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دكتور. قطب مصطفى سانو, Minister in charge of diplomatic affairs and diplomatic advisor to HE the President of the Republic of Guinea, said in a lecture he delivered at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي) على 16 سبتمبر 2019, “Fear from Islam, or Islamophopia, is contingent upon Muslims, their conduct and the manner in which they –individually– project this noble faith which, في الواقع, does not carry in its texts any advocacy of bloodshed”.

The lecture was delivered within the framework of the “OIC lecture series” under the theme of “Culture of Fear For or From Islam: A Critical Perspective” in which Dr. Sanou highlighted the need to engage in an exercise of self-criticism to dig out the reality, and drew attention to the adverse fact whereby “undue fear for Islam” could lead in the end result to the export of a negative message by some erring Muslim individuals or groups, which then could give rise to Islamophobia.

Again, in this lecture which was facilitated by Dr. Abdullah Bin Moussa Al Tayer, Director General of Cabinet at the OIC and Senior Advisor to the OIC Secretary General, and which was hosted at the OIC headquarters on 16 سبتمبر 2019, دكتور. Sanou presented various definitions of the concept of “fear” stating first that it is “a certain behavior resulting from a feeling of insecurity”. He noted that there were two types of “fear”, the first being rational and the second rather devoid of reason, under which he placed the phenomenon of Islamophobia, which has pervaded the West and certain other parts of the world.

دكتور. Sanou also noted that the violence perpetuated by fanatic and terrorist groups, in their extreme forms, as well as the conduct of certain individuals among Muslims residing in non-Islamic States or even among those residing in their own Muslim states, provide negative examples that do not respect the general ethics nor even the minimal level of the requisites of social relations, engaging in lies, cheating and disruption, all of which are facets that give the West and others negative images about Muslims and leave a false impression of Islam.

دكتور. Sanou, having totally refuted any link between the scriptural word of the noble Islamic faith and the negative behavior of certain individuals who claim to belong to this religion, concluded by asserting that the West has received a wrong image about Islam, an image that erroneously projects Islam as a religion that advocates violence or bloodshed.

دكتور. Sanou went on to say that the duty of establishing justice, enforcing the law and declaring wars falls within the attributions of the rulers in Islam, according to both text and practice; and it is not permissible for individuals to engage in interpretations that imply the right to sanction others or to declare wars, such acts being, هو قال, clearly in conflict with the text and a crime and grave sin which is met by Allah’s punishment against anyone who carries them out.

He further noted that Islam never ever opposed civilization and never denied other cultures their specificities, and affirmed that Islam was in no way in danger or needing anyone to carry arms in its defense with irresponsible and senseless actions that could only tarnish the image of Islam and its followers.

It is worth mentioning that Amb. Ali Goutali, Director of the Department of Palestine and Al Quds had inaugurated the lecture by giving an introduction of the lecturer’s CV highlighting in particular his rich academic and professional background, which includes many awards, publications and other achievements.

مصدر: https://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=22140&t_ref=12923&lan=en

الأمين العام لمنظمة التعاون الإسلامي (منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي), Dr Yousef Al-Othaimeen, said the Organization seeks to promote its mediation capacities, apply the best mechanisms to address threats to peace and security, and contribute to regional and international efforts to promote conflict prevention and resolution, peace building and security.
Training in mediation is of great value for all junior diplomats, Dr Al-Othaimeen said in a statement delivered on his behalf by Ambassador Mahmood bin Muhammad al-Raissi, at the Mediation for Peace Certificate Program for Diplomats of the Member States of the OIC, organized by the Turkish Foreign Ministry in Ankara, على 9-13 سبتمبر 2019.
He went on, “The Mediation for Peace Certificate Program will best equip junior diplomats to mediate disputes and conflicts nationwide, regionally and internationally.”

مصدر: https://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=22124&t_ref=12916&lan=en

بناء على مبادرة من دول "القطن-4" - بنين, بوركينا فاسو, Chad and Mali – the World Trade Organization is hosting the launch of World Cotton Day on 7 شهر اكتوبر 2019. ال WTO Secretariat is organizing the event in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). The Cotton-4 countries have applied to the United Nations General Assembly for the official recognition of a World Cotton Day, reflecting the importance of cotton as a global commodity.

الأهداف

• Give exposure and recognition to cotton and all its stakeholders in production, transformation and trade;
• Engage donors and beneficiaries and strengthen development assistance for cotton;
• Seek new collaborations with the private sector and investors for the cotton-related industries and production in developing countries; و
• Promote technological advances, as well as further research and development on cotton.

Our role

On World Cotton Day, together with UNCTAD, ITC will host a side event on value addition in the cotton sector. In this session, experts will share success stories and perspectives on how African countries can reimagine the cotton-to-clothing value chain and capitalize on cotton by-products at the same time as making cotton more profitable for farmers.

ITC supports World Cotton Day as an important opportunity to celebrate the contribution of cotton stakeholders to economic development. We will highlight the importance of creating value at origin, including encouraging those that farm and produce cotton to add value by making garments and other cotton goods.

To mark World Cotton Day in style, we are also organizing a fashion event featuring the creativity of African designers.

Our projects

Our projects in the cotton sector include the Ethical Fashion Initiative in Burkina Faso and Mali and backing for value addition under the Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) programme for Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Past projects include trade promotion and value addition for selected countries in Africa, as well as the development and implementation of cotton-clothing-sector strategies for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the West African Monetary and Economic Union (known by its French acronym UEMOA) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).

Registration

Register for the WTO-hosted World Cotton Day event here. Please note that registration will close on 20 سبتمبر 2019. Onsite registrations will not be permitted.

الاجتماع السنوي السادس للفريق الاستشاري الإسلامي للقضاء على شلل الأطفال (IAG) عقدت في القاهرة, Arab Republic of Egypt, على 4 سبتمبر 2019, under the patronage of His Eminence the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Al-sharief. The Meeting was attended by Members of IAG, including representatives from the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Islamic Development Bank Group, World Health Organization and UNICEF. Representatives of priority countries (أفغانستان, Pakistan and Somalia) also attended the meeting that reviewed progress made in the fight against polio and discussed a plan for future activities of IAG.

In his message, the OIC Secretary General, دكتور. يوسف A. Al-Othaimeen, called upon all stakeholders to intensify their efforts to ensure that polio was defeated once and for all. The Secretary General reiterated OIC’s commitment to the initiatives of the IAG and pledged continued support for its future activities.

In a statement issued at the end of the Meeting, IAG leaders re-affirmed their trust in the safety and effectiveness of all routine childhood vaccinations as a life-saving tool that protects children acknowledging that it fully conforms to Islamic rulings. IAG also called on countries and financial institutions to continue their support for the programmes that the IAG has adopted.

مصدر: https://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=22105&t_ref=12910&lan=en