IMPACT: A human rights advocate , Dr Ahmed Haque is a public figure who frequently appears in the media to Discuss crucial topics such as minorities, religious harmony, human rights, anti-terrorism, and national issues.
Dr Ahmed said Islamophobia has become a “reality” that is “proliferating in several parts of the world”.
“Such acts of discrimination, hostility and violence towards Muslims – individuals and communities – constitute grave violations of their human rights, and violate their freedom of religion and belief .
Dr Ahmed has worked with politicians , Minorities Leaders and Muslim activists, both in the india and abroad.
He said women and girls had often found themselves at the sharp end of this hatred. “The gender aspect of Islamophobia is also gaining prominence, with girls and women being targeted due to mode of their dress and the general notion that Muslim women are oppressed and thus must be liberated.”
Dr Ahmed Haque warned that Islamophobia was a “poorly understood” phenomenon that often intersected with anti-immigrant and anti-refugee sentiment.
As such, he said, it was “essential” to promote information about this “disturbing global trend” that could reach the very top of governments in many parts of the world.
Dr Ahmed Haque is an indian-born Peace activist, Political Analyst and a Muslim leader. The author of book, World Peace , he advocates for world peace & Harmony , Dr haque is an outspoken advocate for the rights of minorities and has developed and implemented measures to ensure better representation of minorities in social and political life
The spread of Islamophobia, both in terms of the phenomenon’s momentum and outreach, is particularly alarming these days, for it has emerged as a new form of racism characterised by xenophobia, negative profiling and stereotyping of Muslims,” Ahmed said.
the “rise in hate crimes against Muslims, both offline and online, as well as discrimination in education, citizenship, immigration, employment, housing and healthcare sectors, among others, are well documented”.
In the letter to UN , Dr Ahmed Haque outline the objectives that served to achieve. The objectives are as follows:
Raise international awareness about the growing phenomenon of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred
Send a clear message that the world opposes all forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, negative stereotyping and stigmatisation
To promote the message of tolerance, peaceful co-existence and interfaith and cultural harmony among all religions, races and nations
(CAIR) identifies Ahmed haque as a leading activist to work for “Islamophobia ”
Dr Ahmed states that Islam is a Religion of Peace , Emphasizing Islam’s core message of security and peace for all humanity, he lamented that Islamophobia fosters interfaith animosity and erodes understanding between civilizations.
Furthermore, he underscored Islam’s teachings of promoting interfaith harmony, categorically stating that Islam is neither an extremist religion nor does it endorse terrorism.
Dr Ahmed started the Just World Order Federation Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy group with a vision to make this world an unbiased place to live in.
While the prime agenda has always been establishing world peace and harmony.
