Cases and Fatwās Roundup

  • “The UAE Council for Fatwa […] announced the details and agenda of its Second International Conference, which will take place on the 7th and 8th of November 2023 in Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Chairmanship of Abdullah bin Bayyah, Chairman of the UAE Council for Fatwa, under the title, ‘Towards Sharīʿa Conceptualisation of Scientific Developments: Civilisational Methodology, Real-World Applications, and Ethics of Sustainability.'”
  • The Supreme Islamic Council in Gambia issued a fatwā condemning anti-femal genital mutilation activisits: “The Fatwa and Moon Sighting Committee of the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council is pleased to issue a fatwa to all Muslims in The Gambia regarding the legality of female circumcision (in Islam). In this regard, the Committee would like to clarify that female circumcision is not just a merely inherited custom as falsely claimed by those who are not conversant with the Islamic Law.”

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