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'OIC to be renamed, restructured'
2005-06-01
The 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is to consider changing its name, charter and structure in a major overhaul aimed at projecting a more moderate image, Malaysia said on Tuesday.
Yeah, that oughta do it. Now, nobody pay attention until they're ready!
Malaysia's Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said after returning from the OIC Commission of Eminent Persons (CEP) meeting in Islamabad last week that the group had come up with a plan to give the OIC a completely new look. "The agreement was that first of all we must improve our image. We must project Muslim nations to be seen as moderate countries and be mainstream players in international politics," he told reporters. "To achieve this we must undertake some programs, we must have better media interaction and more interaction with people of different religions and cultures."
To achieve that, you have to hunt down and kill the terrs in your midst. What's so difficult about that concept?
"We propose a change to the OIC name as well as the contents of its charter. Now we want to take a global context," he said.
I think they should name it "Bob." Bob's a friendly kind of name...
Syed Hamid said the two-day meeting focused on the challenges facing Muslims in the 21st century and how to make the world's biggest grouping of Muslim nations more relevant. He led the meeting as the representative of Malaysia, the group's current chair.
Posted by:Fred

#2  "Organization of the Islamic Conference"

Does this mean they agree it would be acceptable to have an "Organization of the Christian Conference"?

Just asking.

In the interest of fairness and equality, doncha know.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-06-01 12:06  

#1  â€œTo achieve this we must undertake some programs, we must have better media interaction...

Judging by Reuters, AP, and AFP, your media interaction is just fine.

...and more interaction with people of different religions and cultures.”

Um, here's where 'better' might be applied. Coming across as "you will all be dhimmis" isn't really effective.
Posted by: Pappy   2005-06-01 11:04  

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