Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), founded in 1969, is the second-largest intergovernmental organisation after the United Nations, representing 57 member states across four continents with a total population of approximately 1.8 billion Muslims. The OIC's mandate includes safeguarding the interests of the Muslim world, protecting Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, and coordinating diplomatic positions on Palestinian rights. India is not a member of the OIC; Pakistan is an active member and has traditionally used the OIC platform to raise Kashmir.
- Founded: September 25, 1969 (in the wake of an arson attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem)
- Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Members: 57 states (largest intergovernmental body after UN)
- OIC Charter: defines objectives including Palestinian liberation, combating Islamophobia
- Jerusalem: OIC's foundational concern — Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee chaired by Morocco
- India's status: observer at OIC; has applied for full membership but Pakistan has historically blocked it
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