Organisation of the Islamic Conference منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي (Arabic) Organisation de la Conférence Islamique (French)
Flag
Map of OIC member states (green) and observers (blue).
Headquarters		Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Official languages		Arabic, English, French
Membership		57 member states
Leaders
-	Secretary-General	Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
Website http://www.oic-oci.org/

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is an international organization with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. It groups 57 nations, most of which are Islamic, from the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Caucasus, Balkan, Southeast Asia, South Asia and South America. The official languages of the organization are Arabic, English and French. OIC may stand for: Organization of the Islamic Conference Options Industry Council Office of Independent Council Office of Internal Communications Office of the Information Commissioner Officemate International Corporation Order of the Imitation of Christ In Internet slang Oh, I see - also popular, in same usage, as comedic element from a... Image File history File links Flag_of_OIC.svg Beschreibung The flag of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). ... , Nickname: Location of Jeddah Coordinates: , Country Province Established 500+ BC Joint Saudi Arabia 1925 Government  - Mayor Adil Faqeeh  - City Governor Mishal Al-Saud  - Provincial Governor Khalid al Faisal Area  - Urban 1,320 km² (509. ... An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... Arabic redirects here. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Ekmeleddin Ä°hsanoÄŸlu (born 1943) is the Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. ... For the political science journal, see International Organization. ... UN redirects here. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ... ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Arabic redirects here. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

History and goals

The primary goals of the OIC are, according to its Status, "to promote solidarity among all Islamic member states."

The OIC was set up in Rabat, Morocco, on September 25, 1969 in reaction to an arson attack against the Al-Aqsa Mosque on August 21, 1969. Mausoleum of Mohammed V through mosque ruins NASA image of Rabat Rabat (Arabic الرباط, transliterated ar-Rabāṭ or ar-Ribāṭ), population 1. ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... The Temple Mount A reconstruction of Herods Temple in Jerusalem. ... For other uses, see Al-aqsa (disambiguation). ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

The flag of the OIC (shown above) has an overall green background (symbolic of Islam). In the center, there is an upward-facing red crescent enveloped in a white disc. On the disc the words "Allahu Akbar" are written in modern Arabic calligraphy. For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other usages of the phrase Allahu Akbar, see Allahu Akbar (disambiguation). ... The stylized signature (tughra) of Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman Empire was written in an expressive calligraphy. ...

On August 5, 1990, 45 foreign ministers of the OIC adopted the controversial Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam to serve as a guidance for the member states in the matters of human rights. is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam The Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam (CDHRI) is a declaration of the member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which provides an overview on the Islamic perspective on human rights, and...

Recent issues

The Parliamentary Union of the OIC member states (PUOICM) was established in Iran in 1999 and its head office is situated in Tehran. Only OIC members are entitled to membership in the union.[1] For other uses, see Tehran (disambiguation). ...

President George W. Bush announced on June 27 2007 that the United States will establish an envoy to the OIC. Bush said of the envoy "Our special envoy will listen to and learn from representatives from Muslim states, and will share with them America's views and values."[2] Sada Cumber became the US representative on March 3, 2008. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

The Organization of the Islamic Conference on March 28, 2008 added its voice to the growing criticism of the film 'Fitna' by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, which features disturbing images of terrorist acts alleged to be superimposed over verses from the Quran.[3] is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Geert Wilders (IPA: , []; born 6 September 1963) is a Dutch politician. ... The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ...

Ninth meeting of PUOICM

The ninth meeting of the Council of PUOICM was held on 15 and 16 Feb 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4]. Speaker of Malaysia's House of Representatives, Ramli bin Ngah Talib, delivered a speech at the beginning of the inaugural ceremony. OIC secretary-general Prof Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said prior to the meeting that one main agenda item is stopping Israel from continuing its excavation at the Western Wall near the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third holiest shrine.[5] OIC is also discussing how it might send peacekeeping troops to Muslim nations,[6] and the possibility of a change in the name of the body as well as its charter.[7] Additionally, return of the sovereignty right to the Iraqi people along with withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq is another one of the main issues on the agenda.[8] Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (English: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - Total 243. ... The Parliament of Malaysia consists of the lower house (Dewan Rakyat or literally Peoples Hall, in Malay) and upper house (Dewan Negara or Nations Hall in Malay). ... His Excellency Prof. ... The Western Wall by night. ... For other uses, see Al-aqsa (disambiguation). ...

Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri told reporters on 14 February 2007 that the Secretary General of OIC and foreign ministers of seven "like-minded Muslim countries" will meet in Islamabad on 25 February 2007 following meetings of President Musharraf with heads of key Muslim countries to discuss "a new initiative" for the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Kasuri said this will be a meeting of foreign ministers of key Muslim countries to discuss and prepare for a summit in Mecca to seek the resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict.[9] Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri ( Sota kASURI ) Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri ( sOTA KASURI ) (born 1991 in BODLA family and later in 2001 became kasuriLahore) as of 2004 has been the foreign minister of Pakistan since November 2002. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Location within Pakistan Coordinates: , Country Pakistan Province Constructed 1960s Union Council 40 UC (District Govt. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: ) (born 11 August 1943, Delhi) is the current President of Pakistan, Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. ... Israel, with the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and Arab Palestinians. ... This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ... Combatants Arab nations Israel Arab-Israeli conflict series History of the Arab-Israeli conflict Views of the Arab-Israeli conflict International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict Arab-Israeli conflict facts, figures, and statistics Participants Israeli-Palestinian conflict · Israel-Lebanon conflict · Arab League · Soviet Union / Russia · Israel, Palestine and the...

Structure and organization

The OIC system consists of:

The Islamic Summit

The largest organ, attended by the Kings and the Heads of State and Government of the member states, convened every three years.

The Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers

It meets once a year to examine a progress report on the implementation of its decisions taken within the framework of the policy defined by the Islamic Summit.

The Permanent Secretariat

It is the executive organ of the Organization, entrusted with the implementation of the decisions of the two preceding bodies, and is located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Current secretary general of this international organization is Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, from Turkey, since January 1, 2005. , Nickname: Location of Jeddah Coordinates: , Country Province Established 500+ BC Joint Saudi Arabia 1925 Government  - Mayor Adil Faqeeh  - City Governor Mishal Al-Saud  - Provincial Governor Khalid al Faisal Area  - Urban 1,320 km² (509. ... Ekmeleddin Ä°hsanoÄŸlu (born 1943) is the Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Standing Committees

• Standing Committee on Information and Cultural Affairs (COMIAC).
• Standing Committee on Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC).
• Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH).
• Islamic Committee for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs.
• Permanent Finance Committee.
• Financial Control Organ.

COMSTECH is an abbreviation for the OICs Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the promotion and cooperation of science and technology activities among the OIC member states. ... COMSTECH is an abbreviation for the OICs Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the promotion and cooperation of science and technology activities among the OIC member states. ...

Subsidiary organs

• The Statistical, Economic, Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRTCIC), located in Ankara, Turkey.
• The Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), located in Istanbul, Turkey.
• The Islamic University of Technology, located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• The Islamic Centre for the Development of Trade, located in Casablanca, Morocco.
• The Islamic Fiqh Academy, located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• The Executive Bureau of the Islamic Solidarity Fund and its Waqf, located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• The Islamic University of Niger, located in Say, Niger.
• The Islamic University of Uganda, located in Mbale, Uganda.

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Specialised institutions

• The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), located in Rabat, Morocco.
• The Islamic States Broadcasting Organisation (ISBO) and the International Islamic News Agency (IINA), located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Affiliated institutions

• Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), located in Karachi, Pakistan.
• World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF), located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Organisation of Islamic Capitals and Cities (OICC), located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• Sports Federation of Islamic Solidarity Games, located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Islamic Committee of the International Crescent (ICIC), located in Benghazi, Libya.
• Islamic Shipowners Association (ISA), located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• World Federation of International Arab-Islamic Schools, located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• International Association of Islamic Banks (IAIB), located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation,(ICYF-DC)located in Istanbul, Turkey.
• General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions,(CIBAFI)located in Manama, Bahrain.

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The Secretary General of the OIC

1. Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia): (1971-1973)
2. Hassan Al-Touhami (Egypt): (1974-1975)
3. Dr. Amadou Karim Gaye (Senegal): (1975-1979)
4. Habib Chatty (Tunisia): (1979-1984)
5. Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada (Pakistan): (1985-1988)
6. Dr. Hamid Algabid (Niger): (1989-1996)
7. Dr. Azeddine Laraki (Morocco): (1997-2000)
8. Dr. Abdelouahed Belkeziz (Morocco): (2001-2004)
9. Dr. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (Turkey): (2005 to present)

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Shah (February 8, 1903–December 6, 1990) usually known as the Tunku (a princely title in Malaysia), and also called Bapa Kemerdekaan (Father of Independence) or Bapa Malaysia (Father of Malaysia), was Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya... Image:Jinnah-pirzada-gandhi. ... Hamid Algabid (born 1941 in Belbedji, Niger) is a Nigerien politician and leader of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP-Jamaa) party. ... Category: ... Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (born 1943) is the Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. ...

Members

Note: The table can be sorted alphabetically or chronologically using the "><" icon.

