OIC criticises KL summit, saying such gatherings weakens Islam
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad faces criticism from the OIC, especially Saudi Arabia, as the KL summit is said to weaken Islam. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, December 19, 2019.
THE Organisation of Islamic Cooperation yesterday mounted a veiled attack on a Muslim summit in Malaysia shunned by Saudi Arabia, saying such gatherings would weaken Islam. Leaders of Muslim nations, including Saudi rivals Iran, Turkey and Qatar, will attend the summit this week in Kuala Lumpur, which analysts say is aimed at rivalling the OIC, a 57-member pan-Islamic body headquartered in the Saudi city of Jeddah.
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