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    ICESCO Participates in Opening of 45th Session of World Heritage Committee in Saudi Arabia

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    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), and the accompanying delegation participated in the opening ceremony of the extended 45th session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee (WHC) held in Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, president of the current session of WHC, between 10 and 25 September 2023.

    His Highness Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Minister of Culture and Chairman of Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, opened the session by reaffirming the Kingdom’s belief in the importance of heritage as a cultural treasure and as a human and knowledge heritage. His Highness reiterated the Kingdom’s unwavering commitment to supporting cultural projects, under the supervision of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, may Allah protect them.

    The Murabba Historical Palace in Riyadh was host of the ceremony organized by the Saudi ministry of culture, in the presence of Ms. Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General, and representatives of heritage international organizations, heads of delegation, experts, researchers and international, regional and local specialist in the field of culture and heritage.

    The extended session is the occasion for the committee to meet to decide which of the 50 sites, among which 37 are cultural and 12 natural, will be inscribed on the World Heritage List, and to discuss amendments to some heritage sites.

    ICESCO’s delegation, represented by Mr. Mohammed Zine Alabidine, head of Culture and Communication Sector and Dr. Nami Salihi, Supervisor of the Islamic World Heritage Centre, will provide substantive and technical support to the delegations of ICESCO member states who filed requests to inscribe historic sites or cultural elements on the World Heritage List.

    ICESCO’s participation in the extended WHC session is part of its diligent efforts in the field of preservation, conservation and valorization of heritage in the Islamic world. ICESCO inscribed more than 430 historic sites and cultural element on its Islamic World Heritage List, in addition to holding a number of workshops, training sessions for the executives and professionals acting in the field of heritage and a set of international conferences and symposiums to restore and combat the traffic in cultural property.

    ICESCO – UNOOSA explore cooperation prospects

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    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), received Dr. Driss El Hadani, Senior Advisor to the director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vienna, Austria. They explored potential opportunities between ICESCO and UNOOSA, particularly in encouraging investment in space exploration, space applications and youth capacity-building in the field.

    Dr. AlMalik opened the meeting, held on 8 September 2023 at ICESCO Headquarters in Rabat, by congratulating Dr. Hadani on his appointment to such a prestigious position in an international organization, wishing him success in his mission stating that the Islamic World as a whole shares Morocco’s honor and pride about his achievement.

    For his part, Dr. El Hadani thanked the ICESCO Director-General for the meeting, stressing that he was keen to visit the headquarters of the Organization before leaving Rabat to assume his new duties in Vienna.

    He also noted that he had followed ICESCO’s programs and activities and its active role in the field of space sciences during his tenure as the director of the Royal Center for Remote Sensing in the Kingdom of Morocco. Moreover, Dr. El Hadani commended the Organization’s efforts in promoting the importance of space sciences.

    The meeting touched upon proposals for cooperation between ICESCO and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs to encourage the countries of the Islamic world to engage and invest in space science, which is witnessing successive developments, through the joint organization of international conferences and training workshops for young people.

    The meeting was attended by Dr. Raheel Qamar, Head of Science and Technology Sector at ICESCO, and Dr. Muhammad Sharif, Advisor in the Sector.

    ICESCO Stands in Solidarity with victims of Al Haouz earthquake and offers financial and in-kind aids

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    The General Directorate of ICESCO made a set of decisions to reaffirm, along with its employees, its solidarity with the victims of the devastating earthquake in Al Haouz. ICESCO Director-General, executives and employees will donate 10% of their monthly salary, to be deposited in a special bank account at Bank Al Maghrib, following the instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, to receive the voluntary solidarity contributions.

    ICESCO mobilized on Sunday 10 September 2023 in-kind aid including tents, blankets and essential foodstuffs to the regions most affected by the quake. In response to the call of the Director-General, Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, the initiative was organized by ICESCO employees, accompanied by doctors, who volunteered to provide on-site assistance in disaster areas to the affected people. ICESCO will also organize a blood donation campaign to save the lives of the wounded.

    The General Directorate reaffirms these aids are part of ICESCO’s endeavours to stand in solidarity with the Kingdom of Morocco in the face of the earthquake, and that further measures would be taken in the following days.

    Following the Al Haouz earthquake, ICESCO issued a formal statement to offer its condolences to the King, government and people of the Kingdom as well as the families of victims who lost their lives. It also expressed its full readiness to cooperate with Moroccan competent authorities in the face of damage caused by the earthquake, especially in its areas of expertise; the restoration and conservation of historic monuments that were affected in some cities.

