"Oh I See"

IF there is an outfit less relevant than the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to today?s issues and problems, I have not heard of it.

True, the South Asian club (Saarc) must count as a close second, but at least it has the potential to develop into something meaningful once the poisonous Indo-Pak rivalry subsides. The OIC, on the other hand, is like a person all dressed up for a party, with nowhere to go.

As I write this, our newspapers are full of the earnest entreaties for tolerance and harmony emanating from the OIC?s ?extraordinary session? in Makkah. Speaker after speaker has denounced violence and urged unity. Kings and dictators have followed each other to the rostrum to denounce terrorism in the name of Islam. In full.....

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