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.









The 1st International Forum of Islamic Civilization, which recently concluded in Uzbekistan, has received extensive coverage in Türkiye’s leading media outlets - including “Anadolu” News Agency, and news networks “TRT Avaz”, “Haber7”, “Hibya”, “Yerköy”, “TRT Haber”, “RHA Ajans”, “Yeni Şafak” and “Türkiye”, reports Dunyo IA.
An article in the “Yeni Şafak” newspaper, titled “Humanity is looking for a new word, a new breath”, notes that the spiritual heritage of such great thinkers as Imam al-Bukhari, Imam at-Tirmidhi and Imam al-Maturidi embodies the universal values that humanity so deeply needs today.
On the pages of “Haber7”, one of Turkey's most authoritative and popular information portals, an article titled “Renaissance era suits Uzbekistan exceptionally well” was published by Mürsel Gündoğdu, a Maturidism researcher and author. The publication highly praises the reforms underway in New Uzbekistan within the framework of the Third Renaissance concept, the activities of the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, and the international significance of the 1st International Forum of Islamic Civilization, held under the motto “The Path of Peace, tolerance and enlightenment”. It is specifically noted that the forum is taking place with the participation of authoritative international organizations and scholars from various countries around the world.
The daily newspaper Türkiye, which has a circulation of approximately 100,000 copies, published an article titled “A bridge between science and diplomacy is being built in Tashkent”. It emphasizes that at a time when global geopolitics is undergoing painful transformations and threats such as radicalism and Islamophobia undermine international stability, constructive initiatives emerging from the cradles of ancient civilizations serve as a strategic compass for all of humanity. The 1st International Forum of Islamic Civilization, held at the majestic Center of Islamic Civilization in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, went far beyond the scope of a regional cultural event, transforming into an intellectual bridge guiding global diplomacy.