The General Secretariat of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) held its 78th weekly meeting for department directors on Monday 24 Shawwal 1443H corresponding to 25 May 2022G, via video communication technology.

The meeting was chaired by His Excellency Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the Academy, from his residence in the United States of America, where he began by welcoming the attendees, thanking them for their regularity and participation in these meetings, then His Excellency spoke about the visit he is currently making to the United States of America to participate in the strategic dialogue organized by the US State Department between the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United States of America in Washington. His Excellency was keen during his participation to introduce the Academy and highlight its most important achievements in many areas of common interest between the OIC and the USA, especially the issuance of resolutions and recommendations calling for combating extremist ideology and terrorism, spreading a culture of moderation, tolerance and coexistence, and promoting moderation inside and outside the Muslim world, as well as correcting misconceptions about the teachings and principles of Islam, and practices that contradict the values ​​of Islam in relation to women’s issues such as education, participation, rights and duties.

His Excellency clarified that the Academy expressed its full readiness to enhance cooperation and understanding between some of the bodies affiliated with the US State Department and the Academy in the areas referred to above.

The meeting discussed the action points in the previous meeting, and several new decisions were issued, the most important of which are:

• Remind the departments of the necessity of submitting their reports on the activities and programs that have been accomplished in accordance with the annual strategic plan for the first quarter of this year and handing them over to the Planning Department as soon as possible.
• Submitting a comprehensive report regarding the financial cost of printing the latest issues of the Academy’s Journal, attaching quotations from other parties for comparison and selection of the best and lowest priced offers.
• Reactivating the committees that were formed in the cryptocurrencies symposium to work according to what is specified for them in the symposium on Stunning Animals to be held with the Food and Drug General Authority.
• Preparing a detailed report and a clear concept of the annual evaluation of employees at all levels, and what is related to promotions and bonuses for employees in accordance with the statute of the Organization.