On December 6, Organizing Committee of Qur’an Competition held a meeting at the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan. Abdulhakim qori Matkulov gave detailed information about the organizational works carried out by his team.
Particularly, he mentioned the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s initiative on organizing Qur’an Contest which he expressed on September 1, 2017 while visiting “Khazrati Imam” complex. The leader of organizing committee also mentioned that candidates for the contest participation are still being registered, contest judges are being trained and the trained judges are visiting regions for training regional judges, wall papers and posters are being printed, all the activities of the organizing committee are being covered on various websites.
Usmankhan Alimov, chairman of Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, muftiy gave detailed instructions on holding all regional stages of the competition in a high spirit. Muftiy stressed that any form of nepotism must be strictly avoided. In his speech Usmankhan Alimov noted that a number of international experts are observing the organizational process which would lay the bases for the future international contests. A special gratitude was expressed for the initiative and all the support fostered by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan.
The meeting ended with by Yahya qori Turdiev’s sincere prayers.









An article by Tarek Yusef Al-Shumaymiri, former Secretary-General of the Commercial Arbitration Center of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, has been published in leading Kuwaiti media outlets, including “Al-Seyassah”, “Alwakt News” and “The Times Kuwait”, reports Dunyo IA.
Author, who personally participated in the International Media Forum “Islamic Civilization: A New Perspective - New Discoveries” in Tashkent, highly praised the historical and cultural heritage of Uzbekistan, particularly that of Samarkand and Tashkent.
Article highlights historical parallels between Samarkand and Kuwait’s historic Failaka Island, as well as shared values of the Uzbek and Kuwaiti peoples, including hospitality, trading traditions and respect for knowledge.
Tarek Yusef Al-Shumaymiri also emphasized the development of bilateral relations following the state visit of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the State of Kuwait on February 17–18th, 2025 and their advancement to the level of comprehensive partnership.
According to the author, historical and cultural heritage provides a foundation for further developing ties, while transport, investment, education and culture can give a new impetus to Uzbek-Kuwaiti cooperation.