Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha expressed warm felicitations to the entire Islamic ummah on the occasion of the 1443 Eid Al-Fitr, praying to the almighty Allah to accept their fast and bless the Muslim world. In the same vein, the Secretary General congratulated Their Excellencies and Highnesses Kings, Presidents and Emirs of the OIC Member States. The Secretary General also congratulated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The Secretary General asserted that, although the Eid is an occasion that carries lofty meanings and feelings, the existence of numerous crises in the ummah as we celebrate the Eid remains a source distress. He renewed the solidarity of the OIC with the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque in the face of wicked Israeli onslaught. He equally expressed solidarity with the Rohingya refugees and other Muslims in various part of the world, including the Lake Chad Basin and Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir and other crises zones across the globe. The Secretary General stressed that signs of decline of the COVID-19 pandemic and relaxation of precautionary measures in many countries of the world make these Eid celebrations rather unique. He prayed to Allah to rid the world permanently of this pandemic and restore health and tranquility to all. At the conclusion of his remarks, the Secretary General expressed the hope that peace, blessings, security, safety and prosperity will prevail in all OIC and non-OIC member states, and that the causes of hatred, violence, extremism and terrorism will be brought to an end. He also hoped that the occasion would be an opportunity for self-reevaluation and the continuation of serious collective action to overcome the challenges facing the entire Islamic ummah.
