The Islamic World in the New Century: The Organisation of Islamic Conference, 1969-2009

Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu

"Despite its significance in the Muslim world and the field of NGOs, there is practically no serious and reliable book like this one on the Organization of the Islamic Conference, its mission, its history, and its activities." — Ibrahim Kalin, Georgetown University

"The Islamic World in the New Century offers an important perspective on OIC reform and its potential to address twenty-first-century challenges in the Muslim world and in Muslim-West relations." — John L. Esposito, Georgetown University

"A timely and much needed work of scholarship from someone who has played a key part in shaping the Organization of the Islamic Conference." — Ziauddin Sardar, School of Arts, The City University, London

Related Subjects

• Islam

About the Author

Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu is the ninth and first democratically elected secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the founding director general of the Research Centre for Islamic History, Culture, and Arts, based in Istanbul. He is past president of the International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science and the author of Science, Technology, and Learning in the Ottoman Empire.

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