The aim of the International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congresses is to make determinations on an academic and political basis regarding current problems in world politics, especially in the Islamic countries, and to present a solution to the Islamic world and decision-makers about the necessary institutions for the gathering of Islamic countries under a will and the necessary legislation for these institutions.

It was decided to ensure the continuity of the International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congresses as a result of consultation with the NGO representatives and academicians from 27 Islamic countries participating in the first congress.a

Taking into account the main fields of activity of the states, “International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congresses” series, the first of which was held in 2017, the second in 2018, the third in 2019, the fourth in 2020, the fifth in 2021, and the sixth in 2022, and planned to be held every year, will be implemented this year, main topics are;

1. Determination of the Legislation on Management Figures and Organs for the Islamic Union (2017-CARRIED OUT)
2. Determination of Principles and Procedures of Economic Cooperation for the Islamic Union (2018-CARRIED OUT)
3. Determination of Principles and Procedures of Defense Industry Cooperation for the Islamic Union (2019-CARRIED OUT)
4. Determination of Principles and Procedures of Common Defense System for the Islamic Union (2020-CARRIED OUT)
5. Determination of Principles and Procedures of Joint Foreign Policy for the Islamic Union (2021-CARRIED OUT)
6. Determination of Principles and Procedures of Common Public Order and Security for the Islamic Union (2022-CARRIED OUT)
7. Determination of Principles and Procedures of Joint Justice System for the Islamic Union (2023)

It is aimed that the institutions required for the gathering of Islamic countries under one will and the legislation of these institutions will be revealed as a model.

The first congress was held in Istanbul, where the ASSAM central office is located, on November 23-24, 2017, in cooperation with Üsküdar University, the Association of Justice Defenders (ASDER) and the Union of Non-Governmental Organizations of the Islamic World (UNIW).

Representatives of non-governmental organizations and academicians from 27 Islamic countries attended the First International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congress, abstracts were presented by 31 academicians from 11 countries and the declarations were published on the ASSAM Congress website. [[i]]

As a result of the congress, it was concluded that the “Islamic Countries Parliament” should be established and a “Ministry of Islamic Union” should be established in the Council of Ministers of each Islamic Country and the “Declaration of the Islamic Countries Confederation” approved by the ASSAM Executive Board; It was signed by 109 NGO officials, 29 from Islamic countries and 80 from Türkiye, and announced to the world public opinion through the press. [[ii]]

In addition, a model constitution draft was prepared for the confederation of Islamic countries, taking into account the provisions emphasized in the declarations. [[iii]]

Our second congress was held in Istanbul, where the ASSAM central office is located, on November 1-2, 2018, in cooperation with Üsküdar University, Justice Defenders Association (ASDER), the Union of Non-Governmental Organizations of the Islamic World (UNIW) and International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS).

To the Second International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congress; representatives of non-governmental organizations and academicians from 29 Islamic countries participated, 58 declarations were presented by 66 academicians from 15 countries, and the presentations were published electronically in the ASSAM Congress WEB Site.

Taking into account the declarations presented in the Second congress and the Congress Final Report, the Second Congress Declaration, including the First Congress Declaration, was prepared, presented to the decision-making mechanisms, all guests and participants from the Islamic world, and the global public opinion, and published on our ASSAM Congress WEB Site. [[iv]]

Representatives of NGOs and academicians from 45 Islamic countries attended Third International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congress and 58 declarations were presented by 57 academicians from 10 countries. Congress Final Declaration [[v]] and Abstracts [[vi]] have been published on the ASSAM Congress website.

Fourth International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congress is held on Determination of Principles and Procedures of Common Defense System for the Islamic Union with the main theme of “Model ASRICA Confederation Defense System” through video-conference method on December 12, 2020 with the participation of Üsküdar University (UU), Kütahya Dumlupınar University (DPU), Justice Defenders Association (ASDER) and Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (UNIW) in Istanbul.

28 academicians from 15 Islamic countries presented 27 declarations in the Fourth International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congress. The Congress Declaration [[vii]] and Declarations Abstracts [[viii]] and the Declaration Full Text Book [[ix]], including the first, second and third congress declarations, have been published on our ASSAM Congress WEB site.

Fifth International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congress was held on December 18-19, 2021 by video-conference method in Istanbul with the participation of Kütahya Dumlupınar University (DPU), Association of Justice Defenders (ASDER) and Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (UNIW) on Determination of Principles and Procedures of Joint Foreign Policy for the Islamic Union was carried out with the main theme of “Model ASRICA Confederation Foreign Policy Strategy”.

