Muslim states created the only religion-based interstate organization

Evidence

The sense of Muslim unity has also been reflected in and encouraged by the actions of states and international organizations. In 1969 the leaders of Saudi Arabia, working with those of Pakistan, Morocco, Iran, Tunisia, and Turkey, organized the first Islamic summit at Rabat. Out of this emerged the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which was formally established with a headquarters in Jiddah in 1972. Virtually all states with substantial Muslim populations now belong to the Conference, which is the only interstate organization of its kind. Christian, Orthodox, Buddhist, Hindu governments do not have interstate organizations with memberships based on religion; Muslim governments do. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 477

Categorization

• XREF: Relates to the broader Huntington thesis about civilizational blocs; also connects to the reader’s prior interest in how identity is institutionally consolidated.