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level of unity. The fact that the Turkish-Islamic world has
failed to achieve internal unity has caused many Muslim
countries to lag behind in development. Although the Turkish-

Islamic world possesses broad material resources and human potential, it has not
yet reached the desired level in science, technology, art or education.
There is therefore an urgent need for a central body that will overcome the
rupture in communications between countries in the Turkish-Islamic world,
resolve issues and bring about social, political and economic co-operation.
Very different religious views, interpretations and models apply across the
Turkish-Islamic world. There is no central body to determine what is really com-
patible with Islam and what is not, to direct the Muslims of the world in general
on the subject, and to reconcile them with one another. The Catholics have the
Vatican, for instance, and Orthodox Christians have the Patriarchate, but there is
no central body to establish unity on religious and social matters in the Turkish-
Islamic world.
Yet unity lies at the heart of Islamic moral values. Following the death of our
Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), the Islamic world was led by

the Caliphate, which served as a guide on social and reli-
gious issues.
There is an urgent need today for a contemporary
center to guide the Turkish-Islamic world and be
effective in the resolution of day-to-day issues. It
seems that it will only be possible to establish
decision-making bodies based on democratic
principles and the supremacy of law through
the establishment of the Turkish-Islamic
Union.

Communist China's Policy
of Oppression in East Turkestan