Dr. Su’ād Nassār, Professor of Comparative Islamic Jurisprudence (fiqh), presented in the International Conference of the Islamic Scholars Council the possibility of having female muftis. The conference was entitled “the Dangers of Takfīrī Thought, and  Fatwas made without knowledge on National Interests and International Relations” and was held on 25 and 26th of March.  Dr. Nassār supported her argument with the example of the role Sayidah ‘Ā’ishah played in transferring religious decrees (fatwás) and Islamic rulings from the prophet.  Dr. Amīnah Nussaīr, Professor of Belief and Philosophy in the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Azhar University, stated that giving Fatwas is a scholarly specialization and thus it is possible that a man or women provides  it if they have the necessary qualifications. She stated however that they must be in compliance with social norms, as the mufti is required to lead the prayers in social occasions, while women cannot lead men in prayer. She noted that there is no problem in having female assistants to the muftī that would be required to answer the questions of women in the governorates (Husnī Kāmil, al- Ahrām, April 2, 2014). Read original text in Arabic.