OSCE
With 56 States from Europe, Central Asia and North America, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is the world's largest regional security organization. It offers a forum for political negotiations and decision-making in the fields of early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation, and puts the political will of its participating States into practice through its unique network of field missions. The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security-related concerns, including confidence- and security-building measures, human rights, national minorities, and democratization. The OSCE has an Education Programme in some of its field missions and educational projects in various countries: the organization cooperates and exchanges information with EUROCLIO and EUROCLIO member organisations on these initiatives for instance in Macedonia, Bosnia, and Georgia.
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EUROCLIO partner, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has recently published "Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims: Addressing Islamophobia through Education". Dr. Marat Gibatdinov, president of the Tatarstan History Teachers Association has also made a contribution to this OSCE publication.
As the foreword in of the report itself says, the purpose is: "Promoting mutual understanding and respect for diversity, along with countering all forms of intolerance and discrimination, must today, more than ever, be absolute priorities for the international community, in order to maintain peace and stability at both the global and regional levels. The attitudes and tensions that lead to inter-communal conflict are often deeply rooted in stereotypes and misconceptions, and one of the most pressing contemporary challenges is to promote knowledge about, and understanding of, different cultures. Educators play a fundamental role in meeting this challenge."
The complete publication can be read and downloaded here.
