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Muslim World League chief praises Uzbekistan’s role in Islamic history
The secretary-general of the Muslim World League, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa, delivered a televised address at a forum in Uzbekistan. (Credit: MWL)
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Updated 08 July 2026 22:45
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July 08, 202622:38
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- Saudi scholar Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa addresses forum in Tashkent
- 300 speakers from 40 countries will speak at event
Speaking at the event, titled “Islamic Civilization: The Path of Peace, Tolerance and Enlightenment,” the Saudi scholar highlighted Uzbekistan’s role in Islamic history, particularly through the cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, which stood on the ancient Silk Road and contributed to the exchange of knowledge, science and religious values.
Al-Issa noted the opening of the Center of Islamic Civilization in Tashkent in March, Uzbekistan’s largest cultural, scientific and educational complex.
He also mentioned the Memorial Complex of Imam al-Bukhari, near Samarkand, which works to preserve the heritage of the Islamic scholars Imam al-Bukhari and Imam al-Tirmidhi and honors the jurist al-Maturidi, all three of whom were born in Uzbekistan.
Al-Issa said that the projects were revitalizing Islamic, scholarly and cultural heritage.
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is patron of the forum, which was organized by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Islamic Civilization Center in Tashkent.
About 300 speakers from 40 countries are taking part in the event, which ends on Saturday.
