Intolerance against Muslims - Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System

Intolerance against Muslims

Call for submissions of practices and initiatives in education that aim to combat intolerance against Muslims

The ODIHR’s Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department, in partnership with the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS UK) and the International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE), has started a new education project.

The aim of this project is to map out practices and initiatives related to education on intolerance against Muslims in the OSCE region. The selected practices and initiatives will appear in a directory, which will serve as the starting point for various discussions about the enhancement of educational programmes addressing intolerance against Muslims.

For this purpose, we call for submissions from inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), governments, local authorities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and practitioners at all levels of education. Submissions need to relate to the primary and secondary level schooling sectors, in addition to teacher training institutions.

Before filling in the submission form, please carefully read the announcement, background information and examples of practices and initiatives.

Please note that the deadline for submissions has been extended to September 15, 2009.

Upcoming events

Challenging anti-Muslim prejudice and promotion of mutual understanding in multicultural societies through education

Strasbourg

5 July 2013

More information

The third roundtable meeting to promote the "Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims: Addressing Islamophobia through Education" will be hosted by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 5 July 2013. The Guidelines were published jointly by ODIHR, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. The first event, which focused on "Countering Intolerance against Muslims through Education for Societies in Transition" was hosted by ODIHR in Vienna on 6 September 2012. This was followed by the roundtable on “Globalization, Diversity and Social Cohesion” hosted by UNESCO in Paris on 5 November 2012.
The objective of the upcoming meeting is to promote the Guidelines and discuss how they can be used to challenge anti-Muslim prejudice and promote mutual understanding in multicultural societies. The event also seeks to foster the exchange of regional experiences among policy makers, representatives of Ministries of Education, educational institutions for professional development and teacher training programs.

Submission

Online submission form

Key links

Announcement

Background information

Examples of practices and initiatives

Association of Muslim Social Scientists in the UK (AMSS UK) International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE) Compendium of Good Practice in Human Rights Education