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    Category: Islamic World Heritage

    Islamic World Heritage

    ICESCO participates in organizing symposium on Islamic world heritage in parallel with meetings of World Heritage Committee in India

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    ICESCO Center for Islamic World Heritage, in partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage in the Kingdom of Bahrain (ARC‐WH), and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), held a symposium on the Islamic world heritage from 21 to 31 July 2024 in New Delhi, India, in parallel with the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee. The event saw a high-level participation from specialized international organizations.

    In his pre-recorded speech, transmitted at the opening session of the symposium held on Wednesday (24 July 2024), Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, ICESCO Director-General (DG), stressed that the common heritage is not only a collection of archaeological sites and monuments, but also a living testimony to the history and creativity of humanity, adding that in an evolving world, it is imperative to preserve the treasures of this heritage, which faces multiple threats and challenges.

    He also affirmed that since 2020, ICESCO, through the Islamic World Heritage Centre, has been working to implement programmes and initiatives to value and preserve the sustainability of heritage in the Islamic world, and to develop plans and strategies to confront the illicit trafficking of cultural property, and the effects of climate change and conflicts on archaeological sites.

    He concluded his speech by pointing out that ICESCO aims to register no less than a thousand archaeological sites and cultural elements on the Islamic World Heritage List, which currently includes 624 sites and elements, and to increase the number of Islamic world heritage sites registered on the World Heritage List.

    For his part, Dr. Webber Ndoro, Head of ICESCO’s Islamic World Heritage Centre, reviewed the Centre’s activities, strategic vision, and role in upgrading the capacities of human resources working in the field of heritage, as well as its efforts to preserve and enhance the heritage of the Islamic world, underlining the importance the Centre attaches to supporting endangered sites in ICESCO Member States.

    The Participants stressed the importance of enhancing international cooperation to contribute to the valorization and preservation of cultural and natural heritage, and to pool efforts to build a safe and secure world.

    Review of Achievements and Projects of ICESCO International Chairs Network for Thought, Heritage, Letters and Arts

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    The Culture and Communication Sector at the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) held a meeting for the ICESCO International Chairs Network for Thought, Heritage, Letters, and Arts. The meeting brought together the supervisors of the Network’s nine chairs to review their achievements and future projects.

    The meeting, held on Monday, July 1st, 2024, both in-person at ICESCO’s headquarters in Rabat and virtually, was attended by Dr. Mohamed Zinelabidine, Head of the Culture and Communication Sector at the Organization, who thanked the Chairs’ supervisors for their continuous efforts. The ICESCO official urged the Network to work together to address the challenges facing the Islamic world in culture, heritage, thought, literature, social inclusion, and peacebuilding.

    Likewise, Dr. Zinelabidine emphasized the role of ICESCO’s academic chairs in promoting creativity and scientific research, in line with the Organization’s vision to open new horizons and help the Islamic world keep pace with global transformations.

    In his remarks, Dr. Patrick Mouguiama Daouda, Head of ICESCO’s Chairs, Scholarships, and Prizes Center, outlined the new vision for ICESCO Chairs, which aims to form a network that rethinks the world in a better way and encourages scientific research. He also called for joining efforts to develop innovative projects and programs.

    Ms. Ramata Almamy Mbaye, Head of ICESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Sector, highlighted the need to intensify cooperation among the Chairs to achieve the desired results of ICESCO’s program, launched in June 2020 (Societies We Want), in order to create new models for peace, security, and development in an inclusive and sustainable way.

    Following these discussions, participants reviewed the results of the Network Chairs’ work over the past three years, and presented suggestions to enhance connectivity among the Chairs to build a better future for the Islamic world.

    At close of 8th Meeting of the Islamic World Heritage Committee: Approval to inscribe 18 new heritage sites on Islamic World Heritage Committee and Lauding ISESCO Project on inscription of 100 heritage sites in 2019

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    Rabat: 20/06/2019

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    8th IWHC Meeting kicks off: Review of technical reports on Israeli aggressions against Al-Aqsa Mosque and its vicinity and examination of inscription files of heritage sites

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    Rabat: 18/06/2019

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