Almanacs are ready-reckoners that give ample information about a country, the world as a whole or a specific area – pertaining to its developments, achievements, certain profiles, latest data and major developments that take place every year. People mainly from academia or media, even students, grab such ready-reckoners as they serve as vital reference tool for daily use.
The Muslim World Almanac
Therefore, it becomes important to have such almanacs on Muslim nations giving an account of the pace of developments there, bringing forth issues that put them in news, and making an assessment of their status in various fields like economy or science and technology, which are otherwise not found in the form of any specific research-based work on the Muslim world.
Need Of The Times
There are 58 Muslim countries. The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) is an international Muslim political body representing 57 member-states and many observer nations. As Muslims constitute over one billion of the world population, there is a dire need for an almanac of Muslim countries to keep the world informed about and abreast of various aspects and developments in the Islamic world.
Aims And Objectives
The idea therefore is to bring out a Muslim World Almanac with the aim to:
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