The Secretary General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, H.E. Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, chaired the 56th regular meeting of the heads of divisions on Wednesday, 4 Sha’aban 1445, corresponding to 14 February 2024, at the headquarters of the Academy in Jeddah.

His Excellency welcomed the heads of the divisions and recalled them of the importance of completing the preparations for the upcoming symposium on cultured meat, insects, and genetically modified foods of animal origin, which will be held at the end of this month.

The meeting then discussed previous decisions and issued new ones, notably:

• Sending the manuscript of the biographical dictionary of the Academy’s members, to the publisher to typeset it and review the final version with the staff of the Academy before print.
• Communicating with MOFA and OIC to organize a symposium on violence against women as soon as possible.
• Stressing on fingerprinting when entering and leaving the Academy under any circumstances, and to turn off ACs before leaving.