(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) A conference held here to ponder over the role of waqf (religious endowment) in helping Muslim minorities in the West has recommended the creation of a European endowment authority.
The conference, which wound up in La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland on Friday, also suggested the setting up of a charitable consultation agency and compilation of a list of Islamic endowments in Europe, Kuwaiti Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Researcher Jarrah Al-Zaid told KUNA.
Underscoring the significance of the outcomes of the event, Al-Zaid said such recommendations would be subject to intensive deliberations by the Kuwaiti Waqf Secretariat since it reflects the role of Islamic endowments in helping Muslim minorities in the West.
A joint European-Gulf investment committee was also recommended during the religious event in order to compile a strategic document promoting waqf projects, he added.
The conferees also called for setting up a follow-up committee that would monitor the implementation of outcomes and resolutions produced during the gathering, the Kuwaiti waqf researcher pointed out.
The conference, which kicked off in Switzerland on December 24, mainly aimed at tossing around ideas and exchanging experiences on waqf and its benefits for Muslims everywhere but especially for Muslim minorities in Europe, he concluded.
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