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The UAE warning states that the applicant is a commercial entity with limited community support coming largely from one country, not the International Islamic community. It notes the size and diversity of the community and the difficulty to represent it, especially by commercial entities. It notes that it could support this string if it was submitted by a reputable IGO with community support.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/Islam-AE-23450.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353451745000 Islam AE, GACweb.ICANN.org] Retrieved 26 Nov 2012</ref>
The UAE warning states that the applicant is a commercial entity with limited community support coming largely from one country, not the International Islamic community. It notes the size and diversity of the community and the difficulty to represent it, especially by commercial entities. It notes that it could support this string if it was submitted by a reputable IGO with community support.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/Islam-AE-23450.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353451745000 Islam AE, GACweb.ICANN.org] Retrieved 26 Nov 2012</ref>
Since the [[GAC]] provided individual government's advice on this TLD and not a [[GAC]] consensus objection, [[ICANN Board]] Chair [[Steve Crocker]] asked the GAC to provide further consensus advice on the application. However, after the conclusion of [[ICANN 48]] in Buenos Aires, GAC Chair [[Heather Dryden]] wrote to Mr. Crocker informing him that the GAC would provide no further advice on the .islam and [[.halal]] strings. This means that the ICANN Board will now have to decide the fate of the application without strong consensus advice from GAC.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15259-icann-will-have-to-make-a-call-on-islam ICANN will have to make a call on .islam, DomainIncite] Retrieved 09 Dec 2013</ref>
===ICANN Board Decisions===
Since the [[GAC]] provided individual government's advice on this TLD and not a [[GAC]] consensus objection, [[ICANN Board]] Chair [[Steve Crocker]] asked the GAC to provide further consensus advice on the application. However, after the conclusion of [[ICANN 48]] in Buenos Aires, GAC Chair [[Heather Dryden]] wrote to Mr. Crocker informing him that the GAC would provide no further advice on the .islam and [[.halal]] strings. This meant that the ICANN Board now had to decide the fate of the application without strong consensus advice from GAC.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15259-icann-will-have-to-make-a-call-on-islam ICANN will have to make a call on .islam, DomainIncite] Retrieved 09 Dec 2013</ref>
In February 2014, Mr. Crocker wrote to the applicant saying that the [[NGPC]] will not review the application further until an agreement has been reached between the applicant and the Organization for Islamic Cooperation. This effectively puts the application on hold until the applicant can gain support from the objecting governments and organizations.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15774-icann-puts-islam-and-other-gtld-bids-in-limbo ICANN Puts .islam and other gTLD Bids in Limbo, DomainIncite] Retrieved 10 Feb 2014</ref>
===PIC===
===PIC===
The applicant subsequently submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]] (PIC), which, in part, states:
The applicant subsequently submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]] (PIC), which, in part, states: