MEO the Inauguration Conference of the European Authority for the Defense of Muslim Rights in Brussels

 

On the initiative of the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe the Inauguration Conference for the European Authority for the Defense of Muslims Rights was held in Brussels on December 19^th 2009.

 

Many law experts  and Muslim activists were invited to join this event from all European regions. This initiative comes in response to the rising wave of Islamophobia, which has become a challenge to the Islamic presence in Europe and a dangerous threat to the rights of Muslims in the region. This step was expedited by the murder of Dr. Marwa El Sherbiny, on the grounds of her being a Muslim, which was made clear by the murderer in court, along with the recent referendum results in Switzerland. What is despicable in both cases is that the European standpoint did not blanch at the wasting of  a human life indicating a dangerous decline in the level of Muslim rights in Europe and beyond.

 

In a telephone conversation with the Federation of Islamic Organizations, Dr.Fouad Elawy the Head of the Federation of Islamic Organizations in France explainrd that the initiatives aim was to take the responsibility of defending the rights of Muslims from the level of public organizations to the level of a specialized organization run by lawyers capable of protecting these rights, and to warn European communities of the danger of ignoring the rights of minorities.

 

Due to the importance of the topic, and its relation to the Islamic status in Europe, and the interest taken by Europe and the world in the hardships facing the Muslims of Europe with regards to their rights it is expected that the conference will attract a large number of European and international media.