May 19, 2013
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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is an international organisation consisting of 57 member states. The organisation states that it is "the collective voice of the Muslim world" and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony".
The OIC has a permanent delegation to the United Nations, and is the largest international organisation outside the United Nations. The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English and French.
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![Darfur's rebel group joins Qatar-sponsored talks with Khartoum [Sudan TV, Sudan]](/images/image_cache/base-13827000/13827239/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=28e87c4b9f746ade252825cfdd6254d4)
![Israel calls Sudan a terrorist state after Khartoum holds Tel Aviv responsible for air strike [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-12911000/12911628/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=91e5448404980b4b79f40c7fa96436f7)
![OIC suspends Syria's membership, calls for Islamic solidarity [Algerie TV, Algeria]](/images/image_cache/base-8944000/8944274/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=b5ea2c68f3e370e0aebc448ea93c834c)
![Islamic states set to suspend Syria at Mecca summit [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-8742000/8742945/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=087f528517b89750c06abe26b97ed913)
![HRW condemns Myanmar over ethnic cleansing of Muslims as UN envoy visits site of clashes [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-8085000/8085636/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=2dbae6d38032f1de8e7d615efad84ac6)
![UN rights envoy to probe violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-7984000/7984910/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=4adc74d02f2cc84f18f7dd5532829c93 "Minister for Border Affairs Lieutenant General Thein Htay addresses a news conference on the Rohingya-related unrest in Rakhine State, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Yangon July 30, 2012: REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun")
![Indonesian protestors call for suspending Myanmar from ASEAN over Muslim massacre [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-7928000/7928201/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=411f50bb8969163bfad8d0cf971c2883)
![Heavy fighting rocks Syrian capital [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-2020000/2020251/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8b2de47e626837a2beb5b2736bdd8f7f)