His Eminence Dr. Nazir Muhammad Ayyad, the Grand Mufti of Egypt and President of the General Secretariat of Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, expressed his deepest gratitude and appreciation to His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, may God protect and preserve him, for his gracious patronage of the Second International Symposium of the General Secretariat of Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, which commenced last Monday under the title "Fatwas and Issues of Human Reality: Towards Sound Ijtihad that Keeps Pace with Contemporary Challenges."

The Grand Mufti of Egypt affirmed that this generous patronage reflects the political leadership's commitment to supporting religious, intellectual, and humanitarian issues that affect the nation's present and future, and reinforces Egypt's leading role in disseminating enlightened moderate thought and supporting global dialogue on Islamic rulings.