1) ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CAPITALS AND CITIES
The Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities is an international Islamic non- governmental and non-profit Organization founded in 1400 H. (1980 A.D.S.) as an affiliate member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Its members are capitals of Islamic countries and cities from all over the world. Its Headquarters and its General Secretariat offices are located in the Holly City of Makkah and the city of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, respectively. The Organization has no political involvement and does not interfere in the affairs of any State. Its activities are focused on the achievement of its goals within the framework of sustainable development of human settlements.
The Organization has 141 capitals and cities, from 54 countries members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference spreading across four continents of Asia, Africa, Europe and South America, as active members. It also has eight member cities, as observers, from six non-OIC countries, and twelve associate Affiliate members from ministries, commissions, organizations, universities, institutes, research and cultural centers from Islamic and non-Islamic countries engaged in the activities and goals of the Organization.
The financial sources of the organization include members' subscription and donations of member cities, individuals, organizations, municipalities, and governments, as well as organization's investment.
2) Goals:
1. consolidation of cordiality, brotherhood, and friendship between members capitals and cities.
2. preservation of the identity and the heritage of Islamic capitals and cities.
3. support, coordination and expansion of cooperation scope between member capitals and cities.
4. endeavor to establish and develop comprehensive urban norms, systems, and plans that would serve the growth and prosperity of Islamic capitals and cities for the promotion of their economic, social, cultural , environmental and urban conditions.
5. endeavor to promote the standards of development, services and municipal utilities in member capitals and cities.
6. promotion and development of capacity building programs in member capitals and cities.
3) Means of Realization of Goals
The means of realization of the Organization's goals are focused on the following:
1. The organization of seminars, academic symposia, conventions and international exhibitions on problems and issues that concern the capitals and cities of the Islamic world, and the suggestion of appropriate solutions.
2. Undertaking of analytical studies of Islamic capitals and cities that abound in Islamic architectural and urban heritage, in order to deduct fundamental architectural and urban planning principles of different Islamic eras.
3. Bestowing prizes to specialists in the Islamic world.
4. Publishing of the Islamic Capitals and Cities Journal.
5. Development of an information system project for the Islamic capitals and cities.
6. Financing of municipal and environmental services, research, training, and heritage protection projects, and technical cooperation programs in the municipalities of the Islamic world through the Organization 's Cooperation Fund.
7. Promotion and revitalization of technical and technological cooperation programs.
8. Promotion and reinvigoration of regional and international relations with the Organization's member capitals and cities.
9. Exchange of visits, researches, studies, expertise and scholarships between Islamic capitals and cities.
10. Holding of technical exhibitions.
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