Jakarta, May 6 -- The National Amil Zakat Agency (Baznas) is strengthening its partnership with Qatar to enhance humanitarian and community empowerment programs, while exploring solutions to challenges facing the global Islamic economy.

The initiative was highlighted during a meeting between Baznas Chair Sodik Mudjahid and Sultan bin Mubarak Saad Al-Dosari at the Qatari Embassy in Jakarta on Tuesday, May 5.

"Cross-border collaboration is key to addressing various humanitarian issues, including poverty alleviation and global crises," Mudjahid said in a statement on Wednesday.

He also outlined several community empowerment programs implemented by Baznas, supported by zakat, infak, and sedekah funds.

According to him, these efforts reaff...