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Mideast Dictators Exploit Islamic Sectarianism to Hold Power
December 17, 2014
Critics of the current sectarian-communal model for analyzing violence in Mideast argue that one of the most pernicious factors in explaining social violence and political cleavages in the region is the longstanding policy of state dictators, monarchs and clan leaders alike, who exploit and manipulate sectarian differences within Islam in order to maintain authoritarian power.
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Uganda Looks to OIC Countries for Investment
December 17, 2014
Uganda's Permanent Representative to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia is engaging with the rulers of both the Gulf Kingdom and Jordan to promote OIC member-state investment in the development of strategic sectors – including energy and minerals – in East Africa.
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OIC Chief Says Islam Has Nothing to Do with Attack on Pakistan School
December 17, 2014
The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) condemned the recent, brutal attack by the Pakistani Taliban on a Pakistani school and declared that perpetrators of terror under the moniker of Islam have nothing to do with the religion.
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Protests Against Islamization Fuel Violence Against Muslims and Jews in Germany
December 17, 2014
The measurable uptick in anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim violence in Germany by xenophobic groups and hooligans, often cooperating with the organizers of Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West (“PEGIDA”), is raising concerns in the German government about social unrest catalyzed by European immigration policy and conflicts in the Mideast.
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OIC Pushes Technology Innovation for Economic Development
December 17, 2014
Consistent with its mission to become the voice and platform for Muslims worldwide, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”) is convening a conference in Pakistan to coordinate and facilitate its 57 member-states' capacity to develop strategic initiatives using innovations in science and technology for purposes of public health and sustainable development in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
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