H.E. Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, chaired the fifty-first periodic meeting of Heads of Division, on Thursday 27 Rabi’ al-Awal 1445, corresponding to October 12, 2023, at the Academy’s headquarters in Jeddah.

His Excellency began the meeting by welcoming everyone and thanking them for their commitment to taking part in the meetings, then spoke of strengthening communication and coordination between the various departments and employees of the Academy, with the aim of reinforcing bonds of fraternity, exchanging opinions and proposals, monitoring new work, and seeking to identify obstacles to work and enable certain departments to complete this work, so that the Academy can remove them.

The participants then discussed the items on the meeting’s agenda, and new decisions were taken, notably:

• Distribute all newsletters from the last two years to embassies, consulates and universities.
• Renew communication and organize the symposium “The Family Foundation: Challenges and Perspectives”, proposed to be held in Istanbul in cooperation with the Islamic Youth Forum in Turkey, and review research and ensure that researchers adhere strictly to the themes.
• Start recruiting researchers and experts for the symposium on violence against women.