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    ICESCO invites researchers and specialists to submit research papers on Al-Farabi’s intellectual contributions

    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) invites scholars, researchers, professors of universities, institutes, research centers and graduate students to participate in the First Session of the International Conference on Scholars of the Islamic World, held under the theme, “Al-Farabi’s Contributions throughout Human History,” to be organized by ICESCO in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, represented by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Rabat. The Organization calls for the submission of research papers on Al-Farabi’s intellectual contributions, which will be evaluated by a special jury to award monetary prizes to three winners, amounting to USD 5,000, USD 3,000, and USD 2,000, respectively.

    The participating research papers should discuss a topic that falls within one of the themes of the Conference, namely: Al-Farabi’s influence on human philosophy, Al-Farabi’s theories in the field of science philosophy and political philosophy, Al-Farabi’s music philosophy and aesthetics, and renewal in Al-Farabi studies today.

    Interested parties should submit their abstracts to culture@icesco.org or rabat@mfa.kz. The following criteria must be respected:
    • The abstract should not exceed 500 words;
    • Research papers should be written and submitted in one of ICESCO’s working languages (Arabic—English – French);
    • The deadline for submitting research abstracts is set for August 20, 2023;
    • The deadline for submitting full research is set for October 1, 2023.

    Following the evaluation of the abstracts, the shortlisted research papers will be announced on September 1, 2023. The winners will be announced during the Conference, “Al-Farabi’s Contributions Throughout Human History” (11-12 October 2023, ICESCO Headquarters), which will also feature the award ceremony. A collection of the winning research papers and academic presentations featured in the Conference will also be published.

    The Conference and Award aim to promote Al-Farabi’s contributions at the global level, highlight his role in bringing East and West together, and raise awareness of the role of the Islamic world in shaping the cultural character of the world throughout history.

    ICESCO holds workshop in Libya on new trends in educational planning

    In cooperation with the University of Benghazi and the Libyan National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) is holding in Benghazi, Libya, a workshop on new trends in educational planning. The Workshop kicked off on Monday, July 10, 2023, under the patronage of Dr. Moussa Mohamed Magariaf, President of University of Benghazi, Minister of Education.

    This four-day workshop saw the participation of several education planning experts, officials in charge of planning divisions at the Ministries of Education, Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Vocational and Technical Education, and several representatives of the relevant bodies in the State of Libya. The workshop aims to build the participants’ capacities and provide them with advanced skills in the field of educational planning. It also aims to shed light on modern educational planning methodologies, processes, methods and techniques, and promote a culture of educational planning to contribute to the development of educational systems.

    Dr. Ahmed El Zonfoli, Director of Programs at the Education Sector, took part in the opening of the workshop and highlighted its significance as it effectively contributes to the desired educational development, expressing his wishes for its success in achieving its objectives to develop experts’ capacities in educational planning.

    The workshop addresses the stages, measures, methods and mechanisms of application of educational planning, as well as new trends relevant to its methods and procedures, and ways to capitalize on them to improve the development of education systems and ensure their quality. It also seeks to promote the use of strategic planning in education and highlight the criteria for ensuring the success of the education planning process, especially in times of crisis.

    ICESCO and Egyptian National Commission hold training session on green hydrogen

    The headquarters of the National Research Center in Cairo hosted, on Monday, July 10, 2023, a training session on, “Green Hydrogen: Future of Renewable Energy.” The session was held by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), in partnership with the Egyptian National Commission for Education, Science and Culture, and cooperation with the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.

    Representing ICESCO in the opening session of this three-day activity, Dr. Foued El Ayni, Director of Programs at the Science and Technology Sector, stressed the importance of addressing the challenges of climate change through the use of renewable and sustainable energy, including green hydrogen. He also highlighted the Organization’s efforts in the field of environmental protection, notably ICESCO’s Green Transformation and Climate Action Promotion Program, which aims to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development and the promotion of innovation in the countries of the Islamic world.

    The training session aims to bring together experts, specialists and researchers in the field of industry and renewable energies, to explore the possibilities and opportunities offered by green hydrogen production technologies, its storage and transportation means, and ways to benefit from its applications.

    ICESCO and IWB explore cooperation relations

    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and the International Water Bank (IWB) held a meeting to discuss prospects for cooperation between the Organization and the Bank in promoting water security and quality in the countries of the Islamic world by mobilizing the necessary resources to implement joint initiatives, programs and projects aimed at developing infrastructure and innovative technology in the field of water and sanitation and drilling wells in fragile areas.

    ICESCO was represented at the meeting, held on Friday, July 7, 2023, at the Organization’s headquarters in Rabat, by Mr. Anar Karimov, Head of the International Partnerships and Cooperation Sector, Mr. Mohamed Hedi Shili, Head of the Legal Affairs and International Standards Department, along with several experts from ICESCO’s Sectors of Science, Technology and Human and Social Sciences. The Bank was represented by Mr. Rashad Shawa, Founder and Chairman of the Bank, and Dr. Shaddad Atili, Secretary-General of the Bank’s Board of Directors.

