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![](OIC_Brazil_PR_files/seperate_line_long_01.gif) Ihsanoglu: Convening the 17th Session of the
Committee for the Coordination of Joint Islamic Action in Brazil
Underscores Islamic World’s Solidarity with Latin America
Date: 01/06/2010 - View
in: Arabic | French - Print
![](OIC_Brazil_PR_files/big.jpg) Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) emphasized the importance
of the 17th Session of the Committee for the Coordination of Joint
Islamic Action in the field of Dawa being convened in the city of Sao
Paulo, Brazil.
In his statement, at the opening session of the meeting which
started on Monday 31st May, 2010, the Secretary General noted that the
convening of this session in Brazil is a reflection of the Islamic
states’ solidarity with this country and with the other Latin American
states in general, and indicated that the meeting was to give further
exposure to the achievements of the Islamic faith and its contributions
to the growth and prosperity of the peoples of these countries. Also,
Prof. Ihsanoglu stressed the importance of the meeting which comes at a
time when the Islamic world is facing a wide range of political
challenges, He renewed, on the occasion, his condemnation of the
despicable crime perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces against
the innocent civilians on board the Freedom Flotilla in international
waters.
The Secretary General drew the attention of the participants to the
onslaught faced by Islam in the West for so many years, and called for
the need to coordinate efforts among Islamic associations in the West.
He further urged the participants in the Sao Paulo meeting to strive to
project the authentic image of Islam.
The Secretary General expressed his deep gratitude for the noble
initiative launched by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King
Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, which promotes interfaith dialogue at
the international level, and which has met with broad international
support, as he pointed out.
On the other hand, Ihsanoglu drew attention to the major
achievements witnessed by the OIC over the past five years and made
reference to the Ten Year Programme of Action adopted by the
Extraordinary Islamic Summit in Makkah and which aims at promoting the
Islamic Ummah such as to enable it to face up to the challenges
confronting it, at all levels.
The Secretary General also recalled the adoption of the OIC new
Charter at the Dakar Summit in 2008 with its fresh vision and values,
and similarly pointed to the Independent Human Rights Commission which
has now entered in its final stages of establishment.
Prof. Ihsanoglu further referred to the projects which the Committee
for the Coordination Islamic Joint Action intends to undertake in the
course of its current session, including the establishment of radio
stations to broadcast in FM frequencies for Africa and to offer health
related, social, environmental, educational and religious sensitization.
The Secretary General also noted that these radio stations will be
broadcasting in different African languages, and added that the
Committee also intends to launch an Arabic language teaching centre
aimed at spreading the spirit of dialogue, in addition to other various
information activities.
The Secretary General expressed his profound thanks to the Brazilian
government to the Islamic Dawa Centre in Latin America and to the
Committee for the Coordination of Joint Islamic Action for the efforts
they have all contributed towards ensuring the success of the
Committee’s present session, and wished them every success in their
deliberations and future programmes.
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