Third Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference

The Third Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference was a conference organised by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on 7 and 8 December 2005.[1]

Third Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit
Host country Saudi Arabia
Date7-8 December 2005
CitiesMecca
FollowsFourth Extraordinary Session
PrecedesSecond Extraordinary Session

This was organised in response to the Muhammad cartoon controversy.

The conference dealt with issues regarding the "crisis" in Islam, and outlined a 10-year modernisation program.[2]

References

  1. Yearbook of the United Nations 2005. United Nations Publications. 15 April 2008. p. 427. ISBN 978-92-1-100967-5. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. Whitaker, Brian (12 December 2005). "An extraordinary meeting". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2013.


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