OIC chief: European politicians exploit fear of Muslims

OIC chief: European politicians exploit fear of Muslims.(TZ).European politicians aim to woo their voters and win their support by attacking or offending Muslims across the region, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) head Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu said on Thursday.“There are efforts by European politicians to use Islamophobia as a tool to win votes. Assailing and offending Muslims has become the ugliest tool to win the advantage in elections. The more one attacks Muslims and offends them, the more votes are gained, which can be turned into a seat in the Parliament,” İhsanoğlu said. He added that Muslims have become part of the European political agenda.
The OIC chief’s remarks came in an interview with Today’s Zaman during his visit to Australia at the official invitation from Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd.
Attacks on Muslims first began in Belgium and the Netherlands and have now spread to France, he said, adding that hostility against Muslims is becoming a political tool.
According to İhsanoğlu, using Islamophobia for political gain is very disappointing because there is a risk of seeing religious hatred and discrimination as a natural expression of democracy. Therefore, he said, governments and coalitions formed in this way will justify themselves by saying, “We have done this because our citizens provided us with the authority to do so.”(Democracy).
“It is the same as the decision by the French Parliament criminalizing denial of the Armenian genocide. This decision ignores other nations’ religion and beliefs, which is a huge and dangerous threat to stability,” İhsanoğlu noted.The French bill approved by French Parliament criminalizing denial of the “Armenian genocide” last month has not only outraged Turks, but also drew strong condemnation from both the Turkish government and the opposition.Hmmmmmm.........Salafi-jihadi sheikh Abu Basir Al-Tartusi "Democracy and Islam are incompatible".Read the full story here.