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What did Wikipedia remove from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation article?

The opening as it read in 2005

It groups 57 mostly Islamic nations in the Middle East , North and West Africa , Central Asia , Southeast Asia , and the Indian subcontinent , (with the exceptions of Albania , Guyana , and Surinam ). The OIC is dedicated to serving the interests of the world's 1.3 billion Muslims. The primary goals of the OIC are, according to itself, "to promote solidarity among all member states; to consolidate cooperation among member states in economic, social, cultural, scientific, and other fields of activity; to endeavor to eliminate racial segregation and discrimination and to oppose colonialism in all its forms; to support the Palestinian people in their struggle to regain their national rights and to return to their homeland; and, to support all Muslim people in their struggle to safeguard their dignity, independence and national rights." The OIC was set up in Rabat , Morocco on September 25 , 1969 in reaction to an arson attack against the Al-Aqsa Mosque on August 21 , 1969 .¹

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The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is an international organisation with a permanent delegation to the United Nations . It groups 57 member states, from the Middle East , Africa , Central Asia , Caucasus , Balkans , Southeast Asia , South Asia and South America ( Guyana and Suriname ). These States decided to pool their resources together, combine their efforts and speak with one voice to safeguard the interest and ensure the progress and well-being of their peoples and those of other Muslims in the world over. The official languages of the organisation are Arabic , English and French .

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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ; ; , OCI ) is an international organisation founded in 1969 consisting of 57 member states . The organisation states that it is "the collective voice of the Muslim world " and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony". The OIC has permanent delegations to the United Nations and the European Union . The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English, and French. There are <ref group=a> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).

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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Head-office Building, Jeddah The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ; ; ), formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , is an international organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states , with a collective population of over 1.8 billion as of 2015 with 53 countries being Muslim-majority countries. The organisation states that it is "the collective voice of the Muslim world " and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony". The OIC has permanent delegations to the United Nations and the European Union . The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English, and French.

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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Head-office Building, Jeddah The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ; ; ), formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states , with 48 being Muslim-majority countries. The organisation states that it is "the collective voice of the Muslim world " and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony". The OIC has permanent delegations to the United Nations and the European Union . The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English, and French. It maintains various affiliated, specialized, and subsidiary organs within the framework of OIC Charter . The member states had a collective population of over 1.8 billion as of 2015, accounting for just under a quarter of the world's population. The collective area is 31.66 m km . The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life .

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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Head-office Building, Jeddah The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ; Arabic : منظمة التعاون الإسلامي , romanized : Munaẓẓamat at-Taʿāwun al-ʾIslāmī ; French : Organisation de la coopération islamique ), formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , is an intergovernmental organisation founded in 1969. It consists of 57 member states , 48 of which are Muslim-majority . The organisation claims to be "the collective voice of the Muslim world " and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony". OIC has permanent delegations to the United Nations and the European Union . Its official languages are Arabic , English , and French . It operates affiliated, specialized, and subsidiary organs within the framework of OIC Charter . Member states had a collective population of over 1.8 billion as of 2015, accounting for just under a quarter of the world's population. The collective area is 31.66 m km . Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations . Yearbook of International Organizations Online . The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life .

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