Malaysia Warns Rising Islamophobia Used To justify Muslim Persecution

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - JUNE 21: Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan makes a speech as he attends the 51st Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which is convened under the theme, 'The OIC in a Transforming World' at Lutfi Kirdar International Convention and Exhibition Center in Istanbul, Turkiye, on June 21, 2025. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım - photo credit Anadolu Agency )
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has expressed deep concern over the rise of Islamophobia, warning that normalisation of anti-Muslim sentiment is increasingly used to justify attacks against Muslims worldwide.
Speaking at the 51st Session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting in Istanbul, Turkiye, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said incidents of discrimination and attacks against Muslims have reached unprecedented levels.
'Normalised Islamophobia has become the main justification of Israel's crimes against Palestine and Iran, as well as of the persecution of Muslims in some countries,' he said while delivering Malaysia's national statement at the meeting on Saturday.
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He urged for a strong partnership between the UN Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia and the Special Envoy of the OIC Secretary-General, in focusing on promoting understanding across faiths, and fighting against bigotry.
Mohamad also called on the international community to take stronger action against Israel's systemic atrocities on Palestine and its recent illegal aggression against Iran which resulted in the deaths of innocent Iranian civilians.
He warned that the international community's inaction only lends substance to Israel's belief that it is immune from consequence.
'The UN Security Council's paralysis over Israel's atrocities is utterly embarrassing. There can be no peace without justice.
'The very notion of justice demands that we confront the ridiculous and impossible conditions being placed on Palestinian statehood,' he said.
He said Malaysia remains steadfast in its solidarity with the Palestinian people, while urging the global community to exert all efforts to realise an independent State of Palestine, based on pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as the capital.

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