 Delegations of imams circulated the dossier on visits to Egypt , Syria and Lebanon in early December 2005 , presenting their case to many influential religious and political leaders and asking for support . The group was given high level access on these trips through their contacts in the Egyptian and Lebanese embassies . The dossier was distributed informally on 7 – 8 December 2005 at a summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference in Mecca , with many heads of state in attendance . The OIC issued a condemnation of the cartoons : " [ We express our ] concern at rising hatred against Islam and Muslims and condemned the recent incident of desecration of the image of the Holy Prophet Mohamed . " The communique also attacked the practice of " using the freedom of expression as a pretext for defaming religions . " Eventually an official communiqué was issued requesting that the United Nations adopt a binding resolution banning contempt of religious beliefs and providing for sanctions to be imposed on contravening countries or institutions . The attention of the OIC is said to have led to media coverage which brought the issue to public attention in many Muslim countries . 
