Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC):
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The OIC is an international organization founded in 1969.
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Members: It consists of 57 member states including Iran and Pakistan.
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Administrative centre (headquarters): Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Objective:
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Raise the collective voice of the Muslim world.
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Collectively work to safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony.
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OIC has permanent delegations to United Nations and the European Union.
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Issues with India: In this organisation, India is a blocked country, though it has about 12% of the world’s Muslim population. India has been blocked by Pakistan from joining the OIC over Kashmir issue.
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OIC regard parts of Kashmir as “occupied by India”.
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It is second largest inter-governmental organization after UN.
