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Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue & Cooperation
Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation is an international institution affiliated to the OIC, which plays a crucial role in the Muslim world and for a growing global youth movement, as well as helping to promote and strengthen intercultural dialogue and cooperation. The Forum pursues its activities in five major fields: •	advocacy of youth interests •	supporting sustainable development •	promoting formal and non-formal education •	strengthening moral values of young generation •	engaging in the dialogue among cultures and civilizations.

1. History and goals Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC) was established at its Founding General Assembly held in Baku, Azerbaijan on 1 - 3 December 2004 in accordance with the resolution N 15/31-C adopted by the 31st session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held on 14-16 June 2004 in Istanbul. The Forum was granted with the status of institution affiliated to the OIC by the virtue of the resolution N3/32-C adopted by the 32nd session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Sana'a, Yemen on 28-30 June 2005. The Forum includes representatives of youth organizations from Albania, Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chad, Djibouti, Guinea, Guyana, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Yemen. There are also international youth organizations representing member countries to the OIC and significant Muslim minorities in non-member countries. The ICYF-DC has established vertical links of cooperation with international institutions such as the OIC General Secretariat, IDB, ISESCO, UNDP, ICCI, Council of Europe among many others. ICYF-DC is legally registered as international organization affiliated with the OIC both in the Host country. ICYF-DC Headquarters are resided in Istanbul at the Istanbul World Trade Center. Its Regional office for CIS countries opened in 2007 and resides in Baku, Azerbaijan.

1.1 Executive board

BOARD MEMBERS 1. ALI SARIKAYA, PRESIDENT (TURKEY) 2. ELSHAD ISKANDAROV, SECRETARY GENERAL (AZERBAIJAN) 3. Anas Al Falah, VICE-PRESIDENT (KUWAIT) 4. RedaMehigueni, VICE-PRESIDENT (ALGERIA) 5. Rana Bilal Ahmad, BOARD MEMBER (PAKISTAN) 6. Yasser SalimiNamin, BOARD MEMDER (IRAN) 7. El yasa Osman El Gasim, BOARD MEMBER (SUDAN) 8. Nedim Kaya, BOARD MEMBER (INTERNATIONAL) 9. Al Tilbani Mohammed, BOARD MEMBER (SAUDI ARABIA)

COORDINATORS

1. LEYLA ALIYEVA - GENERAL COORDINATOR FOR ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS  (AZERBAIJAN) 2. HADEEL S. KAMEL - GENERAL COORDINATOR FOR MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT 3. FUAD MURADOV - COORDINATOR FOR RELATIONS WITH EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS

1.2 President ALI SARIKAYA

1.3 Secretary General ELSHAD ISGANDAROV

2. Objectives of ICYF-DC The objectives of ICYF-DC are shown below:

•	provide a platform role for its all members, being a representative body for institutions and partners operating in the field of youth through uniting the potential of all its members to establish them as equal, strong and confident partners in relations at regional and international levels; •	facilitate resolution of socio-economic, moral and cultural problems facing youth in the OIC region; •	develop sufficient knowledge on all aspects of youth policy in the OIC region so as serve as a reference point and source of expertise on the social and economic aspects of youth life for main and other institutional partners; •	positively influence decision-making processes for youth issues at the OIC level as well as at the national level in OIC Member States which proceed from the interests of young people in OIC countries; •	promote the exchange of ideas, experiences and mutual understanding among young people from the OIC countries; •	increase active participation of youth and youth organizations of the OIC countries in the societal life of their respective countries and the region at large; •	promote solidarity among youth NGOs in the region, consolidate their activity on the ground through the sharing of moral principles and cultural values, and to enhance cooperation in such fields of activities which are crucial for resolving the common problems of the OIC countries; •	actively participate in developing a new formation of future leaders for all fields of development in OICMember States, and to promote education and training leadership for youth leaders of member organizations •	act at international level cooperating with youth NGOs and other inter-governmental, governmental and non governmental entities from different countries of the world which serve the idea of dialogue of civilizations and tolerance among them. •	Source: ICYFDC Strategic Action Plan (2006-2007)

3.Activites of ICYF-DC

The ICYF-DC & Islamophobia workshop

The Islamophobia workshop was organized by Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) at the headquarters building in Istanbul on the 2 February 2007. The several distinguished academicians from different universities and organizations discussed the sources of Islamophobia and possible ways of preventing it and fighting its consequences. During the workshop the participants have provided consensus on importance of the role of the youth. The activities of ICYF-DC aimed at fighting Islamophobia were listed by Mr.Elshad Iskandarov. Moreover, the Forum's prospective plans on the issue were informed by him. At the same time it was highlighted that cooperation with other counterparts from Western domains is crucial element in securing the overall success of the OIC campaign of fighting Islamophobia.

