Maldives seeks to hold international fatwa conference

“A lot of work is to be done this year,” said Sheikh Ibrahim Ahmed, vice president of the council, adding that a conference on fatwas will be held.

“We are working to hold the conference in March. We’re working with certain members of fatwa councils from certain Islamic countries to make this happen. We want to know how fatwas need to be given for certain things. We need the instruction for Maldivian religious scholars to get into fatwas,” Ibrahim Ahmed said.

The Fatwa Majlis plans on travel to local islands to create awareness of their fatwas. They are currently working on a website and a magazine, and have made a public hotline available.