    During the meeting, Mr. Karimov highlighted ICESCO’s vision and strategic orientations in the field of water, stressing that the Organization accords great importance to water issues, as it works to design and implement programs and projects that serve the sustainable development goals and contribute to addressing the Member States’ needs. The ICESCO official mentioned a number of relevant programs, notably the Program to Improve Water and Sanitation Services in 1000 Rural Schools in the Islamic World, expressing his keenness to build fruitful cooperation relations with the International Water Bank.

    For his part, Mr. Rashad Shawa shed light on the Bank’s strategy and efforts in the field of water and the importance it accords to mobilization as an effective mechanism to solve water-related crises through a comprehensive approach, stressing the keenness of the Bank to cooperate with ICESCO to contribute to achieving the SDG 6 (Ensure access to water and sanitation for all).

    Launch of First Edition of ICESCO Biowaste Food Award

    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) is pleased to announce the launch of the first edition of its Bio-Waste Food Award, which aims to support entrepreneurs and startups in developing innovative technologies to extract protein, fat and carbohydrates from wasted food.

    The Award seeks to encourage the youth and women in the Islamic world to develop innovative solutions to optimize benefits from wasted food by developing innovative solutions to contribute to achieving food security, and support specialists and entrepreneurs in the green economy to develop innovative technologies in the field of food security. The Award will be awarded to three winners who will receive 30,000 US dollars, 15,000 US dollars, and 5,000 US dollars, respectively.

    The jury will select five participating projects in the first stage of the evaluation process. The five project owners will then be invited to pitch them in person to the jury in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed technology and select three winners who presented the most innovative and environmentally friendly projects that contribute to the development and job creation.
    Persons interested in participating in this contest must fill in the award form available on ICESCO’s website via the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/fpyredi2dX, and send their nomination files, no later than August 31, 2023, to the e-mail: sciences@icesco.org. the nomination file should include:

    • Contest application letter;
    • CV of the participant, or of all members of the project team, in case of startups;
    • A summary of the project (five pages maximum), explaining the idea and the technique of extracting the components of food bars;
    • Physical samples of the finished products after the pre-selection phase are to be sent to the address to be determined later.

    ICESCO condemns extremist burning a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden

    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) condemns in the strongest terms the barbaric conduct of burning a copy of the Holy Quran in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, in a heinous act that offends the feelings of Muslims around the world amid their celebration of Eid al-Adha.

    ICESCO reaffirms that the repetition of this outrageous act by hard line extremist expresses civilizational defeat and rejection of tolerance that fosters cultural and religious diversity, and leads to stirring animosity and the revival of hate speech whenever it abates.

    ICESCO stresses that underestimation of the values and principles governing the lives of nations and peoples is the most dangerous weapon of destruction likely to jeopardize the international community’s security and development. In view of this obvious truth, the Organization points to the need to be alert to the seriousness of this hideous recurrence, which is leading the world towards aggravating the conflicts that the humankind is suffering from worldwide.

    Recalling that the repetition of this type of abhorrent offence will not undermine the value of the Holy Quran, whose believers are increasing day after day in both the East and the West, ICESCO warns that by tolerating such abominable acts, the authorities – wherever they are – are only leading humanity further away from the civilizational path of ethical values, culture and the customs of peoples.

    The Organization also reaffirms that it stands ready to cooperate with peace-loving world powers to uphold the values of peace and the foundations of moderation, and to promote the culture of enlightenment in such a way as to fight such reckless tendencies.

    ICESCO holds training session on use of technology in teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers

    The “Meshkat” Hall at the headquarters of the World Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) hosted a training session on “The Use of Technology in Teaching Arabic Language to Non-Arabic Speakers.” The session benefited 186 participants from Chad, Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Guinea, Senegal, Malaysia, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Bashkortostan, Vietnam and Morocco.

    The session was held on June 21-22, 2023, and was supervised by Dr. Mustapha Jaghboub, Expert in Teacher Training specializing in educational technology. It aimed to introduce participants to the theoretical principles and foundations of the use of technology in the field of language teaching and facilitate how they deal with concepts associated with educational digital software, sites and applications.

    It also aimed to encourage Arabic language teachers to non-Arabic speakers to capitalize on technology in teaching the Arabic language, by training them in the use of several websites and related programs.

    The training session was held following the official inauguration, Monday, June 12, 2023, of the ICESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Network System for the Arabic Language to Non-Arabic Speakers, “Meshkat,” at ICESCO Headquarters, during an official ceremony chaired by Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, ICESCO Director-General, and His Highness Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan Al-Maktoum, Supreme President of the Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance, in the presence of Dr. Chakib Benmoussa, Moroccan Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, a delegation composed of representatives of the Foundation, and a number of senior officials and ambassadors.

