European laws fight anti-semitism, not Islamophobia, says Turkish FM
11:24, 27/02/2019, WednesdayU: Update: 11:44, 27/02/2019, Wednesday
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Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Çavuşoğlu in Geneva
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Wednesday decried the lack of any laws to fight Islamophobia in Europe.
"Islamophobia is much stronger than anti-semitism in Europe, yet strict laws fight anti-Semitism, there are no laws for Islamophobia."
"Islamophobia is much stronger than anti-semitism in Europe, yet strict laws fight anti-Semitism, there are no laws for Islamophobia."
According to the European Islamophobia Report 2017, a rising wave of Islamophobia has taken hold in Europe.
The report revealed 908 crimes, ranging from verbal and physical attacks to murder attempts, targeting Muslims in Germany, as well as 664 in Poland, 364 in the Netherlands, 256 in Austria, 121 in France, 56 in Denmark, and 36 in Belgium.