Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 25/11/2014
The Headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah hosted the second meeting of the Executive Council of the Islamic Broadcasting Union (IBU) on 25 November 2014, preparatory to the third meeting of the IBU General Assembly held on 26 November 2014.
The Meeting was inaugurated by the Minister of Hajj and Acting Minister of Information and Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr Bandar Bin Muhammad Hajaar. He highlighted the huge role entrusted to the IBU under the Islamic joint media action in the light of the challenges facing the Muslim world.
The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Mr Iyad Ameen Madani, in his address welcoming the Minister, said that it had become undisputable in the contemporary world that the media has the upper hand in all facets of life. He drew attention to the importance of joint media action which has become a requirement for countering the intensive misrepresentation campaigns against Islam and Muslims, a situation that calls for dynamic action to scale up the work of the IBU.
For his part, the Director General of the Islamic Broadcasting Union, Dr Mohammed Salem Ould Bouk, presented a report of the IBU’s work in the preceding two years and the efforts being made to upgrade its work. He reported that the IBU had succeeded in signing agreements with several member states in addition to partnerships established with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO), the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and others.
The Meeting discussed the report on the activities of the IBU and its financial report. At the end of its meeting, the Executive Council issued a number of recommendations that would be discussed by the 3rd meeting of the IBU General Assembly on Wednesday.
