Fatwa 9th Int’l Conf. kicks off in Egypt with wide participation

The ninth conference of the World Fatwa House, organized by the General Secretariat of Fatwa Houses and Bodies in the World, kicked off Monday, under the title "Fatwa and Moral Development in a Fast-Growing World," with the participation of senior muftis, ministers, and scholars from 100 countries. In his speech at the opening of the conference, Egyptian Minister of Endowments Dr. Osama Al-Azhari condemned the "insult and humiliation" of Muslim and Christian symbols, their sanctities, and all other religions in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. He stressed, "Insulting religious symbols has dire consequences and undermines all the efforts for stability and coexistence that we seek and fuels extremism and counter-extremism." On the other hand, Al-Azhari reaffirmed that the Palestinian cause will remain the greatest cause, and will continue to support the Palestinians and their right to life, rejecting all forms of injustice and oppression to which they have been subjected since the events of Oc tober 7, 2023. He called for the importance of moral construction in fatwas as well as in international politics, stressing the need to respect all international conventions that stipulate respect for the right of peoples to self-determination and the right of our Palestinian people to build their state. During the closing session, the final statement will be presented by the Mufti, in which he will announce a number of important initiatives and projects, including the issuance of the Global Charter for Fatwa and Religious Leaders in Peacemaking, Combating Hate Speech, and Resolving Conflicts. The statement will also address the announcement of guidelines in different languages in several fields, the scientific encyclopedia of true and false religiosity and the most important studies conducted by the Global Fatwa Index. Source: Kuwait News Agency