JEDDAH, 28 Muharram/24 Dec (IINA)-Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has praised the Muslim women role in bringing about socio-political changes in the Middle Eastern countries, assuring that his organization was all out to provide ample opportunities for broader women social role.
“What has been achieved in those (Arab) countries was possible because women stood side by side with their male partners” he remarked. On Friday in his statement at the “Change in Muslim Societies and the Role of Women International Conference” in Istanbul, Ihsanoglu stressed that only through women’s increased participation in political, social and other spheres the societies will make headway towards dynamic progress, says an OIC report Friday.
He on the occasion highlighted the major efforts by OIC to enhance the role of Muslim women in member countries of his 57-state Organisation.
In this connection he referred to the first ever Ministerial Conference on Women’s Role held earlier in Istanbul establishment of the functional Department of Family Affairs in the OIC General Secretariat as part of implementation of the Ten Year OIC Program of Action was another forward step. It is the OIC’s commitment for advancement of women in Muslim societies, he reminded.
He also referred to the establishment of an OIC Independent Permanent Commission on Human Rights (IPCHR) as a very significant development in the Organisation which constitutes a welcome sign for mainstream human rights, including rights of women.
Four of the total 18 members of the Commission are women, a testimony to the OIC’s gender equality commitment. “I firmly believe that the four women members of the IPCHR can play a commendable role in strengthening the rights of women in Muslim societies” he asserted.
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