37 academicians from 19 Islamic countries presented 39 declarations in the Fifth International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congress. The Congress Declaration [[x]] and Declarations Abstracts [[xi]] and the Declaration Full Text Book [[xii]], including the First, Second, Third and Fourth Congress Declarations, have been published on our ASSAM Congress WEB site.

Sixth International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congress was held on November 12-13, 2022 by video-conference method in Istanbul with the participation of International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), the Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (UNIW), Kütahya Dumlupınar University (DPU) and Association of Justice Defenders (ASDER) on Determination of Principles and Procedures of Common Public Order and Security for the Islamic Union was carried out with the theme of “Model ASRICA Confederation Public Order and Internal Security Organization”.

34 academicians from 16 Islamic countries presented 32 declarations in the Sixth International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congress. The Congress Declaration [^[xiii]] and Declarations Abstracts [^[xiv]] and the Declaration Full Text Book [^[xv]], including the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Congress Declarations, have been published on our ASSAM Congress WEB site.

Our last congress, which is planned to be held within and under the coordination of ASSAM, will be held online on December 23-24 this year via video-conference with the participation of Kütahya Dumlupınar University (DPU), International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), the Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (UNIW), International Jurist Union (UHUB), Association of Justice Defenders (ASDER) and with the cooperation of NGOs of Islamic World. THE SECOND SERIAL ASSAM CONGRESSES which will be held and continued following the year 2024, is being projected to offer SOLUTION RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CRISES IN THE REGIONS OF CRISIS OF ISLAMIC GEOGRAPHY.

The languages of the congress will be Turkish, English and Arabic. Presentations will be interpreted simultaneously (instantly). Abstracts and declarations will be published in book form on the ASSAM Congress WEB Site. Declarations may be published electronically in the ASSAM International Refereed Journal (ASSAM-UHAD), provided that they pass through the referee process. Those who want to have their declarations published in our ASSAM International Refereed Journal (UHAD) who sent declarations to our congress should prepare their declarations in accordance with the declarations preparation format of our refereed journal[xvi] and upload them to the system via the link given below. The link to the refereed journal is below.[xvii] Declarations/articles in the refereed journal will be published after the refereeing process.

The Congress Conclusion Reports to be prepared for execution will also be sent to decision-making mechanisms and all invitees and participants from the Islamic world and will be published on the ASSAM Congress WEB site.

GEOPOLITICAL VALUE OF ISLAMIC GEOGRAPHY:

57 of the 206 States in the World (27% of the member states), 1,859,779,580 of the 7,916,525,000 world population (23.49% of the world population), the Islamic geography, which is owned by 57 Islamic Countries, covers 30.9 million km² (20.6% of the lands of the whole world) of the world’s 150 million km², with the bloc they formed when the borders between them are ignored:

• Which is located in the center of the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, known as the world island,
• Which is controlling the Gibraltar, Bab El-Mendeb, Hormuz, Çanakkale and Istanbul straits and the Suez Canal, which are considered the gateways to the Mediterranean, Red Sea and Black Sea, which is the world’s largest inland seas,
• Which have coasts to the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, Black Sea, Red Sea and Caspian Sea,
• Which is bordered by land and sea to the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, to the global powers of the world such as the European Union, Russia, India and , China, and to the United States by sea,
• Which have the opportunity to be the center of the land, air and sea transportation routes without alternatives,
• Which owns 55.5% of the world’s oil reserves, 45.6% of its production also 64.1% of natural gas reserves, 33% of its production,

By combining its geopolitical position, common civilization values and historical background with its opportunities, efforts and goals, it has the potential to become the superpower of the future.

GLOBAL ATTACKS TO THE ISLAMIC WORLD

In its geography where it should be sovereign, the Islamic world has become the site of the undeclared, secret, insidious, dirty and asymmetric World War III, in which the ethnic and sectarian units within the unitary structures of each Islamic country are fighting each other.

Despite the advantages they have, Islamic countries have fallen into a great turmoil with the interventions of the imperialist western states. As a result of this turmoil, great suffering and destruction are experienced in the Islamic countries. Millions of Muslims are forced to choose between leaving their homes or dying. Thousands of Muslims die in various ways on the migration routes, and those who manage to migrate are doomed to live in poverty and misery.