    ICESCO capacity-building workshop for professionals in the field of heritage in Chad and Yemen

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    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) is holding two workshops in Chad and Yemen, aimed at building the capacities of professionals in the field of heritage and museums. This initiative is part of ICESCO’s broader project to promote the right to culture by developing the skills of professionals in the fields of culture, arts, and heritage.

    ICESCO’s Culture and Communication sector, in partnership with the Chadian National Commission for Education, Science, and Culture, is hosting a workshop in favour of 40 young professionals in the heritage field in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. The workshop is designed to train them in the preventive conservation techniques specifically those applied to archaeological collections.

    The workshop activities kicked off on Friday (8 September 2023), and will extend over four days at the National Museum. Its primary objective is to acquaint participants with the latest methods for identifying, documenting, and managing reserve collections, along with monitoring techniques to anticipate artwork degradation. At the workshop’s conclusion, a reclassification of the collections of Chad’s National Museum will be undertaken, with the aim of enhancing collection protection against climate-related threats.

    In Yemen’s Aden province, ICESCO and the Yemeni National Commission for Education, Culture, and Science, in collaboration with the General Organization of Antiquities and Museums in Yemen, organized a workshop dedicated to enhance the skills of 35 participants working in Yemeni museums.

    The workshop, held from 5 to 7 September 2023, at the headquarters of Medalah Foundation in Aden, aimed to equip museum professionals with tourism promotion skills and knowledge on the preservation of archaeological artifacts and historic pieces. It also covered an array of concepts related to the establishment and types of museums in Yemen, provided guidance on handling archaeological artifacts, and emphasized the importance of learning their history.

    The workshop’s inaugural session was attended by Dr. Hafiza Saleh Nasser Al-Sheikh, the Secretary-General of the Yemeni National Commission. In her speech, she expressed the significant role of ICESCO in promoting Yemeni heritage. Dr. Ahmed bin Ahmed Batayeh, the President of the General Organization of Antiquities and Museums in Yemen, also attended the workshop, alongside several officials from the Ministry of Education.

    ICESCO extends condolences to victims of earthquake in Morocco and expresses its solidarity to face damages

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    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization offers condolences to the king, government and people of the Kingdom of Morocco following the devastating earthquake that struck Friday late at night (8 September 2023) and prays for the speedy recovery of the injured.

    The General Directorate of ICESCO extends its sincere condolences to the families of victims and beseeches Allah Almighty to have mercy on the deceased and give compassion and solace to their families.

    ICESCO reiterates its unconditional solidarity with the Kingdom of Morocco, the seat country, and expresses its full readiness to cooperate with the Moroccan competent authorities to face the damage caused by the earthquake, especially in its areas of expertise; the restoration and conservation of historic monuments that were affected in some cities.

    ICESCO Holds Training Session in Rabat on Strategic Foresight as a Foundation for Decision-making

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    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), in cooperation with the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) in the Kingdom of Morocco, conducted a training session on Strategic Foresight as a Foundation for Decision-making for the benefit of 20 senior executives and experts at CESE to enhance their capacities in strategic foresight and introduce them to the most recent concepts and mechanisms of foresight.

    Dr. Kais Hammami, Director of ICESCO Centre of Strategic Foresight and supervisor of the two-day training, which started on Wednesday, 6 September 2023 in Rabat, stressed the importance of foresight in building a better future, urged for leveraging it to determine and prepare for change factors, and outlined its multidisciplinary perspective consisting of economic, social and planning approaches.
    Mounia Haoudi Marzak, Director of Projects and Strategic Partnerships at CESE, was pleased to note the considerable interest that CESE accords to its partnership with ICESCO.

    The training held various workshops and practical sessions directed at enhancing the participants’ capacities in using foresight for problem-solving, change mechanism determination and scenario-making.

    ICESCO Participates in the Fourteenth International Scientific Forum of Arabic Language in Indonesia

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    The Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers, affiliated with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), took part in the fourteenth International Scientific Forum for the Arabic Language, focusing on digitizing the Arabic language within the framework of focused language policy. This forum was organized and hosted by the Islamic University of Mataram on Lombok Island, Indonesia, from 6 to 8 September 2023, in collaboration with the Arabic Teachers Association of Indonesia, the League of Arabic Language Teaching Institutions for Non-Arabic Speakers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the World Assembly of Muslim Youth.

