OIC Presents Working Paper At Meeting On The Role Of Internet In Combatting Terrorism And Extremism

Date: 30/01/2011

The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) participated in the meeting on the role of the internet in combating terrorism and extremism, held in Riyadh from 24 – 26 January 2011 under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad Ibn Nayef Ibn Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs. The Head of the Department of Information Technology at the OIC General Secretariat, Wajdi Al-Qiliti, represented The OIC in the meeting and presented a working paper. In his paper, Al Qiliti said that the OIC had a firm position on combating terrorism anchored on Islamic teachings, which encourages peace and tolerance and considers terrorism in all its forms and manifestations one of the most dangerous crimes. He added that the OIC was working to nip terrorism in the bud through several means - political, economic, social or technological. He recalled that the OIC marshaled its efforts throughout the past decades and, in July 1999, was able to adopt a convention on combating terrorism, signed by all Member States. The conference was organized by the Nayef Arab University for Security Studies in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Counter-Terrorism Group at the United Nations, the International Counter-Terrorism Center, USA and the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Participants in the meeting included delegations of counter terrorism experts from Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, USA, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Belgium, Canada, Norway, Hungary, France, Italy, Turkey, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Sweden, Britain, Pakistan, China, India, Afghanistan, and the General Secretariats of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union. The significance of the meeting lies in the major and influential role of the internet being a cheap and widely spread means of conveying messages and information.

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