In 2007 ISESCO (the structure of IOC) announced Tashkent as the capital of Islamic culture.
Every year this organization announces three cities to be the Islamic cultural centers. One of the cities must be from Arabic countries, another one from Asia and the third one from Africa.
On IX conference of the ministers of culture of OIC three cities: Bukhara, Cairo (Egypt) and Bamako (Mali) were chosen as Islamic cultural centers of 2020.
Actually Bukhara has been Islamic cultural center for centuries. It was named as “The dome of Islam”. There is great meaning in the selection of Bukhara as the Islamic cultural center of 2020. It is worth mentioning that thousands of scholars who have contributed to the world civilization were born, lived and studied in this city.
Azamjon Abdurakhimov
The teacher of Tashkent Islamic Universities
“Study of Islamic civilization ISESCO” department
In the city of Ufa, the XVI International Scientific and Practical Conference titled “Islamic Ideals and Values: One Ummah – Shared Destiny” was held. The event was attended by a representative of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, Ibrohimjon domla Inomov.
Organized by the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia, the Moscow Foundation for the Support of Islamic Culture, Science and Education, and the Council for State–Religion Relations under the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the conference gathered more than 600 participants.
The aim of the conference was to strengthen spiritual and moral values, promote interfaith and interethnic harmony, and develop initiatives that enhance the constructive potential of the Muslim Ummah in Russia and across the Eurasian region.
At the event dedicated to the 45 years of service of Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin in the cause of religion and the homeland, the representative of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, Ibrohimjon domla Inomov, delivered a speech. In his address, he conveyed the congratulations of the Chairman of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, Mufti Shaykh Nuriddin Kholiqnazar.
A traditional Uzbek chapan was presented to Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin, Chairman of the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia.