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  "ar": "اليوم الدولي لمكافحة الإسلاموفوبيا",
  "en": "International Day to Combat Islamophobia",
  "ur": "اسلاموفوبیا کے خلاف عالمی دن"
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  "ar": "يوم أممي يُحيا في 15 مارس من كل سنة، أقرّته الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة بتوافق الآراء في 15 مارس 2022 بقرار قدمته باكستان باسم منظمة التعاون الإسلامي؛ اختير التاريخ ذكرى لهجوم مسجدي كرايستشيرش سنة 2019.",
  "en": "A United Nations observance on 15 March every year, proclaimed by the General Assembly by consensus on 15 March 2022 in a resolution introduced by Pakistan on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; the date is the anniversary of the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings.",
  "ur": "ہر سال 15 مارچ کو اقوامِ متحدہ کا دن، جسے جنرل اسمبلی نے 15 مارچ 2022 کو اتفاقِ رائے سے منظور کیا؛ قرارداد پاکستان نے او آئی سی کی جانب سے پیش کی اور تاریخ 2019 کے کرائسٹ چرچ مسجد حملوں کی یاد میں چنی گئی۔"
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   "ar": "قرار الجمعية العامة A/RES/76/254، ثم قرار 2024 بشأن تدابير مكافحة الإسلاموفوبيا الذي طلب تعيين مبعوث خاص، عُيّن في مايو 2025.",
   "en": "General Assembly resolution A/RES/76/254, followed by a 2024 resolution on measures to combat Islamophobia that requested a Special Envoy, appointed in May 2025.",
   "ur": "جنرل اسمبلی کی قرارداد A/RES/76/254، پھر 2024 کی قرارداد جس نے خصوصی ایلچی مانگا، جو مئی 2025 میں مقرر ہوا۔"
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    {
     "heading": "موجز",
     "markdown": "اليوم الدولي لمكافحة الإسلاموفوبيا يوم أممي يُحيا في 15 مارس من كل سنة، أقرّته الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة سنة 2022 بقرار رعته ستون دولة من أعضاء منظمة التعاون الإسلامي. {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day} اختير التاريخ ذكرى للهجوم على مسجدين في كرايستشيرش بنيوزيلندا سنة 2019، الذي قُتل فيه 51 شخصا أثناء صلاة الجمعة. {cite:wikipedia-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "كيف بدأ",
     "markdown": "اقترح رئيس وزراء باكستان آنذاك عمران خان يوما دوليا لمكافحة الإسلاموفوبيا في كلمته أمام الجمعية العامة في سبتمبر 2020. {cite:wikipedia-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia-en} وفي 15 مارس 2022 اعتمدت الجمعية العامة بتوافق الآراء القرار A/RES/76/254 الذي أعلن 15 مارس يوما دوليا لمكافحة الإسلاموفوبيا؛ ويشدد القرار على أن الإرهاب والتطرف العنيف لا يمكن ولا ينبغي ربطهما بأي دين أو جنسية أو حضارة أو جماعة عرقية، ويدعو إلى حوار عالمي لتعزيز ثقافة التسامح والسلام القائمة على احترام حقوق الإنسان وتنوع الأديان والمعتقدات. {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day} {cite:wikipedia-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "ما تلاه",
     "markdown": "في 2024 اعتمدت الجمعية العامة قرارا بشأن تدابير مكافحة الإسلاموفوبيا يدين التحريض على التمييز أو العداء أو العنف ضد المسلمين، ويدعو الدول الأعضاء إلى تدابير تشريعية وسياسية، ويطلب إلى الأمين العام تعيين مبعوث خاص لمكافحة الإسلاموفوبيا. {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day} وفي مايو 2025 عيّن الأمين العام الإسباني ميغيل أنخيل موراتينوس مبعوثا خاصا، مع بقائه ممثلا ساميا لتحالف الحضارات؛ ويقول موراتينوس إن دوره «ليس الدفاع عن دين بعينه، بل الدفاع عن حق كل الناس في ممارسة دينهم أو عقيدتهم بلا خوف». {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "كيف يُحيا",
     "markdown": "في 2026 نظّمت منظمة التعاون الإسلامي وتحالف الحضارات فعالية رفيعة المستوى في قاعة الجمعية العامة في 16 مارس، وتلتها فعالية بعنوان «من المعايير إلى العمل» نظّمها مكتب الممثل السامي والمبعوث الخاص. {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day} وتضع الأمم المتحدة اليوم ضمن جهدها الأوسع ضد خطاب الكراهية، ومنه استراتيجية 2019 وخطة العمل بشأن خطاب الكراهية وحملة «لا للكراهية». {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "المراجع",
     "markdown": "- صفحة الأمم المتحدة الرسمية لليوم. {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day}\n- المقالة الإنجليزية في ويكيبيديا، مراجعة 24 مايو 2026. {cite:wikipedia-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia-en}"
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    {
     "heading": "Summary",
     "markdown": "The International Day to Combat Islamophobia is a United Nations observance on 15 March every year, designated by the General Assembly in 2022 in a resolution sponsored by sixty member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day} The date was chosen as the anniversary of the 2019 attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which 51 people were killed during Friday prayer. {cite:wikipedia-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "How it began",
     "markdown": "Pakistan's then prime minister, Imran Khan, first suggested an international day against Islamophobia in his address to the General Assembly in September 2020. {cite:wikipedia-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia-en} On 15 March 2022 the General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/76/254 by consensus, proclaiming 15 March the International Day to Combat Islamophobia; the resolution stresses that terrorism and violent extremism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilisation or ethnic group, and calls for a global dialogue on a culture of tolerance and peace based on respect for human rights and for the diversity of religions and beliefs. {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day} {cite:wikipedia-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "What followed",
     "markdown": "In 2024 the General Assembly adopted a resolution on measures to combat Islamophobia, condemning incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence against Muslims, calling on member states to take legislative and policy measures, and requesting the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia. {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day} In May 2025 the Secretary-General appointed Miguel Ángel Moratinos of Spain as Special Envoy, while he continued as High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations; Moratinos says his role is \"not to defend any one religion; it is to defend the human right of all people to practice their religion or faith – without fear\". {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day}"
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    {
     "heading": "How it is marked",
     "markdown": "In 2026 the OIC and the UN Alliance of Civilizations co-organised a high-level event in the General Assembly Hall on 16 March, followed by an event titled \"From Norms to Action\" organised by the Office of the High Representative and the Special Envoy. {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day} The United Nations places the Day within its wider work against hate speech, including the 2019 Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech and the #NoToHate campaign. {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "References",
     "markdown": "- The United Nations' observance page for the Day. {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day}\n- English Wikipedia article, revision of 24 May 2026. {cite:wikipedia-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia-en}"
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   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "خلاصہ",
     "markdown": "اسلاموفوبیا کے خلاف عالمی دن اقوامِ متحدہ کا دن ہے جو ہر سال 15 مارچ کو منایا جاتا ہے؛ جنرل اسمبلی نے اسے 2022 میں او آئی سی کے ساٹھ رکن ممالک کی سرپرستی والی قرارداد سے مقرر کیا۔ {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day} تاریخ 2019 کے کرائسٹ چرچ مسجد حملوں کی یاد میں چنی گئی جن میں جمعے کی نماز کے دوران 51 لوگ مارے گئے۔ {cite:wikipedia-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "آغاز اور بعد کے اقدامات",
     "markdown": "پاکستان کے اس وقت کے وزیرِ اعظم عمران خان نے ستمبر 2020 میں جنرل اسمبلی سے خطاب میں یہ دن تجویز کیا، اور 15 مارچ 2022 کو جنرل اسمبلی نے اتفاقِ رائے سے قرارداد A/RES/76/254 منظور کی۔ {cite:wikipedia-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia-en} {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day} 2024 کی قرارداد نے مسلمانوں کے خلاف اشتعال انگیزی کی مذمت کی اور خصوصی ایلچی کا مطالبہ کیا، جو مئی 2025 میں اسپین کے میگل آنخل موراتینوس کی صورت مقرر ہوا۔ {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "مراجع",
     "markdown": "- اقوامِ متحدہ کا صفحہ۔ {cite:un-observances-anti-islamophobia-day}\n- انگریزی ویکیپیڈیا مضمون۔ {cite:wikipedia-international-day-to-combat-islamophobia-en}"
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