Somalia\u2019s Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali, met the head of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), Prof. Dr. Safi Arpagu\u015f, in Ankara on Monday to discuss expanding cooperation on Islamic education, charitable endowments and religious institutions.
The meeting, held at Diyanet headquarters, focused on strengthening institutional ties, including Turkish support for the establishment and development of Somalia\u2019s Zakat Fund and Waqf system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two sides also discussed jointly implementing projects to improve religious services and public awareness programmes.
According to Somalia\u2019s Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Arpagu\u015f welcomed the Somali delegation and said the meeting would help strengthen relations between the two institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robow congratulated Arpagu\u015f on his recent appointment and wished him success in his new role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Expanding cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n He also thanked the Turkish government and Diyanet for what he described as their continued support for Somalia, saying closer cooperation would help develop the country\u2019s religious institutions and advance the ministry\u2019s strategic plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Arpagu\u015f reaffirmed Diyanet\u2019s commitment to expanding cooperation and said it would continue supporting the ministry\u2019s priority programmes. The visit follows the Somali cabinet\u2019s approval on July 30 of a draft legislation endorsing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Diyanet and Somalia\u2019s ministry of endowments and Islamic affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The agreement is intended to establish a formal framework for cooperation in religious affairs, Islamic education and institutional capacity-building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Religious sector reforms<\/strong> Religious cooperation has become an increasingly important component of that relationship, particularly in Islamic education, charitable endowments and the administration of religious affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Somalia\u2019s Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali, met the head of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), Prof. Dr. Safi Arpagu\u015f, in Ankara on Monday to discuss expanding cooperation on Islamic education, charitable endowments and religious institutions. The meeting, held at Diyanet headquarters, focused on strengthening institutional ties, including Turkish support…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":5355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-leadership"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
The meeting was attended by Somalia\u2019s ambassador to T\u00fcrkiye, Fathudin Ali Mohamed, Diyanet vice-president Fatih Mehmet Karaca and Diyanet director general for foreign relations Ensari Yent\u00fcrk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The discussions also come as Somalia pursues broader reforms of its religious sector. Authorities have announced plans to introduce mandatory academic qualifications and a national registration system for Islamic teachers and preachers. The measures are intended to professionalise religious education, strengthen oversight, counter extremist ideologies and improve the quality of religious instruction.
T\u00fcrkiye has been one of Somalia\u2019s closest international partners, supporting the country through development assistance, humanitarian programmes, security cooperation and institutional capacity-building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n