OIC-AL inaction
THIS is apropos of your editorial ‘OIC-AL inaction’ (April 24). An important point has been raised that the unrest in the Arab countries is not as much shocking as is the paralysis of the Arab League and the OIC.
Keeping the Arab League aside, the OIC is the largest organisation of Muslim countries in the world. The OIC was established in 1969 at Rabbat, Morocco. It was with a clear-cut goal of protection of Muslim countries from foreign invasions and the maintenance of unity among them. This was established in reaction to burning of Al Aqsa mosque at the hands of Israel.
Shockingly, since its inception, all the decisions of its 11 meetings have remained unimplemented and not more than rhetoric.
Whether it be the recent rebellious acts across some Arab countries or the past wars between Iraq-Kuwait, Iraq-Iran, or the
Indian aggression against Kashmiris and Israelis’ attacks on Palestinians, the role of the OIC has not been more than a spectator. This was and is the result of the failure of OIC countries to reach a unanimous decision at its meetings.
The drifts among most OIC countries and the feelings of suspicion against one another are the main hindrances in its success.
These drifts are the main cause of inaction on the part of it and lack of moratorium on the continuation of bloodshed in Muslim countries like Syria, Libya, Bahrain and Yemen.
In fact, there is a rule in the world that if an organisation or a country fails to handle a crisis, it appeals to the international community for help, but all such moves are not apparent on the part of the OIC so far.
Oil is the strongest weapon on which the entire world machinery has been running. Despite all these failures, the OIC can implement its decisions. There is just a leadership gap in the OIC that may mediate differences of the Arab and non-Arab Muslim countries and allay their unfounded doubts and fears against one another and carry out its meeting decisions.
It is time the OIC kept aside their differences and saved Muslim countries from further bloodshed and destruction.
INAYATULLAH RUSTAMANI
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