‘Muslim world needs common ground in $7 trillion halal economy’
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA NOV 25, 2021 – 6:21 PM GMT+3Vice President Fuat Oktay attends the opening of the 7th World Halal Summit organized together with the 8th Organization […]
Iran urges OIC action as Daesh seeks to sow sectarian rift in Afghanistan
Politics October 19, 2021 TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Monday that Daesh attacks in Afghanistan are aimed at sowing religious discord in the crisis-hit country, […]
OIC chief urges improved food security in wake of pandemic
OIC Secretary-General Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen. (AFP file photo) Short Url https://arab.news/23uut Al-Othaimeen stressed the need to support OIC countries in achieving self-sufficiency in food production through mobilizing the organization’s […]
Arab League, OIC call on Algeria, Morocco to end diplomatic rift
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP CAIRO MID-EAST AUG 26, 2021 1:10 PM GMT+3Moroccan security forces stand guard as Moroccan farmers protest in the city of Figuig after Algerian authorities expelled date growers […]
OIC offers to help Afghanistan peace, facilitate evacuations
The OIC said it will seek to help achieve peace in Afghanistan and facilitate evacuation operations on Sunday. (@OIC_OCI) Short Url https://arab.news/9b4s8 Member states reiterate commitment to helping Afghans bring […]
Islamic principles should form basis of tackling global post-pandemic human rights crises: OIC commission
A delegation of the OIC’s Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) visits Rohingya refugees from Myanmar at a refugee camp in Bangladesh. (IPHRC photo) Short Url https://arab.news/jzdg4 JEDDAH: Universal Islamic principles […]
Islamophobia prevents diversity, coexistence, Turkish minister says
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL ISLAMOPHOBIA AUG 04, 2021 3:19 PM GMT+3Turkey’s Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu speaks at an event for the Tokyo Olympics in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 23, 2021. (Sabah File […]
OIC has chance to take the lead in resolving Rohingya crisis
DR. AZEEM IBRAHIMJuly 06, 2021 22:22550 Short Url https://arab.news/zkyfk Since the military coup in Myanmar in February, an umbrella opposition group, the national unity government, has been formed and has made […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation chief urges focus on education, food security at summit
Short Url https://arab.news/mqvvq SPA June 17, 2021 JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday oversaw the second Islamic Summit on Science and Technology virtually hosted by the UAE […]
OIC institute offers scholarships to 500 Palestinians at Pakistani universities
Palestinian students walk at a university in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip April 1, 2021. (Reuters)Short Url https://arab.news/w8u6j COMSTECH’s initiative will be supported by 38 private and public […]
Islamic group OIC labels war in Afghanistan as ‘genocide of Muslims’
Muhammad Qasim Halimi, Afghan minister for Hajj and Religious Affairs, underlined that there was no excuse for the Taliban to continue fighting in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops. […]
OIC envoys deplore Israeli actions against Palestinians
OIC envoys deplore Israeli actions against Palestinians The Newspaper’s Correspondent Published May 12, 2021 – UNITED NATIONS: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), at a meeting in New York, has unanimously endorsed […]
Will OIC confront France ?
Will OIC confront France? Pervez Hoodbhoy Published May 8, 2021 WHEN PM Khan summoned OIC ambassadors to his office last Monday, he assigned their countries a new mission. So far Muslim countries have […]
Pakistan joins first-ever ‘Int’l Day to Combat Islamophobia’
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISLAMABAD ASIA PACIFIC MAR 15, 2021 Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses the National Assembly after a vote of confidence session in Islamabad, Pakistan, March, 6 2021. (EPA) […]
Muslims targeted
Editorial Published March 17, 2021 DAWN.COM FAR-right movements have gained ground across the globe, blaming ethnic and religious ‘others’ for all of society’s failings. In some countries, groups that were once labelled extremists are now controlling the levers of power, making life difficult for minorities. Amongst the xenophobic trends spreading […]
Universities group welcomes OIC endorsement of Makkah Declaration
The statement added that the charter supports the humanitarian values of Islam, including tolerance, understanding and cooperation among peoples and countries and the need to respect diversity and differences SOURCE: […]
Nowhere to be seen
BY M A NIAZI Islamic countries showed up nowhere in responding to the pandemic AT PENPOINT One of the more interesting features of the world’s response to the covid-19 pandemic has been the extent to which it has confirmed Samuel Huntington’s 1992 thesis of a ‘clash of civilisations’. Huntington had […]
Hussain Ibrahim Taha to head Muslim bloc OIC
Official from Chad will take over as 12th secretary general of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation next November Omer Erdem and Ahmet Emin Donmez | 28.11.2020 KHARTOUM Hussein Ibrahim Taha from […]
MWL, OIC to Face Extremism, Promote Coexistence
Sunday, 6 September, 2020 Mohammed al-Issa and Dr. Yousef al-Othaimeen during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Muslim World League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (Asharq […]
Saudi Arabia ‘backing Pakistan’s ex-army chief to replace Imran Khan’: reports
The New Arab Staff & Agencies Saudi Arabia ‘backing Pakistan’s ex-army chief to replace Imran Khan’: reports Imran Khan has denied talk of a rift with Riyadh [Getty] Date of […]