    ICESCO and Moroccan National Agency for Fight against Illiteracy Discuss Strengthening Cooperation

    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), met with Dr. Abdel-Wadoud Kharbouch, Director-General of the Moroccan National Agency for the Fight against Illiteracy, where they discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the Organization and the Agency, and share experiences with the authorities concerned with the fight against illiteracy in Muslim countries.

    At the outset of the meeting, held on Thursday (June 22, 2023), at ICESCO Headquarters, in Rabat, Dr. AlMalik stressed the importance of eradicating all forms of illiteracy, which is no longer limited to the lack of reading and writing skills but has taken new forms with the global developments.

    ICESCO DG also commended the efforts made by the Agency and the bilateral cooperation, recently demonstrated by the organization of the International Conference on Lifelong Learning, and the signing of a framework agreement to collaborate in the implementation of development projects in the field of literacy, and the consolidation of the concept of lifelong learning.

    For his part, Dr. Khabrouch welcomed the cooperation between ANLCA and ICESCO and expressed his thanks to the Organization and its Director-General for this partnership.

    Discussions also focused on proposals and ideas for innovative programs and projects in the field of literacy, which can be applied in Muslim countries, to address this phenomenon and broaden the concept to include technological, digital, functional literacy, etc.
    Dr. Barry Koumbou, Head of ICESCO’s Education Sector, also attended the meeting.

    ICESCO Director-General receives Yemeni Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism

    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), and Mr. Muammar Al-Eryani, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Yemen, discussed ways to enhance the outstanding partnership between ICESCO and Yemen, especially in the fields of culture, heritage preservation and valorization, and building the capacities of workers in the field.

    During the meeting, held on Thursday (June 22, 2023) at ICESCO Headquarters, in Rabat, in the presence of Ambassador Ezzeddin Al-Asbahi, Ambassador of Yemen to Morocco, and the delegation accompanying the Minister, Dr. AlMalik reviewed the Organization’s key projects and programs in its areas of competence in Yemen, especially in the field of supporting education and building the capacities of young people, including the project of girls catch-up education, in cooperation with Al-Khair Charity for Humanitarian Relief, funded by the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid.

    ICESCO DG added that the Organization attaches great importance to supporting Yemen in the field of preserving and promoting heritage; it inscribed several Yemeni historical sites and cultural elements on ICESCO’s Islamic World Heritage List, highlighting the Organization’s willingness to provide support in line with the priorities and needs specified by the Yemeni competent authorities.

    For his part, Mr. Al-Eryani commended the qualitative leap that ICESCO witnessed during the past three years, and its roles in serving its Member States, stressing Yemen’s willingness to develop fruitful cooperation with ICESCO and expand joint programs and projects.

    The meeting discussed a number of proposals for cooperation programs and projects between ICESCO and the Yemeni Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. The meeting saw the presence of Dr. Mohamed Zinelabidine, Head of ICESCO Culture and Communication Sector, and Ambassador Khaled Fathalrahman, Director of the Center for Civilizational Dialogue.

    After the meeting, Dr. Al-Malik accompanied Mr. Al-Eryani and his delegation on a tour of the pavilions and sections of the International Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet’s Seerah and Islamic Civilization, which ICESCO currently hosts at its headquarters, in strategic partnership with the Muslim World League and the Mohammadia League of Scholars, documenting in detail the biography of our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, through the latest display technologies.

    ICESCO grants a set of books and references to the Department of Philosophy at Mohammed V University

    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) handed out a number of books and references representing an integrated library in the field of philosophy to the Philosophy Department of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Mohammed V University, in Rabat, within the framework of the Organization’s support to universities and higher education institutions in the Member States and its keenness to promote scientific research.

    On this occasion, Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, ICESCO Director-General, received Dr. Jamal Eddine EL HANI, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and a delegation from the University. During this meeting, Dr. AlMalik reaffirmed that the Organization attaches great importance to supporting universities and higher education institutions in the Member States through partnership and cooperation with many universities inside and outside the Islamic world, and has established a set of academic chairs to promote scientific research in the fields of education, science and culture, and support excellence and innovation.

    For his part, Dr. EL HANI commended ICESCO’s roles in supporting higher education institutions and thanked the Organization and its Director-General for the generous initiative to grant this library, which includes valuable books, to the Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

    The meeting also brought together Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, ICESCO Deputy Director-General, Mr. Najib Rhiati, Cultural Advisor to ICESCO Director-General, and Ambassador Khaled Fathalrahman, Director of the Center for Civilizational Dialogue, as well as Dr. Mohammed Doukkali, Head of the Philosophy Department, and Dr. Mohammed Massoudi, Professor at the Department of Philosophy.