Algiers — Algeria is considering creating an official fatwa authority to adopt formal positions on issues that divide Islamic scholars.
"This body would be a specialised fiqh authority, like what we see in the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation, at al-Azhar or in scientific bodies in the holy land," Religious Affairs Minister Bouabdallah Ghlamallah said.
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