According to the official data of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as of 2021, according to official records, 6.6 million Syrian citizens immigrated around the world. ([xviii]) This figure is even higher with unregistered refugees. Syrian refugees migrated to Türkiye (3,388,698), Iraq (262,218), Jordan (660,605), Egypt (145,157), Lebanon (805,326) and other countries in North Africa (41,742). Apart from these figures, there are intense attempts to migrate to Europe and most of them lose their lives in the Mediterranean. Despite these adversities, the total number of registered refugees crossing into Europe from April 2011 to January 2021 was 1,022,142. ([xix])

The World War III is being waged as an undeclared war (hybrid war) against Islamic countries. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Muslims, who were left without a government, tried to continue their existence by establishing small states, but because they lost their unity and solidarity, they became an easy to swallow for global powers. The United States, European Union, England, France, Russia and China aim to establish authority in Islamic countries by waging proxy wars with the terrorist organizations they control and the asymmetric war methods they apply in order to seize the Islamic geography.

SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL ASSAM ISLAMIC UNION MODEL CONGRESS

Our congress was held on December 23-24, 2023 in video-conference method. In our congress, the subject of “Determination of the Principles and Procedures of the Joint Justice System for the Islamic Union” will be examined under the main theme of “Model ASRICA Confederation Justice System”.

The topics of the declarations to be presented by the academicians who will participate in the Seventh International ASSAM Islamic Union Model Congress to be held with the participation of Kütahya Dumlupınar University (DPU), International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), Union of Non-Governmental Organizations of the Islamic World (UNIW), International Jurist Union (UHUB) and Association of Justice Defenders (ASDER) will be examined under the following headings.

CONGRESS SUBTITLES

GENERAL FRAMEWORK DRAFT

1. Religious References of the Islamic Union
2. Islamic Union and International Law
3. Regulatory Rules of the Islamic Union: Principle of Justice
4. Basic Principles of the Islamic Justice System
5. Justice Systems of Multinational Empires in History
6. Justice Systems of Today’s Multinational Global Powers
7. Criticism on the Global System in Context of the Islamic Principle of Justice
8. Model ASRICA Confederation Justice System Organization

1. PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES IN THE ORGANIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF GLOBAL POWERS IN THE PAST RELATED TO JUSTICE

1. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the Roman Empire
2. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the Byzantine Empire
3. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the Islamic State during the Time of the Prophet Muhammad
4. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the Islamic State during the Time of the Rashidun Caliphate
5. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the Umayyad Caliphate
6. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the Islamic State during the Time of the 5th Caliph Umar bin ‘Abd al-‘Aziz
7. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the Abbasid Caliphate
8. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the Seljuk Empire
9. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the Ottoman Empire

2. PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES IN THE ORGANIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF TODAY’S GLOBAL POWERS RELATED TO JUSTICE

1. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the United States of America
2. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the Russian Federation
3. Principles and procedures of the Organization for Justice in the Republic of South Africa
4. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the European Union
5. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in the People’s Republic of China
6. Principles and Procedures of the Organization for Justice in India

3. ENVISIONED JUSTICE ORGANIZATION OF THE MODEL ASRICA CONFEDERATION

1. Inter-Islamic States Justice Commission
2. Principles and Procedures of Institutional Structuring of the Inter-Islamic States Justice System
3. Principles and Procedures of Determining the Regulatory Areas of the Islamic Justice System
4. Principles and Procedures of Determining the Main and Subtitles of the Principle of Islamic Justice
5. Principles and Procedures of Determining the Hierarchy of Islamic Union Norms of Justice
6. Principles and Procedures of Harmonization between the Legislature of the Islamic Union and the Legislature of the Member States
7. Principles and Procedures of Harmonization of the Legislation of the Member States with the Principles of Islamic Justice
8. Principles and Procedures of Developing the Islamic Countries Union Constitution
9. Principles and Procedures of Developing Fair Legislation in Islamic Countries
10. Relations with Non-Islamic Union Countries and the Principle of Justice
11. Principles and Procedures of Determining the Strategy for the Development of Islamic Union Justice System
12. Sharing the Islamic Union Studies with the Public Opinions of Islamic Countries; Publishing the Studies to be Presented by the Intellectual and Academic Environments for the Ideal of Unity as Turkish, English and Arabic

4. ORGANIZATION, AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MODEL ASRICA CONFEDERATION OF ISLAMIC COUNTRIES MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL ASSAM ISLAMIC UNION MODEL

CONGRESS PROGRAM

 IMPORTANT DATES

1. Abstract submission deadline : August 15, 2023
2. Announcement of accepted abstracts : September 15, 2023
3. Deadline for submission of full texts : October 15, 2023
4. CONGRESS DATE : December 23-24, 2023