Organization of Islamic Cooperation (formerly Conference)

| Organisation de la Coopration Islamique

Part I Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 I. What is the OIC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 II. Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 I. Principal Organs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 II. Secretary General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 III. Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 I. OIC-UN Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Part II Case Study I. OIC-DENMARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 II. Challenges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 I. Conclusion

What is the OIC?

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Second largest Inter-governmental Organization after the United Nations, consisting of 57 member states. Established on 25 September, 1969 shortly after loosing the 1967 Arab-Israeli (Six-Day war) War.

CALIPHATE
Six-Day War 1967 Rabat, Morocco 1969

 Represent and safeguard the interest of the Muslim According to the OIC charter, World and its member states. The Muslim World represents approx. 1.6 the OIC aims to preserve Islamicpopulation) social and billion people. (25% of the world economic values; promote solidarity amongst member states; increase cooperation in social, economic, cultural, scientific, and political areas; uphold international peace and security; and advance education, particularly in the fields of science and technology.

African Union

Gulf Cooperation Council Council of Arab Economic Unity Arab League Parliamentary Union of OIC Organization of Islamic Cooperation Suspended Membership

Turkic Council

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Principal Organs

Islamic Summit

ICFM

Secretariat

IICJ

Subsidiary Organs
The Statistical, Economic & Social Research & Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRTCIC) Ankara, Turkey The Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) Istanbul, Turkey The Islamic University of Technology (IUT) Dhaka, Bangladesh The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) Casablanca, Morocco The Islamic Fight Academy (IFA) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Rabat, Morocco The International Islamic News Agency (IINA) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The Islamic States Broadcasting Organization (ISBO) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

OIC decision making procedure

Entitled to one vote two-thirds majority Chair has the ability to rule decisions

Can OIC resolve conflicts?

NO

Secretary General
Ekmeleddin hsanolu, Ph.D., of the Republic of Turkey, is the 9th Secretary General of the OIC who assumed office on 1 January, 2005.

Like the United Nations, the Secretary General can run for a period of 5 years, renewable only once.
"chief administrative officer face of the OIC Ekmeleddin hsanolu (26 December, 1943)

OIC-UN Cooperation

General Coordination Meetings held every 2 years

Case Study

September 2005

Denmark

APOLOGIZE

NOPE

IPHRC

Complain to the UN
December 7th

Boycott Danish products

January 27th

Dialogue for peace

February 7th

CONCLUSION

1. Legitimacy issue 2. Unified under Islam 3. Only governing body in existence