Jeddah, February 03, SPA -- A spokesman of the Observatory on Islam-phobia, an affiliate of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) expressed concerns about the rising of vandalism targeting holy places of Muslims in Crimea which includes desecrating Mosques and destroying and defacing the monuments of famous figures of the Crimean Tatar people erected in Crimean towns as well as gravestones in cemeteries by extremists. In a press release issued here today, the spokesman said that such deplorable activities are beyond all accepted norms of civilized behavior and would pose threat to inter-communal peace and harmony in the society. The spokesman called for immediate strong measures to be taken by the authorities against the perpetrators of such extremist and hateful acts who are common enemies to the entire international community and to put an end to such incidents.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/632164