As an extension of the efforts of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy to contribute to addressing youth and childhood issues through its sessions and seminars, and as a continuation of the efforts of His Excellency to strengthen cooperation and integration relations with Islamic institutions and centers that are concerned with the affairs of youth, children and the elderly inside and outside the Islamic world, His Excellency Prof. Dr. Koutoub Moustapha SANO held on Monday 17 Rajab 1442 AH corresponding to March 1, 2021 CE, a meeting with the president of the Islamic Cooperation Forum for Youth, one of the specialized bodies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. His Excellency Professor SANO reviewed at the outset of his speech what the International Islamic Fiqh Academy is doing in terms of activities, actions and events in the framework of providing appropriate legal solutions to the problems of contemporary life that Muslims face around the world, pointing to the permanent interest of the Academy in its decisions and its statements of everything that would protect youth against Ideas that feed extremism, exaggeration, terrorism and intolerance. Also he Academy spreads and promotes the values of moderation and tolerance within the OIC countries and Muslim societies, and in this regard the Academy emphasizes the efforts to encourage constructive dialogue, tolerance among followers of religions, combating hate speech, and contempt for cultural and religious symbols.
His Excellency concluded his speech by welcoming close cooperation with the Islamic Youth Forum to achieve common goals, especially with regard to supporting the Forum’s efforts in achieving its project entitled the Youth and Faith Project in cooperation with the Religions for Peace Foundation.
For his part, the President of the Islamic Cooperation Forum for Youth thanked His Excellency for his acceptance to participate in this meeting, and highly valued the distinguished efforts of the Academy in the field of educating Muslim youth outside the Islamic world about the importance of preserving their Islamic identity while adhering to the requirements of citizenship and positive integration into their societies, and he also thanked His Excellency for the approval the Academy to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the Academy and the Forum in the near future in order to strengthen the partnership between the two institutions. He concluded his speech by inviting His Excellency Professor SANO to deliver a series of public lectures for youth through the forum’s upcoming seminars and conferences. His Excellency, Professor SANO, welcomed the invitation, and promised to fulfill it, and confirmed the Academy’s readiness to enter into a partnership strategy with the Forum in order to achieve common goals that serve Muslim youth all over the world. As for the implementation of what was agreed upon in this meeting, His Excellency Professor SANO informed the President of the Forum on the appointment of Mrs. Sarah bint Amjad Hussain to coordinate and follow up with the Forum management.
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Secretary‑General of the Academy Visits the Consulate General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan His Excellency Professor Dr. Qutb Mustafa Sano, Secretary‑General of the Academy, paid an official visit on 29 Sha‘ban 1447 AH, corresponding to 17 February 2026, to the Consulate General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Jeddah. His Excellency and his accompanying delegation were received by His Excellency Ambassador Mohammed Salah Sobhi Hameed, Consul General and Permanent Representative of Jordan to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, who welcomed him warmly and expressed his pleasure at the visit. He praised the distinguished intellectual efforts undertaken by the Academy under His Excellency’s leadership in addressing numerous religious and intellectual issues of concern to the Islamic world, affirming his personal honor in meeting His Excellency again and Jordan’s keenness to strengthen channels of communication and cooperation with the Academy, especially in areas of mutual interest. For his part, His Excellency expressed his deep gratitude and great appreciation to the Ambassador for the warm reception and generous hospitality. He commended the tremendous support, gracious care, and continuous attention the Academy has received from the leadership and people of Jordan since its establishment. He also conveyed his sincere appreciation for the Ambassador’s recent visit to the Academy, affirming the Academy’s full readiness to do everything that would enhance partnership, cooperation, coordination, and communication between the Academy and Jordanian religious and academic institutions. His Excellency was accompanied by Mr. Mohammed Al‑Mundhir Rida Al‑Shawk, Director of the Office and Protocol; Mr. Mohammed Waleed Al‑Idrisi, Director of Media and Public Relations; Ms. Sarah Amjad Badawi, Director of the Department of Family, Women, Children, and the Elderly; and Mr. Amjad Ibrahim Al‑Mansi, Head of the Protocol Section.
