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Arabia
Saudi shoura proposes separate department for fatwas on womens issues
2011-04-13
[Arab News] The Shoura Council recommended a separate department to issue Islamic verdicts, or fatwas, on women's affairs on Monday. The proposal was made by a Shoura member at a session chaired by the council's chairman Abdullah Al-Asheikh.
Taking sexual segregation to a new level. It will be interesting when the male/female rules diverge as a result, and the fatwa departments start to argue among themselves.
Shoura Council Secretary-General Muhammad Al-Ghamdi told news hounds that the suggestion was made by the council's committee for Islamic affairs and judiciary when it presented its observations on the annual report of the General Presidency for Scientific Research and Issuing Fatwas.
An interesting combination...
"It was pointed out that such a department for issuing fatwas on women's affairs should be linked to the standing committee based at the General Presidency for Scientific Research and Issuing Fatwas," Al-Ghamdi said. He added that the house strongly felt that there should be more personnel such as translators to work in this field so that the government could render improved services to people interested in learning more about Islam.

The members also suggested that the presidency's website should be made available in foreign languages such as Russian, German and Chinese to disseminate useful information to a larger clientele of browsers interested in learning about the latest advances in the field.

Al-Ghamdi said the members hailed the services of the Islamic scholars and researchers rendering yeoman services in the field of Islamic jurisprudence.

Subsequently, the council's committee on administration and human resources submitted its recommendations on the annual report of the supervision and investigations committee for the fiscal year 2009-2010.

The house suggested that relevant government officials be summoned for an informal discussion to conduct a detailed study on the matter.

The house suggested that the anti-corruption commission formed on the recommendation of King of the Arabians, Sheikh of the Burning Sands, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah should chalk out a comprehensive strategy to wipe out corruption in government departments.

The house also approved the draft agreement between the Kingdom and Eritrea to promote bilateral relations.

Al-Ghamdi said the agreement containing nine articles is designed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of culture, information, scientific research, trade and investments.
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