Tolerance and Non-discrimination will offer to assist the judiciary and prosecuting authorities in making their views known to executive and legislative authorities. Dr. James Zogby of the Arab American Institute at a meeting on the representation of Muslims in public discourse, 4. Civil society SARAH CROZIER Warsaw, 9 May. The ODIHR will support the development of a series of handbooks on Muslim communities in the OSCE region. The handbooks will provide information on different aspects of Islam and Muslim life and culture with the intention of promoting a fuller understanding of the contribution and participation of Muslim communities in their respective states. This will be a particularly valuable resource for policy makers, public officials, journalists, and educators. The books will initially be developed for four participating States — France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain — with the intention of developing a second series for other countries in 2008. Each handbook will be developed with national experts and customized for each country. 3. Legislative assistance The ODIHR will continue to collect and assess existing legislation that deals with crimes motivated by hate throughout the OSCE region. As part of the needs assessment process of the Law Enforcement Officer Programme on Combating Hate Crime, consultations will be held with judges and officials from the office of the chief prosecuting authority in host countries on their views with respect to the effectiveness of their respective countries’ hate crimes legislation. Similar consultations will occur with the prosecutors attending the training. When such consultations reveal substantial dissatisfaction with existing hate crimes legislation, the ODIHR 72 Annual Report  The ODIHR and a board of experts will develop a training curriculum for NGOs on how to address hate-motivated incidents. Since the training should be a resource for NGOs throughout the OSCE region, its content will reflect the diversity of possible activities and strategies chosen by civil society to combat hate-motivated violence. For example, the curriculum will contain modules on standard techniques for monitoring incidents, on assistance to victims, and on relationships with law enforcement authorities. Once the curriculum has been developed, the ODIHR will also offer training for civil society representatives on a national or regional basis. Participants will be granted financial and technical support to carry out small projects. 5. Assistance for law enforcement and judicial officials in combating hate crime In 2007, the ODIHR will continue the implementation of its Law Enforcement Officer Programme on Combating Hate Crime in OSCE