Al Azhar: efforts continue to meet educational needs of Muslims in Maldives

Al Azhar said on Wednesday that it would continue providing support to the Maldivian Muslims who want to study in Egypt.

Secretary-General of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Islamic Research Academy (AIRA) Mohie Ed-Deen Afifi made the remarks during a meeting with a delegation from the Maldives National University (MNU).

During the meeting, Afifi and the university's vice chancellor discussed means to boost cooperation. 

The discussions covered plans to dispatch a number of professors to deliver lectures on Islamic jurisprudence at the MNU, Afifi said after the meeting.

Source: MENA