Egypt's Mufti hails Sisi's interest in granting people with special needs all rights

CAIRO - 6 December 2021:  Mufti of the Republic Shawqi Allam hailed on Sunday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's interest in taking care of the people with disability and granting them their full rights.

In a statement, Allam said the president ratified the rights of all persons with special needs in line with the Egyptian constitution and law 19 of 2018 and its statute.

He said the Egyptian state amended some laws to support the rights of people with disabilities, pointing out that the Islamic Sharia approved an integrated approach for taking care of all society's categories including the disabled persons to provide a decent life for them. 

During the 2021 celebration of ‘Differently-Abled’ at Manara Conference Center in New Cairo on Sunday, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi announced a five-point strategy and establishment of ‘Differently-Abled Fund for people with determination.

“I would also like to seize this opportunity to direct all relevant apparatuses in the state to work on developing more plans and programs and to take the necessary executive measures, which aim to empower people of determination and integrate them in all national projects and initiatives executed by the state. Let efforts toward empowering our sons of determination be part and parcel of our priorities, which aim to promote the citizens’ lives in general,” said President Sisi.