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The '''Muslim World League''' ('''MWL''') is a [[reactionary]] [[Islam|Islamic]] organization created by the [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi monarchy]] to fight against [[secularism]] and [[socialism]]. It denounced Arab [[nationalism]] and considers the achievements of Arabs to be achievements of Islam.<ref name=":1222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Mecca|page= | The '''Muslim World League''' ('''MWL''') is a [[reactionary]] [[Islam|Islamic]] organization created by the [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi monarchy]] to fight against [[secularism]] and [[socialism]]. It denounced Arab [[nationalism]] and considers the achievements of Arabs to be achievements of Islam.<ref name=":1222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Mecca|page=|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref><sup>:260</sup> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In May 1962, Crown Prince [[Faisal | In May 1962, Crown Prince [[Faisal Al Saud|Faisal]] invited 111 scholars into Mecca to found the Muslim World League. In 1969, at the request of [[Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan|Jordan]], Faisal created the [[Organization of the Islamic Conference]], which created an international news agency.<ref name=":1222" /><sup>:260</sup> | ||
== Activities == | |||
In Islamic countries, the MWL provided services to the public after the state privatized them. In [[Socialist state|socialist countries]] such as [[People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990)|Yemen]] and [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992)|Afghanistan]], it armed [[Counterrevolution|counterrevolutionary]] groups.<ref name=":1222" /><sup>:271</sup> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 30 June 2023
The Muslim World League (MWL) is a reactionary Islamic organization created by the Saudi monarchy to fight against secularism and socialism. It denounced Arab nationalism and considers the achievements of Arabs to be achievements of Islam.[1]:260
History
In May 1962, Crown Prince Faisal invited 111 scholars into Mecca to found the Muslim World League. In 1969, at the request of Jordan, Faisal created the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which created an international news agency.[1]:260
Activities
In Islamic countries, the MWL provided services to the public after the state privatized them. In socialist countries such as Yemen and Afghanistan, it armed counterrevolutionary groups.[1]:271
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Mecca'. [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]