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GAC Early Warning – Submittal_______ Application ID: 1-1013-17019 Entity/Applicant Name: Fondation Aga Khan (Aga Khan Foundation) IMAMAT String: Early Warning Issue Date: (this box to be filled in by GAC Secretariat only) Early Warning Description – This will be posted publicly: The government of Islamic Republic of Iran would like to express its serious concerns toward “.IMAMAT” new gTLD application made by Fondation Aga Khan (Aga Khan Foundation) based on the following reasons: (1) The applied for new gTLD is problematic and can raise serious religious conflicts (2) Lack of community involvement and support Reason/Rationale for the Warning – This will be posted publicly: (1) The applied for new gTLD is problematic and can raise serious religious conflicts Iran is Muslim country with a population of aprx. 75 million, most of them Shia Muslims. Shia Islam is the second largest denomination of Islam. In contrast to other types, the Shia believe that only God has the right to choose a representative to safeguard Islam, the Quran and sharia. Thus the Shias look to Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law, whom they consider divinely appointed, as the rightful successor to Muhammad, and the first imam. The Shia extend this belief to Muhammad's family, the Ahl al-Bayt ("the People of the House"), and certain individuals among his descendants, known as imams, who have special spiritual and political authority over the community. Shia Muslims believe that just as a prophet is appointed by God alone, only God has the prerogative to appoint the successor to his prophet. They believe God chose Ali to be Prophet Muhammad's successor, infallible, the first caliph (khalifa, head of state) of Islam. Shia’s believe Prophet Muhammad, before his death, designated Ali as his successor, which is the origin on the term Imamat as the role of Prophet Muhammad's successors. By considering Iran as the biggest population of Shia Muslims, the TLD “.IMAMAT” may bring up serious conflicts if the needs of Iranian Shia community are not considered well in its operation. The statement above approves the serious concern of the government of Islamic Republic of Iran about the problems resulting from creation of the new gTLD “.IMAMAT”. “IMAMAT” as one of the major concepts of the Shia Muslim community may cause problems if it is not managed in the appropriate way. Page 1 GAC Early Warning – Submittal_______ (2) Lack of community involvement and support As stated above, “IMAMAT” as one of the major concepts of the Shia Muslim community will affect the life of millions of Shia Muslims around the world. Iran, as the biggest population of Shia community has never been considered and involved in this application and The applicant intends to run the “.IMAMAT” gTLD on an exclusive basis, without any regard to the diverse and wide-ranging needs of Iran’s 70 million plus Shia Muslims. For the above reasons, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran would like to raise its disapproval and non-endorsement to this application and request the ICANN and the new gTLD program evaluators to not approve this application. Supporting GAC Members (Optional): I agree to include the supporting GAC members in the publication of this Early Warning Possible Remediation steps for Applicant – This will be posted publicly: - The applicant should withdraw their application based on the information provided above Further Notes from GAC Member(s) (Optional) – This will be posted publicly: Page 2 GAC Early Warning – Submittal_______ INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS About GAC Early Warning The GAC Early Warning is a notice only. It is not a formal objection, nor does it directly lead to a process that can result in rejection of the application. However, a GAC Early Warning should be taken seriously as it raises the likelihood that the application could be the subject of GAC Advice on New gTLDs or of a formal objection at a later stage in the process. Refer to section 1.1.2.4 of the Applicant Guidebook (http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb) for more information on GAC Early Warning. Instructions if you receive the Early Warning ICANN strongly encourages you work with relevant parties as soon as possible to address the concerns voiced in the GAC Early Warning. Asking questions about your GAC Early Warning If you have questions or need clarification about your GAC Early Warning, please contact [email protected]. As highlighted above, ICANN strongly encourages you to contact [email protected] as soon as practicable regarding the issues identified in the Early Warning. Continuing with your application If you choose to continue with the application, then the “Applicant’s Response” section below should be completed. In this section, you should notify the GAC of intended actions, including the expected completion date. This completed form should then be sent to [email protected]. If your remediation steps involve submitting requests for changes to your application, see the change request process at http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/customer-service/change-requests. In the absence of a response, ICANN will continue to process the application as submitted. Withdrawing your application If you choose to withdraw your application within the 21-day window to be eligible for a refund of 80% of the evaluation fee (USD 148,000), please follow the withdrawal process published at http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/customer-service/withdrawal-refund. Note that an application can still be withdrawn after the 21-day time period; however, the available refund amount is reduced. See section 1.5 of the Applicant Guidebook. For questions please contact: [email protected] Page 3 GAC Early Warning – Submittal_______ Applicant Response: Page 4