On April 26 Ufa city hosted international conference on “Youth extremism: current situation and the ways to stand against”. The scientific-practical event was organized by Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation, Russian Centralized Religious Board and State-Confession Relations Board under Administration of Republic of Bashkiria.
Muhammadolim Muhammadsiddikov, Head of Religious Education Department of the Committee of Religious Affairs under Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan and Uygun Gofurov, Rector of Islamic Institute named after Imam Bukhari represented Uzbekistan in the conference.
Within the framework of the conference international forum on “Religious Boards of CIS: religious unity is the means to stand against international extremism” was held. The organizers of the forum were Bashkiria State Pedagogic University and Russian Islamic University under Russian Centralized Religious Board of Russia.
International Forum discussed the following issues:
Press Service,
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan
Pakistani media outlets, including “Diplomatic News Agency”, “Islamabad Post”, “News Network Pakistan”, “The World News” and “Infora News”, have published the final Declaration adopted by the participants of the First International Forum of Islamic Civilization held in Tashkent, reports Dunyo IA.
Publications note that the forum participants reaffirmed their commitment to the principles of peace, tolerance, enlightenment, intercultural, and interreligious dialogue and recognized the historical contribution of Uzbekistan to the development of Islamic and global civilization. The declaration expresses gratitude to the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, for the initiative put forward at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, aimed at studying, preserving, and popularizing the heritage of Islamic civilization.
Particular attention is paid to the creation of the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan and the holding of the forum as a practical embodiment of this initiative. In addition, the document outlines a number of international projects, as well as the development of a joint roadmap until 2030 to implement the adopted decisions.