The European Union has announced the appointment of Marion Lales as its new coordinator for combating anti-Muslim hatred. The European Union stressed that this comes to strengthen the response in the face of individual and structural hatred and discrimination against Muslims in the European Union.
The European Union announced, on Wednesday, the appointment of Marion Lales as its new coordinator for combating hatred against Muslims.
The European Union stressed that this comes to strengthen the response in the face of individual and structural hatred and discrimination against Muslims in the European Union.
The European Union's official spokesman for the Middle East and North Africa, Luis Bueno, welcomed the appointment of the new coordinator.
In a tweet he posted on his Twitter account, he said that this matter will strengthen the fight against individual and structural hatred and discrimination against Muslims in the European Union, praising her ability to speak Arabic.
For her part, Marion welcomed her appointment, and wrote on her official Twitter page: "I am honored to be appointed today as the new coordinator of the European Union to combat hatred and discrimination against Muslims."
She added: “An important issue that requires our joint efforts and commitment.”
This came days after an international and global crisis sparked by a number of extremists in Sweden and Denmark after the burning of the Holy Quran.
A few days ago, the leader of the Danish far-right "hard line" party, Rasmus Paludan, burned a copy of the Qur'an near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, under the strict protection of the police.
The burning of the Qur’an sparked widespread controversy and outrage in the Islamic world, and demonstrations took place in various countries, most notably Turkey, whose President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today that his country refuses Sweden’s accession to NATO as long as it allows the burning of the Holy Qur’an.