    Dr. Anas Hussam Saeed Al-Nuaimi, expert at the Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers, represented ICESCO in the forum. During the first scientific session, he emphasized in his presentation titled “Utilizing Digital Sources in Teaching Arabic Literature to Non-Arabic Speakers,” the importance of these sources and their role in enhancing the teaching of Arabic literature and providing new capabilities that the printed resources and methods could not provide, especially for non-Arabic-speaking students. He also presented key digital sources and provided examples of their effective use in the educational process.

    The conference brought together over 300 university presidents, professors, researchers, and Arabic language experts from many countries. They engaged in discussions covering a range of scientific research topics centered on the significance of digitizing the Arabic language and keeping pace with technological advancements in the realms of education and scientific research.

    ICESCO – Sierra Leone: Exploring strengthening educational, scientific, and cultural cooperation

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    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization received
    His Excellency Mr. Atumannu Dainkeh, ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Kingdom of Morocco. They discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between ICESCO and Sierra Leone in the fields of education, sciences, and culture.

    During the meeting, held on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at ICESCO Headquarters in Rabat in the presence of several heads of Sectors of the Organization, Dr. AlMalik underlined the importance ICESCO attaches to its Member States in the African continent; as evidenced by the implementation of various projects and programs in the areas of modernizing educational systems, capacity-building of youth and women, promoting business leadership in technology and Artificial Intelligence, teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers, and consolidating the values of peace and civilizational dialogue.

    Furthermore, ICESCO Director-General pointed out that the Organization adopts a distinct approach of communication vis-à-vis its Member States. This communication takes place through its National Commissions for Education, Science, and Culture to identify the priorities and needs of each State and design programs and projects that address these needs.

    On his part, the Sierra Leone ambassador commended ICESCO’s efforts geared toward supporting its Member States in its areas of expertise, affirming that his country, which acquired full membership at ICESCO in 1985, is keen to promote cooperation with the Organization.

    On International Literacy Day: ICESCO to Announce the Winning Institutions of its Prize for Girls and Women’s Literacy

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    To celebrate International Literacy Day, held on 8 September of each year, the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) is delighted to announce the winning institutions of its 2023 prize for girls and women’s literacy, which was previously launched on 6 September 2022 for the benefit of civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The prize aims to encourage pioneering initiatives and best practices in literacy and non-formal education designed for girls and women.

    ICESCO set up a committee of experts to select among 439 files from 24 member states those that meet the requirements and criteria of the prize. The committee selected two winning institutions; Future Eve Association for Family Development and Environment from the Arab Republic of Egypt on its project named “Education as a Gateway to Empowerment: The Approach of Women and Life” and Obhizatrik Foundation from the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on its project “Empowering the Poorest Women.” The committee suspended the award for the French-speaking countries for failure to meet the eligibility criteria and requirements of the nominees.

    Each prize amounts to USD 3,000, in addition to ten tablets and appreciation certificates that ICESCO will award to the three winners during its next session of the executive council in Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

    The prize came as part of ICESCO’s vision, which accords special importance to education as a beacon of achieving sustainable development.

    On International Literacy Day, and in a world with more than 750 million people, both youth and elderly, unable to read and write and another 250 million children, and mostly women and girls, failing to acquire basic literacy skills, ICESCO would reiterate the significance of harnessing synergy to fight illiteracy and guarantee equitable, inclusive and quality education for all in addition to promoting lifelong learning opportunities.

    In the era of AI and modern technologies, ICESCO stresses the need for serious action aimed at bringing a fundamental change through the use of ICT by focusing on the most vulnerable population, especially girls and women, mobilizing necessary financial resources and leveraging investments allocated to this field, as well as providing more Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

    ICESCO Director-General receives Guatemalan Ambassador in Rabat

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    On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), received Mr. Erick Estuardo Escobedo Ayala, Ambassador of Guatemala accredited to Morocco. The two officials discussed prospects for cooperation between ICESCO and Guatemala in areas of common interest.

    During the meeting, which took place at ICESCO headquarters in Rabat, Dr. AlMalik stressed that, as part of its vision and strategic orientations, the Organization has adopted an inclusive approach to disseminate the culture and civilization of the Islamic world and the human values it embodies, to promote peace and security in the world and combat extremism and hatred.

    He also pointed out that ICESCO allows non-member states to join the Organization as observers, to serve Muslim communities around the world and strengthen cooperation between these countries and the countries of the Islamic world.

    For his part, the Guatemalan Ambassador praised ICESCO’s role, indicating his willingness to establish fruitful cooperation with the Organization and the countries of the Islamic world.

    The meeting was attended by Mr. Anar Karimov, head of the Partnerships and International Cooperation Sector, and Mr. Mohamed Hedi Shili, Director of the Legal Affairs and International Standards Department.