Islamic World in the New Century

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference, 1969-2009

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is the Muslim world's only intergovernmental body-the largest such system operating outside of the United Nations. Based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the OIC was founded forty years ago to respond to the Palestinian crisis and counts fifty-seven Muslim countries among its members. It has since branched out into the areas of economic development, education, culture, science, technology, conflict resolution, and tackling Islamophobia. Sharing the history of the OIC with Western readers for the first time, this book details the achievements, successes, and failures of this singular political body and demonstrates why modernization is so central to the continued development of Islamic society. In 2005, the OIC elected Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu of Turkey to transform the organisation's platform and intentions. Ihsanoglu has since tackled the difficult problems of illiteracy and poverty, economic underdevelopment, and ethnic and sectarian conflict. In this history he devotes an important chapter to Islamophobia and its impact on relations between Islam and the West. The OIC treats Islamophobia as a form of racism and xenophobia, and Ihsanoglu explains why it is essential for international institutions to work together to combat violent extremism. He also argues that representative government, free speech, and equal rights for all citizens are critical for Muslim societies, and he envisions the need to reform the OIC as a necessary step toward renewing the Muslim world. One of the most important studies of the Muslim world to emerge directly from its participants, The Islamic World in the New Century ushers in a new era of change.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-09-28
Mått138 x 215 x 22 mm
Vikt553 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagC Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
ISBN9781849040631

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Preface Chapter I - Historical Background - The Concept of Muslim Ummah - Early Islamic Forums - The First Islamic Summit, Founding Conference of the OIC Chapter II - The OIC from 1969-2004: Foundation and Consolidation - The Years of Foundation - Membership Development - Delivering Meaningful Change in the Muslim World o Standing Committees o Subsidiary Organs o Specialised Organs o Affiliated Institutions Chapter III - Reform History - The Niamey Process - The Riyadh Resolution - The Eminent Persons Group - The Intergovernmental Group of Experts - Was the OIC Immune to Reform? Chapter IV - Reform and Renewal of the OIC System and Review of its Charter - New Elected OIC Leadership - Reform of the General Secretariat - OIC Commission of Eminent Persons (CEP) - Top-level Calls for Reform - Makkah Meeting of Intellectuals and Scholars - Preparation of the Ten-Year Programme of Action - Makkah Summit - Reform in Effect o Review of the Charter o Restructuring of the OIC and its Institutions o Reform of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy o Restructuring and Reviving the Role of the International Islamic News Agency Chapter V - OIC's Role in Promotion of Peace and Resolution of Conflicts - Expanded Strategies - OIC Action With Regard to Some Political Causes of the Muslim World o Palestine o Afghanistan o Jammu and Kashmir o Iraq o Somalia Chapter VI - Problems of Muslim Communities and Minorities in the World - Guidelines of Action - Some Major Problem Cases o Bosnia o The Muslim Community in Bulgaria o The Case of the Muslims in Southern Philippines o The European Muslim Minority in Western Thrace, Greece o The Muslim Minority in Myanmar o The question of Muslims in Southern Thailand o Muslim Communities in the People's Republic of China Chapter VII - Islamophobia: A Threat to Global Peace - Perceptions of Islamophobia - Background and Prospects of Historical Reconciliation - Major Islamophobic Incidents and OIC Endeavours o The Crisis of Danish Cartoons: Chronology o The Dutch Film Fitna and Reprints of the Cartoons - The OIC Approach - The Task Ahead Chapter VIII Building Institutional Capacity for Development and Progress in the Era of Globalisation Building Social Solidarity to Manage Humanitarian Disasters, Good Governance and Promoting Human Rights, Protecting the Rights of the Women, Reinvigorating Science, Technology and Innovation in the Muslim World. Chapter IX - Economic and Commercial Cooperation