An international advisory board meeting held by ICYF-DC in Northern Cyprus

The First Meeting of International Advisory Board of the global Youth for the Alliance of Civilizations Initiative was held on 18-21 August, 2007 in Kyrenia, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The event is a part of the global youth initiative to mobilize young leaders worldwide in support of the UN Initiative on the Alliance of Civilizations. This Initiative has been proposed by the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC), an international institution affiliated to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), in cooperation with UNDP and ISESCO and in partnership with Council of Europe with the major aim of providing the powerful youth platform for discussion of pressing issues concerning dialogue among cultures and civilizations and forming an intergenerational network of proponents and activists of the UN global initiative for "The Alliance of Civilizations (AOC)".

Advisory Board Meeting in Kyrenia brought together high level representatives of international organizations, leading academicians from the OIC and European countries and representatives of youth to discuss the thematic and organizational issues pertaining to  implementation of  November Baku Conference and to discuss wider prospects of the "Youth for the Alliance of Civilizations" initiative.

On 18 August the Board's opening meeting was addressed by Prof. Turgay Avci, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the TRNC, H.E. Moungi Bousnina, President of Arab League Education, Science and Culture Organization and Mr. Ali Sarikaya, the President of the ICYF-DC. Mr. Elshad Iskandarov, the Secretary General of the ICYF-DC brought a detailed presentation on the pressing reasons for establishment of such an Initiative, mechanism of its implementation, activities undertaken by the OIC Youth Forum to build global partnership in support of YAOC as well as dwelled into results expected from holding the center-piece events of the Initiative. On the side of the event the participants of the Advisory Board meeting have also participated in the cultural program revealing the rich history and acquiring them with contemporary developments of Turkic Cypriots.

Joint seminar on AoC

The Seminar started on 17 September 2008, lasted three days and was held in Mollina, Spain. It was organized by Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC) and European Youth Forum (YFJ) in cooperation with the North-South Center of the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Youth Partnership between the CoE and the EU. The UN AoC was one of the supporters of the seminar. During the seminar the participants were engaged into deliberations on subjects such as "The purpose of intercultural dialogue among youth representatives from different cultures", "Cultural identities and civilization" and "The White Paper on Inter-cultural Dialogue" published by CoE. The participants also attended the matic workshops and presented their recommendations on the themes of "Education for inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue", "Youth, Migration and Globalization" and "Youth Participation in Institutional Processes".

In conclusion youth participants adopted Recommendations on youth role in AoC. The main recommendation of the Seminar towards the UN AoC is to recognize, assist and support "Youth for the Alliance of Civilizations" ( YAoC ) Movement ... as a sustainable youth-platform and recommend its affiliation to the UN AoC" and ensure "that the platform should provide overall umbrella for implementation of all other recommendations".

Save the children of Somalia campaign

The campaign was launched by ICYF-DC during the Holy month of Ramadan. It was an urgent international charity campaign of food aid for victims of severe famine which affected Somalia. The main goal of the campaign was to coordinate the activity of many individuals, organizations and companies who aim to help those starving in Somalia, with particular emphasis to aid children.

ICYF-DC as one of the co-founders of ICYEN

On 22-23 November of 2011 the Founding Convention of the "OIC Countries Young Entrepreneurs Network" (ICYEN) co-organized by the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC), Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Government of Azerbaijan has been held in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The main aim of ICYEN is to provide a platform for young entrepreneurs of the Muslim World, to enhance and develop their business skills, to support growth of the OIC economies through promoting youth entrepreneurship and to facilitate sharing of innovative ideas and best practices among young entrepreneurs on a global level.

The Convention highlighted a launch of new global award for young Muslims from across the world titled "10 next generation Muslims to change the World" which initiated by Mrs. Leyla Aliyeva and anticipated to be annual global award. This initiative was fully supported by different OIC high-level bodies.

MODEL OIC- TURKEY, FOREIGN POLICY ACADEMY 2013

Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC), an international institution affiliated to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) initiated MOIC Turkey – Foreign Policy Academy 2013 which is academic seminars offering 6 weeks of training courses based on the themes “Conducting of Foreign Policy”, “Foreign Policy priorities of the OIC member-states” and “Middle East Strategies of Global and Regional Powers”.

