Istanbul will host on December 8-9 "The International Conference on Islamophobia" organized by the Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (UNIW).

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will open the conference that will address a wide scale of topics covering the phenomenon such as the role of media in promoting Islamophobia, international terrorism and its reflections on Muslims, the movie sector and Islamophobia, the problem of misrepresentation and Islamophobia as a human rights issue.

Other topics will cover the role of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and similar organizations toward Islamophobia, Islamophobia as the consequence of unemployment and economic problems in non-Muslim countries, the attitude of Global Powers toward Islam and Muslims and the immigrant Muslims and Islamophobia as well as a host of other relevant issues.

Meanwhile, UNIW Secretary General Necmi Sadikoglu said they would set up a union for monitoring events in the member states to provide the UNIW with immediate relevant reports that will be later reported to officials.

More than 150 thinkers and scientists, from the Muslim world are taking part to discuss 60 papers. It is expected to be attended by more than 1,000 of academics and media men and civil society representatives. The OIC Secretary General, professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu will address the opening session.