The international conference on "Women in Islam: Status and Empowerment" will begin in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday which aims to create a detailed plan for legal and political reforms that will foster justice and empower women in Islamic societies.

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will host the international conference under the “generous patronage” of the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Madina, Saudi Arabia on Sunday to attend the international conference.

The event is also expected to adopt a comprehensive document titled “The Jeddah Document for Women in Islam,” which will outline the key initiatives and strategies for achieving this goal, according to OIC headquarters.

The conference comprises five working sessions, where ministers, officials, scholars, and thinkers of both genders will delve into the status of women and their rights in Islam.

They will examine the potential for empowering Muslim women in education and work, and various issues related to women in contemporary societies.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia presented an initiative to organise the conference focusing on the empowerment of women during the 49th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) held in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on 16-17 March 2023.

It adopted a ministerial decision in this regard, as part of Saudi Arabia’s commitment to supporting the efforts to empower women, both domestically and in line with its keenness to support these efforts within the framework of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the international framework, which enhance the role of women in the areas of comprehensive development.