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Oic Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture May-August 2015, No. 97 OIC RESEARCH CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE In this issue The 42nd Session of the OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers Kuwait City, KUWAIT, 27-28 May 2015 Studies in history Fifth International Congress on Islamic Civilization in the Balkans Sarajevo, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, 21-23 May 2015 Architectural heritage IRCICA & Al-Turath Islamic Urban Heritage Program 2015 Summer School Mostar, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, 26 July-16 August 2015 Participation in UNESCO-WHC Meeting on “Post Conflict Reconstruction in the Middle East Context, and in the Old City of Aleppo in Particular” UNESCO, 18-19 June 2015 “Jerusalem in the Memory” photograph exhibition Madrid, SPAIN, May 2015 Photograph exhibition on “Haramein. Makkah al-Mukarramah and Madina al-Munawara during the Ottoman Period” Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA, June-September 2015 Exhibition of historical photographs of Makkah al-Mukarramah and Madina al-Munawara Istanbul, TURKEY, 10 July-10 August 2015 Handicrafts Tabriz International Award for Innovation and Creativity in Crafts, within the Tabriz International Festival for Arts, Crafts and Creativity; International Exhibition of Artisans-as at-Work and International Congress on Innovation Dimension in Arts and Crafts Tabriz, IRAN, 8-15 May 2015 Meetings, cooperation In this issue 2 Newsletter The 42nd Session of the OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers Kuwait City, KUWAIT, 27-28 May 2015 5 Studies in history Fifth International Congress on Islamic Civilization in the Balkans Research Centre for Islamic History, Sarajevo, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, 21-23 May 2015 Art and Culture (IRCICA) May-August 2015, No. 97 8 The Newsletter is published quarterly: Architectural heritage three issues in the official IRCICA & Al-Turath Islamic Urban Heritage Program languages of the OIC 2015 Summer School (English, French, Arabic) and one in Turkish Mostar, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, 26 July-16 August 2015 Publisher Participation in UNESCO-WHC Meeting on “Post Conflict Re- Research Centre for Islamic History, construction in the Middle East Context, and in the Old City Art and Culture (IRCICA), Organisation of Islamic Cooperation of Aleppo in Particular” UNESCO, 18-19 June 2015 Editor in Chief Halit Eren “Jerusalem in the Memory” photograph exhibition Madrid, SPAIN, May 2015 Editorial Board Zeynep Durukal Fayçal Benaissa Photograph exhibition on “Haramein. Makkah al-Mukarramah and Madina al-Munawara during the Ottoman Period” Address Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA, June-September 2015 Yıldız Sarayı, Seyir Köşkü Barbaros Bulvarı, Beşiktas 34349 Exhibition of historical photographs of Makkah İstanbul, Turkey al-Mukarramah and Madina al-Munawara Istanbul, TURKEY, 10 July-10 August 2015 Tel. (+90 212) 259 17 42 Fax (+90 212) 258 43 65 14 Handicrafts www.ircica.org Tabriz International Award for Innovation and Creativity in [email protected] Crafts, within the Tabriz International Festival for Arts, Crafts and Creativity; International Exhibition of Artisans-as at- Work and International Congress on Innovation Dimension in Graphic Design Arts and Crafts Said Kasımoğlu Tabriz, IRAN, 8-15 May 2015 Printing 19 Ultra Grafik Meetings, cooperation [email protected] 22 IRCICA publications Editorial convey my greetings to our readers through this issue, a During the same period, two photograph exhibitions I record of the Spring-Summer 2015 period at IRCICA. Other oered glimpses of the past of the Muslim world’s three than the activities featured in this issue, we have conducted a holiest cities: Makkah, Madina and Al-Quds. e exhibition lot of work in relation with ongoing projects and preparations titled “Haramein. Makkah al-Mukarramah and Madina al- for forthcoming events. Among the latter, a congress on Munawara during the Ottoman Period” was opened in Kuala “Islamic Civilisation in Southern Africa” is in preparation, to Lumpur on 12 June for a three-month period where it travelled be organized jointly with the University of Kwazulu-Natal and to other Malaysian cities. As to the exhibition on Al-Quds, it the National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa (AwqafSA), was opened in Madrid on 4 May for a period of one month. in Durban, at the end of November 2015. It will be the second Another event featured in this issue is the Tabriz International congress on this theme, aer the rst one which was held in Festival for Arts, Cras and Creativity which was accompanied 2006 in Johannesburg. Other congresses are in preparation for by an international congress on Innovation Dimension in Arts later months in the series on the History of Islamic Civilisation and Cras, the Tabriz International Award for Innovation in dierent regions of the world. Meantime, in a totally and Creativity in Cras, and an international exhibition of dierent area of our Centre’s activities, that of Islamic arts, Artisans-as-at-Work. e festival took place from 8-15 May the registration phase for the