Tolerance and Non-discrimination Participants at the Human Dimension Implementation URDUR GUNNARSDOTTIR Meeting, Warsaw, 10 October. on Freedom of the Media also participated in the event. Participants noted that insufficient information about Muslims and Islam contributed to inadvertent stereotyping. There were calls for journalists to learn more about cultural and religious diversity, as well as to develop reporting on diversity-related issues through ongoing professional training. Other proposed measures to increase accurate and balanced reporting on minority groups included establishing modules on ethics and diversity as standard components of journalism education, providing reference sources and resource guides on reporting on Muslim communities and Islam, increasing representation of minorities in newsrooms and in media programming, and increasing diversity in mainstream programming. With regard to political discourse, participants stressed that politicians should be careful to avoid discriminatory elements in public discourse and should engage a wide and representative set of voices from Muslim communities in consultative discussions on policies that affect them. Participants also suggested that Muslim communities must take steps to become more involved in the political process. 70 Annual Report  IV. Promoting freedom of religion or belief The ODIHR’s 60-member Advisory Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief, which serves as an advisory and consultative body to OSCE states in their efforts to advance religious freedom, provides legislative assistance to individual states and also comments on specific cases. Using the Guidelines for Review of Legislation Pertaining to Freedom of Religion or Belief as a basis, the Panel responded to requests for legislative reviews from five participating States in 2006. The Panel offers its expert assistance and support to participating States where infringements of religious freedom take place. In November, for example, the Panel expressed its concern regarding the Hare Krishna community in the Karasai District of Kazakhstan, where several homes had been destroyed in a state-sponsored action. The Panel expressed its willingness to meet with the authorities to discuss the situation and to extend its good offices to assist in finding a resolution. The Panel also continued its efforts to develop training materials on issues pertaining to standards of international law on freedom of religion or belief.