OIC Watch

OIC Moving Forward to Establish Islamic Common Market

December 03, 2014

The Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (“COMCEC”) of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) completed its meetings in Turkey with a decision to move forward on drafting a roadmap for establishing an "Islamic Common Market" that will involve a free trade area and intensified economic and financial integration among the 57 member-states of the global Islamic organization.
OIC Builds Influence in U.S. Think Tanks

November 26, 2014

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”), with 57 member states and a declared mission to promote the interests of the global community of Muslims (ummah), has developed robust partnerships with a major U.S. think tank, The Brookings Institution.
OIC Chief Supports Gulf Rapprochement for Interests of Muslims Worldwide

November 26, 2014

The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) has applauded the rapprochement between Qatar and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”) as a necessity for achieving the interests of the ummah, the global community of Muslims.
Turkey Calls on OIC to Organize Action Against Israel on Al-Aqsa Issue

November 12, 2014

Senior government officials in Turkey called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) to take the lead in mobilizing the OIC's 57 member-states in collective action for Muslims worldwide, against Israel for its "aggression and assaults" on the Al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem.
Malaysia Draws High Student Numbers from OIC Countries

November 12, 2014

Malaysia's higher education system has become a destination for ever-growing numbers of students from member-states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”), and Malaysia's Minister of Education touted the country as "a trusted and respected centre of higher education for students from the Muslim World."
OIC Chief Questions Indian Control over Kashmir and Calls for Islamic Mobilization

November 12, 2014

The Secretary General of the 57-member-state Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”), Iyad Madani, declared the organization's commitment to "the cause of the Kashmiri people," announcing a set of OIC projects to mobilize "Islamic public opinion" around the world and criticizing the legitimacy of India's control in Kashmir.
OIC Viewed on Par with UN as Source of Disaster Relief in Kashmir

November 05, 2014

Civil society actors in Kashmir have appealed to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”), in tandem with the United Nations (“UN”), to send their Secretary Generals to visit Kashmir to determine humanitarian aid and disaster relief needs following recent flooding in the region.
OIC Continues to Use UN to Take Aim at Israel

October 29, 2014

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) condemned the Israeli government's recent announcement for approval of expanded settlement construction in Jerusalem, condemning Jewish settlers for their recent attack on Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, and calling on the United Nations Security Council to take act on Israel "to end repeated aggression and to respect religious sites."
OIC Conference on Women Highlights Gender Inequality in Member-States

October 23, 2014

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's ("OIC") Ministerial Conference on the Role of Women in Development recently concluded in Azerbaijan identified health education, impediments to employment, and violence against women as core problems that inform continuing gender inequality in the global Islamic group's member-states.
OIC Boycott Against International Companies Working with Israel Gains Traction

October 23, 2014

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC") is using its platform as a global, Islamic organization to gain traction for its member-states to boycott international companies that work with Israel in the Palestinian Territories of the West Bank and Gaza, with Kuwait announcing that it will expand its national boycott in line with the OIC policy.