Country	Joined	Notes
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of	1969	Suspended 1980 - March 1989
Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of	1969
Chad, Republic of	1969
Egypt, Arab Republic of	1969	Suspended May 1979 - March 1984
Guinea, Republic of	1969
Indonesia, Republic of	1969
Iran, Islamic Republic of	1969
Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of	1969
Kuwait, State of	1969
Lebanon, Republic of	1969
Libya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	1969
Malaysia	1969
Mali, Republic of	1969
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of	1969
Morocco, Kingdom of	1969
Niger, Republic of	1969
Pakistan, Islamic Republic of	1969
Palestine, represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization	1969
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of	1969
Senegal, Republic of	1969
Sudan, Republic of the	1969
Somalia	1969
Tunisia, Republic of	1969
Turkey, Republic of	1969
Yemen Arab Republic	1969	From 1990 as Republic of Yemen united with People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Bahrain, State of	1970
Oman, Sultanate of	1970
Qatar, State of	1970
Syrian Arab Republic	1970
United Arab Emirates, State of	1970
Sierra Leone, Republic of	1972
Bangladesh, People's Republic of	1974
Gabon, Republic of	1974
Gambia, Republic of the	1974
Guinea-Bissau, Republic of	1974
Uganda, Republic of	1974
Burkina Faso	1975
Cameroon, Republic of	1975
Comoros, Federal Islamic Republic of the	1976
Iraq, Republic of	1976
Maldives, Republic of	1976
Djibouti, Republic of	1978
Benin, Republic of	1982
Brunei Darussalam, Sultanate of	1984
Nigeria, Federal Republic of	1986
Azerbaijan, Republic of	1991
Albania, Republic of	1992
Kyrgyzstan, Republic of	1992
Tajikistan, Republic of	1992
Turkmenistan, Republic of	1992
Zanzibar	January 1993	Withdrew August 1993
Mozambique, Republic of	1994
Kazakhstan, Republic of	1995
Uzbekistan, Republic of	1995
Suriname, Republic of	1996
Togo, Republic of	1997
Guyana, Republic of	1998
Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of	2001
Observer States
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1994
Central African Republic	1997
Northern Cyprus (Turkish Cypriot State)	1979	Official 2004
Thailand, Kingdom of	1998
Russian Federation	2005
Observer Muslim Organizations and Communities
Moro National Liberation Front	1977
Observer Islamic institutions
Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States	2000
Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation	2005
Observer International Organizations
League of Arab States	1975
United Nations	1976
Non-Aligned Movement	1977
Organization of African Unity	1977
Economic Cooperation Organization	1995

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Membership attempts

Membership in the OIC:
     Member     Members once temporarily suspended     Withdrew     Observer     Attempted to join but blocked

•  India - has the third largest (Behind Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively) Muslim population in the world and had shown its interest in joining the OIC, as an observer nation. While India's candidacy is supported by several OIC members including Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Iran and Egypt,^[1] some influential OIC members like Pakistan have blocked India's inclusion into the OIC. They argue that though India is home to more than 135 million Muslims, they form just over 13% of India's total population. Another major factor affecting India's induction into the OIC is the Kashmir dispute. Some prominent members of the OIC support the Pakistani claim over the entire region of Kashmir.^[2] Also, India established full diplomatic relations with Israel in 1992 and reduced its support for the Palestinian cause. Relations between India and OIC severed in 2001 when the latter criticised India for not doing enough to stop the alleged human rights violations against Muslims in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. India rejected the charge saying the OIC did not have "locus standi" on matters relating to India's internal affairs.^[3]

•  Philippines - The Philippine government has made attempts to join the OIC, but was opposed by its Muslim minority of the state. Muslims make up only 5% (4.5 million) of the 90 million population in this predominately Christian country (this estimate is disputed by the BangsaMoro people that put the Muslim population at 15 million) ^[4]

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Past Islamic Summit Conferences

Number	Date	Country	Place
1st	September 22 - September 25, 1969	Morocco	Rabat
2nd	February 22 - February 24, 1974	Pakistan	Lahore
3rd	January 25 - January 29, 1981	Saudi Arabia	Mecca and Taif
4th	January 16 - January 19, 1984	Morocco	Casablanca
5th	January 26 - January 29, 1987	Kuwait	Kuwait City
6th	December 9 - December 11, 1991	Senegal	Dakar
7th	December 13 - December 15, 1994	Morocco	Casablanca
1st Extraordinary	March 23, 1997	Pakistan	Islamabad
8th	December 9 - December 11, 1997	Iran	Tehran
9th	November 12 - November 13, 2000	Qatar	Doha
2nd Extraordinary	March 5, 2003	Qatar	Doha
10th	October 16 - October 17, 2003	Malaysia	Putrajaya
3rd Extraordinary	December 7 - December 8, 2005	Saudi Arabia	Mecca
11th	March 13 - March 14, 2008	Senegal	Dakar

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