UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly approved a resolution Tuesday setting 15 March as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The resolution, adopted by consensus by the 193-member world body and co-sponsored by 55 mainly Muslim countries, emphasises the right to freedom of religion and belief and recalls a 1981 resolution calling for “the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief”. It expresses deep concern at “the overall rise in instances of discrimination, intolerance and violence, regardless of the actors, directed against members …