{"id":89139,"date":"2026-03-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2026\/03\/04\/the-general-secretariat-charts-the-next-phase-strengthens-governance-and-expands-institutional-impact\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:00:00","slug":"the-general-secretariat-charts-the-next-phase-strengthens-governance-and-expands-institutional-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2026\/03\/04\/the-general-secretariat-charts-the-next-phase-strengthens-governance-and-expands-institutional-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"The General Secretariat Charts the Next Phase, Strengthens Governance, and Expands Institutional Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">The General<br \/>\nSecretariat Charts the Next Phase, Strengthens Governance, and Expands<br \/>\nInstitutional Impact<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The General Secretariat of the<br \/>\nInternational Union of Muslim Scholars held its monthly meeting on Monday<br \/>\nevening, March 2, 2026, at 10:00 p.m. via video conference (Zoom), with the<br \/>\nparticipation of its members. The meeting was convened as part of ongoing<br \/>\nefforts to enhance institutional coordination and to follow up on the<br \/>\nimplementation of operational plans for the upcoming phase.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The session commenced with a<br \/>\nrecitation of verses from the Holy Qur\u2019an, setting a spiritual tone for the<br \/>\nproceedings. This was followed by brief welcoming remarks delivered by the<br \/>\nsession chair, Sheikh Dr. Fadl Murad, who greeted the participants and underscored<br \/>\nthe importance of the meeting in unifying efforts and integrating roles in<br \/>\nservice of the Union\u2019s objectives and the mission of the Ummah.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">His Excellency the<br \/>\nSecretary-General, Sheikh Dr. Ali Mohammed Al-Sallabi, also delivered a keynote<br \/>\naddress outlining the features of the forthcoming phase. He emphasized the need<br \/>\nto elevate institutional performance, strengthen teamwork, and focus on strategic<br \/>\npriorities that advance the Union\u2019s mission and broaden its scholarly,<br \/>\nadvocacy, and media impact.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Sheikh Dr. Fadl Murad reviewed<br \/>\nthe most significant decisions and recommendations issued by the Board of<br \/>\nTrustees during its most recent session, noting that steps have been taken to<br \/>\nimplement and follow up on them. He also presented the plans of the various<br \/>\ncommittees, offering a summary of their proposed programs for the coming<br \/>\nperiod.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The meeting further examined the<br \/>\nplans of the Union\u2019s branches across different countries, stressing the<br \/>\nimportance of aligning them with the Union\u2019s overall strategic framework.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Participants also revisited the<br \/>\nbranch regulations previously discussed in earlier sessions. Organizational<br \/>\nobservations aimed at further developing institutional performance within the<br \/>\nbranches and strengthening governance were adopted.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The meeting addressed the most<br \/>\npressing current issues and challenges facing the Ummah, with attendees<br \/>\nexchanging views on mechanisms for engagement and proposing a range of<br \/>\npractical initiatives to enhance the Union\u2019s presence and proactive role in<br \/>\npriority matters.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The session concluded with<br \/>\nprayers for divine blessing upon the efforts undertaken and for success in<br \/>\nserving the Ummah and its causes.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">(Source: The Union)<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:1.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">* \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062e\u0628\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629<br \/>\n\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u060c \u0627\u0636\u063a\u0637 (<span style=\"color:#EE0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/ar\/ContentDetails.aspx?ID=41118\" target=\"_blank\">\u0647\u0646\u0627<\/a><\/span>).<\/span><\/b><b><span dir=\"LTR\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General Secretariat Charts the Next Phase, Strengthens Governance, and Expands Institutional Impact<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":89307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[420],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-union-activities-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}