Tenth International Calligraphy 2015. Previously, in 2013, IRCICA and the Ministry of Culture Competition will continue according to the announced of Iran had jointly organized the Tehran-Tabriz International calendar, until the end of October 2015. Subsequently, entries Congress on Features, Characteristics and Cultural and will be received for the competition, by the end of February Economic Contribution of Arts and Handicras, proceedings 2016. Again on arts, preparations are made towards the of which were published by IRCICA in 2014. IRCICA’s Putrajaya International Islamic Arts and Culture Festival 2015 activities concerning handicras will continue: as this issue to be organized by Restu Foundation Malaysia and IRCICA in goes to press early September, we shall be launching another, Malaysia on 29 October-1 November 2015. similar event, in Istanbul: the Pendik International Festival of As regards the events and activities conducted during the Artisans-at-Work. As in earlier events, the festival will bring period under review, I am glad to record that the Fih together artisans from allover the world. Congress on Islamic Civilisation in the Balkans, organized in e rst article in this issue outlines the proceedings of the Sarajevo last May, achieved a degree of specialization worthy 42nd Session of the OIC’s Council of Ministers which was of the advanced stage reached in this series. e Balkans region held in Kuwait City at the end of May 2015. As usual under oers a multicultural heritage and a multitude of cases and its agenda items relating to activities of the OIC’s subsidiaries, experiences for studies on history of cultures and coexistence the session examined and adopted, among others, IRCICA’s of cultures. Our publications resulting from these congresses activity report for 2015 and its proposed work program for have already formed a considerable body of references for the 2016 which will be put to implementation accordingly. use of researchers. ank you for your interest, Assoc. Prof. Halit Eren Director General, IRCICA e 42nd Session of the OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers ٢٠١٥ May ٢٧-٢٨ ,Kuwait City he 42nd Session of the OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers H.E. Mr. Iyad Ameen Madani, Secretary General of the OIC, Twas held in Kuwait City, State of Kuwait, from 27-28 reviewed the activities of the General Secretariat during the May 2015 under the theme: “Session of Joint Vision for the past year. He highlighted the need for a new OIC strategy to Promotion of Tolerance and Denunciation of Terrorism”. H.H. combat the growing threat of terrorism and extremism. He also Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State emphasized the importance of attending the question of the of Kuwait opened the session with a statement underscoring rights of Muslim minorities in dierent parts of the world. He the importance of collective action in the face of the many emphasized the importance of cooperation in the economic, challenges presently facing the Member States. Referring to science and technology, education and cultural elds. He the conict situation engulng the Middle East, the Emir spoke of the need of poverty alleviation, micronance projects, underlined the need for a peaceful solution and settlement youth empowerment and human right issues. away from the military option. His Highness further expressed On behalf of the Member States’ three geographic groups, grave concern on the threat of terrorism and sectarianism, and Kingdom of Jordan for the Arab Group, the Republic of Guinea urged the OIC to confront them. for the African Group and the Republic of Bangladesh for In his address, H.E. Mr. Iyad Ameen Madani, Secretary the Asian Group pledged full cooperation of their respective General of the OIC, congratulated H.H. Sheikh Sabah Al- regional groups with the State of Kuwait in its chairmanship Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait for of the Council during its new term. A wide range of issues of his humanitarian endeavors which have earned him the UN interest to the Member States were discussed by the Council Award of “Humanitarian Leader”. He evoked the various leading to the adoption of resolutions on various issues, development assistance the Emir and the State of Kuwait have including the Cause of Palestine and the Middle East; Political been extending to several developing countries including OIC Aairs; Statutory, Organic and General Matters; Legal Aairs; Member States. Conditions of Muslim Minorities and Communities in non- OIC Member States; Information Aairs; Administrative and e Chair of the 41st Council of Foreign Ministers, the Financial Aairs; Humanitarian Aairs; Economic, Science Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia H.E. Mr. and Technology, Cultural, Social, and Family Aairs. On Adel Al-Jubeir gave an account of their stewardship during the the sidelines of the CFM, meetings of the Contact Groups past period since the Council’s last session. He also raised the on Jammu and Kashmir, Mali, Somali and Muslim minority challenge posed by terrorism and called for a strong measures in Myanmar, were also convened to discuss the latest to confront its menace.
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