OIC Chief attends IIFA Conference in Sharjah

Jeddah, April 26, SPA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of
the Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, will
attend the opening session of the 19th Conference of the
International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), starting its deliberations
later today in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.


The Secretary General will deliver a speech at the opening session
of the conference that will shed light on the role of the IIFA in
enriching collective Ijtihad [interpretation], being a key source of
Islamic law interpretation for the Muslim Ummah [nation].


The opening ceremony of the IIFA Conference will be hosted at the
University of Sharjah with the participation of about 200 Muslim
scholars and jurists, according to a press release of the OIC issued
here yesterday.

--SPA