Further to the establishment of the International Federation of Arbitration Centres in the Islamic World on the occasion of the first Forum for Arbitration in the Islamic World, which was held at Um Al Qura University in Mecca, Saudi Arabia from 9 to 10 March 2014, the drafting committee mandated by the 10 founding members of the Federation convened at CRCICA’s headquarters in Cairo on 28 September 2014 to draft the bylaws of the Federation. The drafting committee is composed of three members, namely Mr. Ahmed Najem, Secretary-General of the GCC Arbitration Centre, Dr. Abdullh Al Areifi, member of the Saudi Arbitration Team and CRCICA Director. The committee expects to finalize the draft bylaws before the end of 2014.
