His Excellency Prof. Dr. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary-General of the Academy, chaired the 145th weekly departmental meeting on Monday, 24 Safar 1447 AH, corresponding to 18 August 2025 , at the Academy’s headquarters in Jeddah.
His Excellency started the meeting by welcoming the attendees, then spoke about the importance of inviting influential scholars and religious leaders in the Islamic world to present working papers within the framework of the postponed scientific symposium entitled: “The Role of Religious Leadership in Combating Violence Against Women.” The meeting discussed the names of several influential religious leaders from member states of the Organization and countries with Muslim minorities, with the possibility of commissioning distinguished female researchers in this field. He stressed the need for participation to include researchers from the host country and member states, in addition to inviting the Organization for Women’s Development and the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission to participate in this important symposium.
Following that, the meeting reviewed the resolutions issued in the previous session and adopted several new decisions, most notably:
- Approval of the purchase of a binding machine for the Academy.
- Preparation of various attractive design models for the introductory booklet and the endowment booklet, to be presented to the Secretary-General.
- Preparation and submission of a summary reviewing completed and pending activities and programs within the Academy’s strategic plan.
- Completion of the transcription of all interventions, comments, and discussions related to the 26th session.
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