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The State of the Muslim Youth – Annual Report 2011
Prepared for: Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC)
Prepared by: Ali Dinsmoor, Bryan Isom, Diego Senior
Advisor:Ambassador Rafat Mahdi
May 13, 2011
Graduate Program In International Affairs, New School
Practicum in International Affairs Final Project
IntroductionRecent Uprisings
– Youth Issues: new priority for Arab States– Re assessment of Muslim Values in ordinary people– Inclusion of further factors when measuring Development– Changing role of Information Communication Technologies– Age Standard for Muslim Youth
Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)-OIC System and members-OIC Charter-10 Year Plan of Action
Introduction
Introduction
Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)-OIC System and members-OIC Charter-10 Year Plan of Action
Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation(ICYF-DC or ‘’The Forum’’)-Objectives and Members-Muslim Youth Population
Introduction
Purpose of Study – Increment of ICYF-DC Participation– Initiation of yearly reports
Methodology– 57 Country Profiles– 35 Case Studies– 10 areas for Challenges – 41 Recommendations
Challenges– Rule of law, human rights and protection of youth
– Role of Information Communication Technologies
– Armed conflicts, trafficking, refugees and IDPs
– Climate change, environmental sustainability, and natural disaster reduction
– Leadership development and political participation
– Political and religious plurality: combating fundamentalism and Islamophobia
Poverty and Hunger
• Muslim-majority countries are among the poorest in the world, with a median GDP per capita of $4,000
• Food security• Agricultural Youth
Education
• Enrollment in secondary, tertiary, and higher education
• Access• Quality• Vocational training• Literacy rates
Health
• Access and practitioners• Lack of information about prevention and treatment• Diseases: polio, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected
tropical diseases, HIV/AIDS.
Gender Empowerment and Equality
• Long-standing practices with bias against women• The Strategic Action Plan of ICYF-DC and the OIC Plan
of Action for the Advancement of Women (OPAAW) • Social and economic constraints
Gender Empowerment and Equality
• OIC recognizes lack of equality and fundamental rights for women and that they are subjected to violence and discrimination in many countries.
• Many girls and young women experience inequality of gender roles, income, and education.
• Early and secondary education.
Recommendations
• Gender– Increase educational access of females to
secondary, tertiary and higher education levels
– Educate population onWomen’s rights granted under Islamic law.
Recommendations
• Poverty Reduction and Employment
– Develop employment strategies that are self supporting.
– Impart relevant pastoral or agricultural information to areas with large rural populations.
Recommendations
• Health– Enact national health policies and strategies with
input of international organizations, local NGOs, and the communities
Recommendations
• General – Standardize birth registrations and citizenship
requirements to include all segments of society
– Adopt a uniform definition of what age groups constitute ‘youth’