Muslim World Discourse on
Qatar Crisis: Urgent Role of OIC and Muslim World
Date: 10th July, Monday 5 PM
Venue: Al Shafi Conferenec Room, IIUM
Organized by
Muslim World Research Center (MWRC)
In collaboration with
OIC Study Group (OICGS)
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| Mr. A.N.M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan spoke on Qatar Crisis |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY
Mr. A.N.M. Ehsanul
Hoque Milan
Former State Minister for Education
Government of
Bangladesh
Honorable Chairman Dr. Wahabuddin Ra'ees, Associate Professor of
Political Science, IIUM
Guest of honor Dr. S M Abdul Quddus,
Associate Professor & Director, Office of Promotion and Marketing, IIUM
Mr. Isharaf Hossaain, Director, Muslim World Research Center (MWRC)
friends,
colleagues, brothers and sisters,
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah
It’s a great pleasure
to be here as a keynote speaker to address about the Muslim world discourse. As
we all aware of the Qatar crisis starts on 5th June, for us the 11th
of Ramadan. When the whole Muslim world devoted themselves with the holy spirit
of Ramadan, when all the distinguished key world leaders of the non-Muslim
states were preaching the spirit of Ramadan and attending in the fasting iftar party, right at that moment a
sanction was declared leaded by the Holy Mosques’ custodian Saudi Arabia and
her axis Bahrain, U.A.E. and Egypt against Qatar.
Dear
fellows,
The question came in my
mind a tiny gulf state with an area of approximately 12,000 sq. km with two and
quarter million people bordering by the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia – how
they could harm the Gulf Nations!
- Well, if the axis-states
believe they help hamas, they are the elected representative of
Palestinian. And this help should be
done because we belong to Islam and on the humanitarian ground no matter which
religion they belongs to, also the main architect of modern KSA, the King Abdul
Aziz Ibn Saud protested against the USA President Mr. Truman in 1948 not to recognize
Israel as a state in the state of Palestine.
- Question pops up why KSA
changing their attention and direction given by their ancestor!
- Let’s refresh our
memories: at Egyptian crisis while the Muslim Brotherhood fled from their
native land they were given shelter by KSA also this MB’s has had a great
contribution to build KSA.
-Well, we understand
media is a power, I heard lot of cacophonies while I was little, from CNN and
BBC about Palestine and other Muslim world. But now al-jazeera could be the resultant
force as a diagonal thinking.
-Moving or removing of
troops for a nation is their internal matter and no one can interfere a
sovereign state’s classified decision. I
don’t know any state can put their independency and sovereignty in stake?
- Let’s see what social
media say about why Qatar has been targeted:-
·
Qatar has the highest per capita income
in the world at the rate of 146 thousand dollars annually;
·
it is the second country in the world in
the number of millionaires approximately 30 thousand millionaires;
·
it is the first Arab and fourth in the world
in quality education after Japan;
·
Qatar is the first in the Arab world and
sixth in the world at the level of quality of health;
·
Qatar is first in the Arab world and
ranked 20th in the world in the fight against corruption;
·
The second country in the rate of
security and safer risk of terrorism;
·
The first Arab and 12 globally in the
Global Competitiveness Report;
·
The world's first country is ranked in
the indicators of unemployment;
·
Qatari bank assets QR1.1 trillion;
·
Qatar is the largest Arab bank with
assets of about 520 billion riyals;
·
$ 300 billion sovereign fund involving
39 countries;
·
Significant shares in Europe's largest
banks Barclays and Credit Suisse;
·
The world's largest luxury goods store
Harrods London;
·
Annually spend $ 6 billion on scientific
research projects;
·
Qatar Airways fastest growing world 170
aircraft;
·
Qatar Telecom operates in 17 countries
with 107 million subscribers;
·
Qatar owns 28% of the towers of London,
the capital of Britain;
·
All its citizens are treated externally
at the expense of the State;
·
The only country in the world where
water and electricity are free;
·
The only country in the world that has
no taxes;
·
Hamad Airport receives the title of the
finest airport in the world;
·
The world's first state in the spread of
optical fiber;
·
The world's first country in
infrastructure indicators;
·
The first country in the world in
national savings;
·
The safest country against disaster
risk;
·
The first Arab country in the speed of
the Internet;
·
The first Arab country in the food
security index;
·
The first Arab country in human
development;
·
The first Arab country in the
development of the capital market;
·
The first Arab country in the airlines;
·
The world's first LPG production in the
world;
·
Owns the second largest fleet of gas
transport in the world;
·
Owns 15 billion barrels of oil enough
for 40 years;
·
Owns 900 trillion cubic feet of gas is
enough for 143 years;
·
Ranked 4th globally in petrochemical
production.
In addition the largest gas reservoir in the
world is in the gulf ocean demarcated by two countries territories and need to
Iran and Qatar’s coalition to explore. Perhaps that is another recipe added in
the embargo.
Dear Participants,
What should be the role of GCC, Arab-NATO, and OIC? Is it
a majority decision of Arab nations? Also what are the positions of Muslim
states? The answer is not clear yet. Well, let me say my opinion as a
Bangladeshi. We have a good relation with gulf nations and we want to endure our
relation without malice to other. We would like to see new modern Arab will be
based on principles of caring each other, dignity, and respect. And my believe
Qatar will come out with much stronger from this crisis because they had a
bitter experience in 2014.
I believe that time
is the best healer. I still believe that OIC, UN and other major world players
will contribute their constructive role for end. Hoping the best, thanks again
for patience hearing.
Allah Hafiz
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| Mr. A.N.M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan is giving interview to Al-Jazeera on Gulf Crisis |
