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OIC will launch channel to counter Islamophobia
by YUSUF JAMEEL
Deccan Chronicle
April 19, 2012
https://www.legal-project.org/2451/oic-will-launch-channel-to-counter-islamophobia
Excerpt:
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will soon launch a satellite television channel to be named as "OIC" to counter Islamophobia, the prejudice against and hatred or irrational fear of Islam or Muslims. Though the term dates back to the late 1980s or early 1990s, it came into common usage mainly in the West after the 9/11 terror strikes in the United States. The 57-member group of Islamic nations is also planning to establish an "OIC Muslim Journalists Union".
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