Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 16/01/2007
The Organization of the Islamic Conference has launched a new publication “The Journal”, and appointed Ms. Maha Mostafa Akeel, the first woman, a Saudi journalist, to join the OIC in over thirty years, to be its managing editor. “The Journal” is a quarterly magazine in English that reports on OIC activities and interests as well as concerns and events within the Member States. The first issue was published in September as a trial publication during the Seventh Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The second issue is now out and is available at the OIC Headquarters or accessed on the website. Topics in this issue include efforts by the OIC regarding the Palestinian and Iraqi situations as well as reports on women’s status, the environment and higher education in the Member States. There are also special features on water, tourism and Haj and an exclusive interview with Senegal’s President Maître Abdoulaye Wade.
