OIC Watch

UN General Assembly Resolution Tightens Ties with OIC

November 30, 2022

The influence of the 57-member-state Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the UN is growing, signed with the UN General Assembly’s recent adoption of a Pakistan-sponsored resolution to embrace collaboration between the global Islamic bloc and the UN in “ areas of mutual interest,,” including encouragement of UN member- states to observe the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
OIC Returns to Taliban’s Afghanistan

November 14, 2022

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has officially reopened its representative offices in Afghanistan, as the global, multilateral Islamic entity returned to the country’s capital city in an enthusiastic welcome by the Foreign Minister of the Taliban Islamist regime.
UAE Takes Lead on OIC Cybersecurity Initiative

November 14, 2022

The Islamic monarchy regime of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is taking the lead in the OIC’s (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) strategic initiative on cybersecurity cooperation among the 57 member-states, with particular emphasis on integration of digital and electronic infrastructure and regulation necessary to develop a coordinated, globalized OIC approach to cyber threats.
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Will Take Active Role in Upcoming UN General Assembly Opening

September 20, 2022

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) plans a full slate of bilateral and multilateral meetings with OIC heads of state and other senior UN diplomatic officials, along with a key meeting of the OIC foreign ministers that is expected to focus on advancing the regional and functional priorities of the global Islamic institution within the context of the United Nations.
Pakistan Set to Assume Presidency of OIC

August 23, 2022

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is set to assume the presidency of the 57-member-state Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), with the presidential leadership shift of the Saudi Arabia-based OIC from Niger in Africa to Pakistan in South Asia underscoring the global scope of the OIC.
OIC Shows Leverage in UN With Resolution on Islamophobia Day

July 11, 2022

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation ((OIC) marshaled the strength of its full global membership, along with support from China, Russia, and other human rights violating states, to get the votes for a UN General Assembly Resolution recognizing an International Day to Combat Islamophobia, a decision criticized by some UN member states for setting a problematic precedent by focusing on protection of a single religion and by prioritizing religion over the rights of believers, in contrast to international legal principles and protections.
Russia & OIC Islamic Theocracies Celebrate Anti-Westernism & Commit to Cooperation

May 27, 2022

Political and religious elites from Russia’s autocratic regime and Islamic theocratic regimes met in Kazan, Russia for the 12th Russia-Islamic World Strategic Vision Group, with leaders from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Sudan and other states from the 57 member-states of the global Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) celebrating the collaboration between the Kremlin and the OIC against the West.
OIC Chief Begins US Tour on Strategic Dialogue

May 23, 2022

The Secretary General of the 57-member-state Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the global multilateral entity whose mission is to safeguard the interests of the worldwide Muslim community according to sharia law, is arriving in the United States for a strategic dialogue tour, beginning with a meeting with US Secretary of State Tony Blinken to discuss partnerships and bilateral cooperation on common interests.
OIC Leadership Meeting in Saudi Arabia Condemns Israel for Jerusalem Red Line

April 28, 2022

The Executive leadership of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation met in extraordinary session in Saudi Arabia about recent violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and in a long communique, identified the final status of Jerusalem as a red line for the 57 member-states of the OIC and Muslims worldwide, and called on international organizations to condemn Israeli security forces for recent violence at the contested sure, which includes both the Islamic Al-Aqaa Mosque and the Jewish Temple Mount.
Iran Applauds OIC Resolution for International Day to Combat Islamophobia

March 23, 2022

The Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) successfully mobilized inside the United Nations to lead a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution to establish March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia, an outcome signaling the strength of the 57-member state entity as a voting block inside the UN, with the Ambassador to the United Nations of Iran’s Islamic theocratic regime heralding the recognition that “Islamophobia is one of the main challenges confronting the international community.”