ORGANIZATION FOR ISLAMIC COOPERATION (OIC)

ORGANIZATION FOR ISLAMIC COOPERATION (OIC)

TOPIC: IR

Context- India lashed out at the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for being “communal minded” after the grouping called on the UN Human Rights Council to take “necessary measures” on the issue of Muslim girl students being told not to wear the hijab in Karnataka schools.

Concept-

What is the OIC?

• The Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation is the world’s second largest multilateral body after the UN.
• It has 57 members, all of which are Islamic countries or Muslim majority members.
• Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• The OIC’s stated objective is “to safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony among various people of the world”.
• The Organisation of the Islamic Conference was established by the First Islamic Summit Conference held in Morocco in September 1969.
• It was known as the Organisation of Islamic Conference until 2011.

India & OIC

• India comprises of the world’s second largest Muslim community.
• India is not a member of the OIC.