“Although Islamophobia is a somewhat newly recognized phenomenon, the struggle against it is strengthening,” argued Nils Muiznieks, chairman of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), a body within the framework of the Council of Europe (CoE). The ECRI held a two-day meeting in Ankara earlier this week, bringing together national and international experts to discuss the implementation of the ECRI's recommendations to combat discrimination based on racial, ethnic, religious or other biases.
