UAE is holding the first International Minority Muslim Congress in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the country on May 8-9, 2018. More than 400 representatives from around 140 countries are participating in the event. The event aims to discuss the solutions for the issues muslim minorities are facing in their countries.
Doctor Ali Rashid Nuaymiy is chairing the event and Doctor Muhammad Bashariy is assisting. Ms Odinakhon Muhammad Yusuf, religious scientist, a daughter of world-known scholar Muhammad Yusuf Muhammad Sadik (rahmatullahi alayh) is representing Uzbekistan in this congress.
Press Service,
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan
As part of the “Week of Tolerance”, which encompasses various events aimed at strengthening interethnic and interfaith friendship, harmony, and solidarity across our country, a photo exhibition entitled “Uzbekistan – The Land of Tolerance” was held at the Tashkent House of Photography.
The event was attended by representatives and staff of the Committee on Interethnic Relations and Friendly Ties with Foreign Countries, the Committee on Religious Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, activists of national cultural centers and friendship societies, representatives of religious confessions, and members of the media.
The exhibition featured more than 100 photographs reflecting events organized in cooperation with national cultural centers and friendship societies, as well as the lifestyle, culture, and traditions of various ethnic and religious communities living in Uzbekistan.
It should be noted that today, over 130 nationalities and ethnic groups, along with representatives of 16 religious confessions, live in Uzbekistan in an atmosphere of tolerance, friendship, and unity. Events held within the framework of the Week of Tolerance are among the noble initiatives that call the peoples of the world to peace and solidarity.
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan – Press Service