The Academy gathered official representatives from governmental and non-governmental organizations, university representatives and academicians to deliver courses in the best possible way for the students.

During these 6 weeks, interactive issues in international relations, hot topics in the OIC countries, foreign policy strategies and many more were discussed.

At the end of the Academy, all the participants regularly attending the courses were awarded with Certificate of Participation and the most successful 10 students among the participants were selected to participate at the 3rd International Model of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (3rd IMOIC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 2-7 of July 2013 organized by ICYF-DC in cooperation with International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). The Programme welcomed about 120 local and international students studying in Turkey.

1st International Model of the OIC

The 1st International Model-OIC (1st IMOIC) which is a Global Summit of university students was successfully held on 12-17 July 2011 at the Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey, with the participation of 150 outstanding students from the OIC Member States top universities, and resulted with the conference’s resolutions on 3 vital issues of the OIC agenda at the time, as well as continuous establishments of Model-OIC national clubs.

1st IMOIC was a unique opportunity for students from all over the OIC Member States to share experience, knowledge and to be engaged in trans-cultural dialogue about socio-economic and political problems of the Muslim world.

Establishment of network among Islamic universities with the help of established Model OIC (MOIC) clubs in the Member states of OIC that will serve the idea of strengthening intercultural dialogue and provide training in the field of international diplomacy was one of the main purposes of International Model OIC.

The whole conference was supervised by the "International MOIC Training Program" (IMTP) which is the project of internationalizing the student Models of OIC throughout the OIC universities, under supervision of the (ICYF-DC) and partnership of the Center for Civilization Studies and Dialogue of Cultures (CCSDC).

2nd International Model of the OIC

The 2nd International Model-OIC (2nd IMOIC) was also successfully held on 4-10 July, 2012 in Kazan, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation with participation of 150 students from the top-tier Universities in the OIC Member States, Muslim minorities of non-member states, about 30 young participants from Russian Federation, student leaders of over 10 national Model-OIC Clubs, prominent scholars, diplomats and the OIC Member and Observer States’ officials.

The 2nd IMOIC was organized by the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC), the government of Tatarstan and "Selet" Student League of Tatarstan. The plenary session of simulation meeting of OIC foreign ministers' was held within the 2nd Global Summit of OIC International Model in Kazan, Russian Federation's Tatarstan Republic.

In the 2nd International Model of OIC, students performed as diplomats and participated in a simulated session of the OIC. Session participants concentrated on research and investigation of international issues, accompanied with debates and consultations, developing solutions to OIC countries’ problems, reflected in the final resolution of the conference.

The event brought together the youth of the OIC member countries, as well as representatives of government and parliament of Tatarstan, Turkish Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, pro-rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia and Tatarstan Student League.

3rd International Model of the OIC

Third International Model of OIC, Global Summit implemented by ICYF-DC in cooperation with several national and international partners such as the OIC; as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, the International Islamic University of Malaysia and the Islamic Development Bank, took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 2 – 6 July, 2013. Under the OIC Ten-Year Program of Action about 130 students from the top-tier Universities in the OIC Member States and Observer States, student leaders of over 10 national Model-OIC Clubs as well as about 50 young participants from Malaysia were trained to enhance intellectual capacity of young generation. 3rd International Model OIC ( Hereafter 3rd IMOIC) was envisaged to raise awareness and promote the OIC as a leading international institution throughout the community of Universities in the Member States enriching established IMOIC network. During the Conference trainers discussed Mediation, Lobbying and Model OIC Manual guide for delegates and they trained delegates about the Model OIC Simulation games with the necessary workshops held. OIC Simulations had taken place on 5th and 6th of July, 2013, where students played role as diplomats, concentrated on research and investigation of international issues and voted for resolutions. At the end of the Summit, 3 resolutions were adopted which are: “Perspectives of Economic and Military Integration in the OIC Member States in the XXI Century”, “The Ways of Overcoming the Obstacles Young Muslim Women Face in Public Participation” and “Model of Political and Social System in Muslim Countries: Peaceful Coexistence and Fighting Against Inter-religious and Inter-sectarian Conflicts.

Official opening ceremony of the 3rd International Model OIC was held at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) campus of International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM) on 4th July, 2013.

At the end of closing and award ceremony, all of the students were given certificate of participation and top ten delegates of the 3rd International Model OIC were awarded with the certificate of honor. While Republic of Turkey won the 1st place, Kazakhstan 2nd and Azerbaijan got the 3rd places in the simulation games.