H.E. Prof. Koutoub Sano, Secretary General of the Academy, received in his office on Tuesday 26 Safar 1442 corresponding to 13 October 2020, H.E. Ambassador Muhammad Najm, the Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the OIC, who congratulated His Excellency on his assumption of duties as Secretary General of the Academy.
Their Excellencies discussed the activities of the Academy and ways and means of strengthening cooperation between the Secretariat of the Academy and religious institutions in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Secretary General of the Academy thanked the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for its continued support to the activities and programs of the Academy. He also expressed his interest in strengthening cooperation and communication relations between the Academy and scientific institutions in Egypt, particularly the University of El Azhar al-Sharif, the Council of Senior Scholars of Egypt, and the Islamic Research Academy.
H.E. Ambassador Muhammad Najm appreciated the Academy’s efforts to promote moderate Islamic consciousness among Muslims and enlighten them with the established rules of Shariah.
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