- After a failed attempt to burn the al-Aqsa Mosque, the Muslim states formed the OIC/ Organization of Islamic Countries in 1969. - Its first summit was held in Rabat, Morocco, which was attended by 24 heads of Muslim states. - In the 2nd summit held in Lahore, in February, 1974, 35 heads of state participated, including the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. - This showed the importance of Pakistan in the Muslim world. It was renamed the OIC / Organization of Islamic Cooperation in 2011.

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What is the OIC [4]?

After a failed attempt to burn the al-Aqsa Mosque, the Muslim states formed the OIC/ Organization of Islamic Countries in 1969.
Its first summit was held in Rabat, Morocco, which was attended by 24 heads of Muslim states.
In the 2nd summit held in Lahore, in February, 1974, 35 heads of state participated, including the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
This showed the importance of Pakistan in the Muslim world. It was renamed the OIC / Organization of Islamic Cooperation in 2011.

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