Egypt President Urges Scholars to Counter Islamophobic Content in Virtual Space
Addressing the participants in an international conference on “Fatwa Authorities in Digital Age”, Sisi said erroneous thoughts that spread in the virtual space with the aim of distorting the image of Islam must be countered by religious scholars in the world.
He also welcomed the participants at the conference and underlined the need for Fatwa authorities to employ modern world advances, especially the virtual space.
El-Sisi further highlighted the importance of reforms in religious dialogue at the level of individuals, groups and countries, al-Tareeq website reported.
Scholars, Muftis, religious leaders and public figures from 85 countries are taking part in the conference, held under the umbrella of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide.
According to the organizers, the conference aims at implementing a set of strategic goals of the Fatwa Authorities in the digital age with a view to open channels of communication and cooperation with Fatwa institutions worldwide by utilizing modern technology in serving the craft of issuing fatwa.
The conference will include launching a number of new initiatives to regulate and achieve a major leap in the digital fatwa issuance inside and outside Egypt, they said.
