OIC Watch

OIC Chief Condemns ISIS Attacks on Christians in Iraq

July 21, 2014

The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC") Iyad Ameen Madani has condemned the targeted attacks and atrocities by The Islamic State of Iraq and Sham ("ISIS") against Iraqi Christians as a contradiction of Islam and of the principles of the OIC.
OIC Human Rights Committee Condemns Israeli Action in Gaza

July 21, 2014

The Independent Permanent Human Rights Committee of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC"), the global organization that identifies itself as the voice of all Muslims worldwide, has characterized Israel's action in Gaza as genocidal, has condemned Israel for violating the religious freedom of Palestinians in Gaza, and has endorsed the call by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to investigate breaches of international law associated with the current conflict in Gaza.
OIC Denounces Boko Haram Kidnappings as Contravention of Islamic Law

July 14, 2014

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC"), a 57-member-state organization representing the global umma (community of Muslims), condemned the kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls by Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram as a contravention of Islamic teachings.
OIC Begins Fact-finding Mission to Central African Republic

July 14, 2014

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation ("OIC"), along with representatives from Islamic aid groups from Britain, Turkey, and Qatar, is beginning a week-long fact-finding mission to the Central African Republic, Cameroon, and Chad, as preparation for a comprehensive humanitarian strategy for this region in Africa.
OIC Pushing Palestinian State to Join ICC and to Prosecute Israel

July 11, 2014

The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) has issued a statement encouraging the Palestinian state authorities to join the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) and to appeal to the Court to prosecute Israel and groups within Israel for war crimes and terrorist acts.
OIC Leaders to Confer on Israeli-Palestinian Violence

July 11, 2014

The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”), which includes the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Senegal, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Guinea, and Kuwait, will meet tomorrow in emergency session to discuss an OIC response to the current escalation of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
OIC Condemns Boko Haram Attacks Against Nigerian Churches

July 11, 2014

The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) Iyad Ameen Madani has condemned the recent killings and destruction of churches in Nigeria by Boko Haram, the extremist group aiming to establish a sharia state in Nigeria.
New Study Finds OIC Countries Disproportionately Under-Developed

July 11, 2014

A new study by a joint Canadian-Saudi Arabian research group finds that the 57 countries comprising the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) demonstrate significant levels of economic under-development, economic innovation, and institutional accountability against global trends.
Iran at OIC Calls out Islamists Attacking Iraq

July 11, 2014

Iran used the recent meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) Parliamentary Union as a platform to call for measures against "extremists and takfiris" using violence for Islamic sectarianism, an obvious reference to Sunni radicals operating in Iraq.
OIC and EU Condemn Anti-Muslim Violence in Sri Lanka

July 11, 2014

Officials from both the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) and the European Union (“EU”) have denounced the recent communal violence by Buddhist militants against Muslim-majority towns in Sri Lanka, where Buddhist-Muslim violence has been rare.