranian diplomat added. He underlined his readiness for further exchange of views with the UN chief on such topical issues. SM/IINA