CAIRO, Egypt: The UAE and Egypt are exploring closer cooperation, integration, and the exchange of expertise in the field of fatwa.
According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), UAE’s Chairman of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat, Dr Omar Habtoor Al Darei, met with Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Dr Nazir Mohammed Ayyad, to discuss ways of enhancing collaboration.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the conference ‘The Making of a Competent Mufti in the Digital Age’ in Cairo, in the presence of UAE’s Dr Khalifa Mubarak Al Dhaheri, Chancellor of Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities; Dr Sabaa Salem Al Kaabi, Acting Secretary-General of the Emirates Fatwa Council; and several officials in religious affairs from both sides.
The discussions addressed ways to harness digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver accurate fatwas to communities, particularly in light of contemporary challenges and complex issues facing different segments of society. – BERNAMA-WAM




