Erdogan urges fight on Islamophobia 'like anti-Semitism after Holocaust'
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on the world to fight back against Islamophobia in the same way it responded to"anti-Semitism after the Holocaust", following the deadly attacks on two New Zealand mosques.and demands the West do more against anti-Muslim sentiment.
"Ensuring Muslim communities in New Zealand feel safe and secure is a particular focus," New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters told the OIC meeting. The Turkish leader also angered Australia with comments about anti-Muslim Australians being sent back in"coffins" like their grandfathers at Gallipoli, a bloody World War I battle.
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