OIC Watch

OIC Takes Stand on Islamist Civil War in Yemen

April 01, 2015

The 57-member-state Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC"), the self-defined protector of the worldwide Muslim community, has indicated the dominance of Sunni interests within the organization, based on the OIC Secretary General's statement of support for the Sunni-Arab military coalition bombings of Shiite Houthi militia sites in Yemen.
Western Sanctions Against Russia Help OIC Expansion in Geostrategically Important Central Asia

March 23, 2015

Euro-American economic sanctions imposed on Russia for its involvement in Ukraine's civil war have begun to produce geopolitical blowback, as Moscow policymakers are considering a turn to Islamic financial sources to substitute for closed access to international capital markets, a move that will deepen the political-economic influence and sharia-promotion strategies of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC") in Russia and Central Asia.
OIC Denounces Terror Attack in Tunisia

March 19, 2015

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC") issued an official condemnation of the fatal terrorist attack on Tunisia's Bardo National Museum, with the OIC Secretary General denouncing the assault as a distortion of Tunisia's history of "tolerance and enlightenment."
OIC, Turkey, and Egypt Taking Lead on Integration of Think Tanks from "Islamic Countries"

March 18, 2015

Turkey and Egypt are taking the lead, with coordination from the global, multilateral Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC"), in continuing efforts toward integration and cooperation among the think-tank communities across the 57 member-states of the OIC.
OIC Expands Conflict Resolution Platform with Official Visit to U.S. on Behalf of Myanmar Muslims

March 16, 2015

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's ("OIC") Special Envoy to Myanmar is on a junket in the United States to press various U.S. officials, UN agency chiefs, and nongovernmental organization leaders to take action under an OIC Action Plan for halting ethno-religious violence against the Rohingya Muslim community in Myanmar.
OIC Advocates for Kashmir and Palestine in UN Human Rights Council

March 11, 2015

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC") is actively engaged in the UN Human Rights Council in advocating for the independence of Indo-Pakistani-disputed Kashmir and for recognition of Palestinian statehood.
OIC Builds on EU Presence to Push Global Islamic Interests

March 11, 2015

The Ambassador of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's ("OIC") Permanent Observer Mission to the EU met in Brussels with a leading representative for Muslim interests in the disputed Indo-Pakistani territory of Kashmir, and emphasized that the OIC's EU office would engage actively on the resolution of the Kashmir problem and would continue to press for the OIC's "contribution to RU decision making processes."
OIC Delegation Pushes Global Diplomatic Initiative Against Israeli Settlement Policy

March 04, 2015

A ministerial delegation representing the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC") is making stops in Moscow, Beijing, and other world capitals in an initiative to press for international action against Israel's policy of settlement expansion into the Palestinian Territories and Jerusalem.
OIC Chief Supports Russia over U.S. in Mideast Peace Role

March 04, 2015

Visiting Moscow to meet with Russia's Foreign Minister, the Secretary General of the global-multilateral Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC") lauded Russia as an effective leader for Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and criticized the United States as an ineffective mediator in resolving the longstanding Mideast problem.
OIC Chief at White House Summit Emphasizes Political-Economic Problems and Islamophobia as Drivers of Violent Islamism

February 25, 2015

In his recent address in Washington to the White House-sponsored Global Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, the Secretary General of the Saudi-headquartered, 57-member-state Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC") blamed the impacts of colonialism and neo-liberalism, as well as Islamophobia, as the root causes for violent Islamist extremism, and emphasized that Islam promotes tolerance, equality, and justice.