| The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is an inter-governmental organization with a Permanent Delegation to the United Nations. It groups 57 mostly Islamic nations in the Middle East, North and West Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent and South America. The OIC is supposed to serving the interests of the world's estimated 1.3 billion Muslims. |
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| The primary goals of the OIC are, according to itself, "to promote solidarity among all member states; to consolidate cooperation among member states in economic, social, cultural, scientific, and other fields of activity; to endeavor to eliminate racial segregation and discrimination and to oppose colonialism in all its forms; to support the Palestinian people in their struggle to regain their national rights and to return to their homeland; and, to support all Muslim people in their struggle to safeguard their dignity, independence and national rights." |
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| The OIC was established in Rabat, Morocco, on September 25, 1969 following a terrorist attack against the Al-Aqsa Mosque on August 21, 1969. |
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| Charter | ||
| At the second Islamic Summit Conference at Lahore, Pakistan on the 4th February 1974, the present Charter was voted and enacted. |
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| To view the fully text of the Charter, click here. | ||
| Structure and Organization | ||
| The OIC system consists of: | ||
| The Islamic Summit | ||
| The highest policy-making organ, attended by the Kings and the Heads of State and Government of the member states, convened every three years. |
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| The Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers |
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| 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. |
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| The Permanent Secretariat |
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| 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 is Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, from Turkey, since January 1, 2005. |
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| Standing Committees | ||
| Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee. Standing Committee on Information and Cultural Affairs (COMIAC). Standing Committee on Economic and Trade Cooperation (COMCEC). Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH). Islamic Committee for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs. Permanent Finance Committee. |
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| Subsidiary Organs | ||
| The Statistical, Economic, Social Research and Training Center for Islamic Countries, located in Ankara, Turkey. The Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), located in Istanbul, Turkey. The Islamic University of Technology, located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Islamic Center 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 Niamey, Niger. The Islamic University of Uganda, located in Mbale, Uganda. The Islamic Development Bank (IDB), located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), located in Rabat, Morocco. The Islamic States Broadcasting Organization (ISBO) and the International Islamic News Agency (IINA), located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
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| Members | ||
| Afghanistan 1969 Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of 1969 Chad, Republic of 1969 Egypt, Arab Republic of 1969 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, State of 1969 Yemen, Republic of 1969 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 1969 Senegal, Republic of 1969 Sudan, Republic of the 1969 Somalia, Democratic Republic of 1969 Tunisia, Republic of 1969 Turkey, Republic of 1969 Bahrain , State of 1970 Oman, Sultanate of 1970 Qatar, State of 1970 Syria 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 Mozambique, Republic of 1994 Kazakhstan, Republic of 1995 Uzbekistan Republic of 1995 Suriname, Republic of the 1996 Togo, Republic of 1997 Guyana, Republic of 1998 Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of 2001 |
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