As Iraq Burns, Islamic Bloc Meeting to Focus on ‘Palestine

Just days before the start of Ramadan – a month dedicated to daytime fasting, Muslim unity and peace – foreign ministers from the bloc of Islamic nations will gather Wednesday at a time when sectarian strife is raging in Iraq and Syria.
The meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and Thursday, under the theme “Exploring areas of Islamic cooperation,” will bring together foreign ministers from most of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)’s 57 member states, as well as observers and affiliated bodies.

 

An OIC spokesperson, Maha Akeel, told a briefing last week that core issues to be discussed during the conference will include “Palestine and Al-Quds” (Jerusalem), where she charged that Israeli settlements had been increasing at “an alarming rate.”

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