WUNRN
WILL MUSLIM WOMEN LEADERS BE
INCLUDED IN THIS SUMMIT?
WILL MUSLIM WOMEN'S ISSUES BE PART
OF THE SUMMIT AGENDA?
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ISLAMIC SUMMIT TO TACKLE CHALLENGES
Saudi Gazette - 23 July, 2012
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has called for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders to be held next month in Makkah, Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) Sunday.
Saudi Arabia King Abdullah
King Abdullah has called for “an extraordinary Islamic solidarity meeting to ensure... unity during this delicate time as the Muslim world faces dangers of fragmentation and sedition,” SPA quoted Prince Saud as saying.
King Abdullah wishes to convene the summit on Ramadan 26-27 (Aug. 14-15) in a
bid at “unifying the ranks” of Muslims, the statement said.
In 2005, the holy city hosted the third extraordinary Islamic summit, which
approved a 10-year action plan for the overall development of Islamic states.
It called for political participation, equality, freedom and social justice for
people in Islamic countries. The two-day extraordinary summit called for
preparing a roadmap for common Islamic action to confront the massive
challenges being faced by Muslims in political, economic, cultural and
scientific fields.
King Abdullah, the host of the high-profile summit, termed it a turning point
in the history of the Muslim world.
In preparation for the summit, which was held under the auspices of the
Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), three panels of experts had
examined the problems in detail.
One panel looked at political and media issues, another looked at economics,
science and technology, while the third panel considered Islamic thought,
culture and education. Among the many things in its reports, the political
panel said it could see no conflict between Islamic and contemporary universal
values. “The message of Islam is a role model for all people to establish the
values of equality, justice, peace and brotherhood,” it said.
Islamic concepts of good governance are “compatible with democracy, equality,
freedom, social justice, transparency, accountability, anti-corruption and the
respect for human rights”.
The panel on Islamic thought attacked “reckless fatwas by people who were not
qualified to speak in the name of Islam” and stressed the need “to establish a
moderate Islamic discourse which is bound to time, place and circumstances.
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http://www.oic-oci.org/page_detail.asp?p_id=228
Web page has links to translations in Arabic & French.
OIC - ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION
TEN-YEAR PROGRAM OF ACTION
Direct Link to Full Program Document:
http://www.oic-oci.org/english/conf/is/ex-3/TYOAP_Makkah_2005.pdf
VI. Rights of Women, Youth, Children, and the Family in the Muslim World
1. Strengthen laws aimed at enhancing the advancement of women in Muslim societies in economic, cultural, social, and political fields, in accordance with Islamic values of justice and equality; and aimed also at protecting women from all forms of violence and discrimination and adhering to the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, in line with the Islamic values of justice and equality.
2. Give special attention to women’s education and female literacy.
3. Expedite developing “The Covenant on the Rights of Women in Islam”, in accordance with Resolution No. 60/27-P and the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam.
4. Strive to provide free and quality basic education for all children.
5. Strengthen laws aimed at preserving the rights of children, enjoying the highest possible health levels, taking effective measures in order to eradicate poliomyelitis and protect them from all forms of violence and exploitation.
6. Encourage the Member States to sign and ratify the OIC Covenant on the Rights of the Child in Islam, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Child in Islam, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its annexed Optional Protocols, and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol with regard to the Girl Child.
7. Call upon all Member States to support and promote youth programmes and youth forums.
8. Call upon the OIC to contribute towards projecting Islam as a religion that guarantees full protection of women's rights and encourages their participation in all walks of life.
9. Accord necessary attention to the family as the principal nucleus of the Muslim society, exert all possible efforts, at all levels, to face up to the contemporary social challenges confronting the Muslim family and affecting its cohesion, on the basis of Islamic values.
10. Establish a Division responsible for Family Affairs within the framework of the General Secretariat’s restructuring.