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Challenges

Background

Members and Flag

Secretary General

OIC
Aim

Idea

Organisation

Formation

An International Organisation

Has a permanent delegation to the UN Collective voice

Muslim world

BACKGROUND
57 member states

(DARK GREEN) - Member (LIGHT GREEN) - Members once temporarily suspended (ORANGE) - Withdrew (OLIVE GREEN) - Observer (MAROON) - Attempted to join but blocked

English

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

Arabic

French

overall green background (symbolic of Islam)

Allahuakbar" are written in modern Arabic caligrapy

upward-facing red crescent enveloped in a white disc

Idea and formation

Since

the nineteenth century, Muslims had aspired ideas of uniting their community to serve their common political, economic, and social interest

 Despite

the presence of secularist, nationalist, and socialist ideologies, in modern Muslim states, King Faysal of Saudi Arabia cooperated with other Muslim leaders to form the Organisation of the Islamic Conference

 The

formation of the OIC happened in the backdrop of the loss of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem Most notable Muslim holy site was the Al-Aqsa mosque

Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem

Al-Aqsa abuse by the Israelis

preserve Islamic social and economic values

advance education, particularly in the fields of science and technology

promote solidarity amongst member states

AIM

uphold international peace and security

increase cooperation in social, economic, cultural, scientific, and political areas

Under the Charter, the Organization aims to:

Enhance and consolidate the bonds of fraternity and solidarity among the Member States; Safeguard and protect the common interests and support the legitimate causes of the Member States and coordinate and unify the efforts of the Member States in view of the challenges faced by the Islamic world in particular and the international community in general;

 Respect

the right of self-determination and non-interference in the domestic affairs and to respect sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of each Member State; Ensure active participation of the Member States in the global political, economic and social decision-making processes to secure their common interests;

 Reaffirm

its support for the rights of peoples as stipulated in the UN Charter and international law; Strengthen intra-Islamic economic and trade cooperation; in order to achieve economic integration leading to the establishment of an Islamic Common Market

Exert efforts to achieve sustainable and comprehensive human development and economic well-being in Member States; Protect and defend the true image of Islam, to combat defamation of Islam and encourage dialogue among civilizations and religions; Enhance and develop science and technology and encourage research and cooperation among Member States in these fields;

In order to realize these objectives, Member States shall act, in accordance with the following principles:
All

Member States commit themselves to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter; Member States are sovereign, independent and equal in rights and obligations; All Member States shall settle their disputes through peaceful means and refrain from use or threat of use of force in their relations;

All Member States undertake to respect national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of other Member States and shall refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of others; Member States shall uphold and promote, at the national and international levels, good governance, democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law.

Structure and organisation

The Islamic Summit

The Council of Foreign Ministers

The General Secretariat

composed of Kings and Heads of State and Government of Member States, is the supreme authority of the Organization. It convenes once every three years to deliberate, take policy decisions and provide guidance on all issues pertaining to the realization of the objectives and consider other issues of concern to the Member States and the Ummah.

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.

It is the executive organ of the Organisation, entrusted with the implementation of the decisions of the two preceding bodies, and is located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Standing Committee on Information and Cultural Affairs (COMIAC)

Standing Committee on Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC)

Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH)

Standing Committees

Islamic Committee for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs

Permanent Finance Committee

Financial Control Organ

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IN NIGER

STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR THE ISLAMIC COUNTRIES (SESRIC)

RESEARCH CENTER FOR ISLAMIC HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE (IRCICA)

ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY FUND (ISF) AND ITS WAQF / ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY FUND

Subsidiary organs

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (IUT)

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC FIQH ACADEMY

ISLAMIC CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE (ICDT)

ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB)

Specialised institutions

ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (ISESCO)

ISLAMIC STATES BROADCASTING ORGANIZATION (ISBO)

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC NEWS AGENCY (IINA)

FEDERATION OF CONSULTANTS FROM ISLAMIC COUNTRIES (FCIC)

ISLAMIC WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (IAS)

ISLAMIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (ICCI)

ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CAPITALS AND CITIES (OICC)

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF MUSLIM SCOUTS (IUMS)

Affiliated

institutions

ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY SPORTS FEDERATION (ISSF)

ISLAMIC CONFERENCE YOUTH FORUM FOR DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION (ICYF-DC)

ISLAMIC COMMITTEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CRESCENT (ICIC) WORLD FEDERATION OF ARABO-ISLAMIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS (WFAIIS)

ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC SHIPOWNERS ASSOCIATION (OISA)

The Secretary General of the OIC Name No. Nationality Year

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

9th Secretary General of the OIC - Prof.Dr. Ekmeleddin hsanolu

OIC milestone
So

far eleven Islamic Summit Conferences and thirty-five Councils of Foreign Ministers (CFM) have been held

promotion of tolerance and moderation

extensive reforms in all spheres of activities including science and technology

modernization

trade enhancement challenges in the 21st century

emphasizes good governance and promotion of human rights in the Muslim world

Sources
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_of_th

e_Islamic_Conference www.oic-oci.org/