World Islamic Call Society

The World Islamic Call Society (WICS; Arabic: جمعية الدعوة الإسلامية العالمية) is an Islamic missionary organization founded in 1972 in Tripoli, Libya, where its headquarters remain. It serves as an umbrella body for 250 Islamic organizations from around the world, with the stated goal of conducting missionary work, or da'wa, globally. The organization emerged from a predecessor institution, the Islamic Mission Society, established in 1970, which used public funds to build and repair mosques and Islamic centers in cities as distant as Vienna and Bangkok. After the Libyan Civil War, the National Transitional Council announced plans to cleanse WICS of its problematic elements while continuing the religious foundation. The organization maintains a website at wics-projects.com and has been referenced in UNESCO's NGO database and in media reports such as Reuters' 'Gaddafi's secret missionaries.'

The World Islamic Call Society (WICS) was founded in 1972 in Tripoli, Libya, where its headquarters are located. It grew out of a predecessor institution, the Islamic Mission Society, established in 1970, which used public funds to build and repair mosques and Islamic centers in cities as far away as Vienna, Austria, and Bangkok, Thailand. WICS was created as an umbrella organization to unite 250 Islamic organizations from around the world, with the aim of conducting missionary work, or da'wa, globally. After the Libyan Civil War, the National Transitional Council announced its intention to cleanse WICS of its negative aspects while continuing the religious foundation. The organization has been the subject of international attention, including a Reuters special report titled 'Gaddafi's secret missionaries,' and is listed in UNESCO's NGO database.

• 1972

  World Islamic Call Society founded in Tripoli, Libya.

• 1970

  Predecessor Islamic Mission Society founded.

• After Libyan Civil War, National Transitional Council announced plans to reform WICS.

Islamic missionary and umbrella organization promoting da'wa worldwide.

Product categories. Missionary activities (da'wa) · Construction and repair of mosques and Islamic centers

1. 1World Islamic Call Societywikidata.org
2. 2World Islamic Call Societyde.wikipedia.org