ANKARA (AA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Directorate General of Press and Information (DGPI) of the Turkish Prime Ministry will hold the "International Islamophobia Conference within context of law and media" on September 12-13, 2013 in Istanbul.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, the Secretary General of OIC Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and General Director of DGPI Murat Karakaya will deliver the opening remarks at the conference.
The issue of "Democracy, Multiculturalism and Islamophobia" will be discussed at the first session, followed by a discussion on "Media's Role and Responsibility on Islamophobia" at the second session in the afternoon and "Law, Human Rights and Islamophobia" later in the day.
On the second day of the conference, workshop reports will be presented and an afternoon session themed "Cooperation Methods with Government and Media in Struggling Islamophobia" will be held.
