Dubai to appoint female muftis in 2010: reportThe Gulf emirate e·mir·ate n. 1. The office of an emir. 2. The nation or territory ruled by an emir. Noun 1. emirate - the domain controlled by an emir of Dubai plans to appoint female muftis by the end of next year in an unprecedented step that could trigger opposition from Muslim conservatives, The National newspaper reported on Tuesday. Six Emirati women are being selected for a training programme that starts early next year, the newspaper quoted the emirate's grand mufti Noun 1. grand mufti - the chief mufti of a district mufti - a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law Ahmed al-Haddad as saying. Haddad issued a religious edict A decree or law of major import promulgated by a king, queen, or other sovereign of a government. An edict can be distinguished from a public proclamation in that an edict puts a new statute into effect whereas a public proclamation is no more than a declaration of a law or fatwa fat·wa n. A legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar. [Arabic fatw in February authorising women to become muftis and in May he called on qualified candidates to apply for a training programme that includes instruction in sharia law Noun 1. sharia law - the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" Islamic law, sharia, shariah, shariah law and legal thought. "A woman who is learned and trained in issuing fatwas is not limited to her role of issuing fatwas that relate to women only, but rather she is qualified to issue on matters of worship, jurisprudence, morality and behaviour," the paper quoted him as saying. Haddad played down the prospect of a major backlash from religious conservatives. "The controversy over female muftis is not necessarily over this point, but about whether or not a woman should be appointed as the grand mufti of a state," he said. "And this is not what we're trying to do at this point." Last year, Egypt appointed its first female Islamic notary notary or notary public Public officer who certifies and attests to the authenticity of writings (e.g., deeds) and takes affidavits, depositions, and protests of negotiable instruments. with the ability to perform marriages and divorces. Since 2006, Morocco has trained female guides known as "mourchidates" who advise Muslims, especially in prisons, hospitals and schools. 
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