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    Workshop in Doha to promote green cities in ISESCO Member States

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    The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), in cooperation with the Qatari National Commission for Education, Science and Culture will hold a workshop on the promotion of green cities in Muslim countries, in Doha, on 2-3 December 2019. The workshop will bring together 40 experts and the representatives of the ministries of urban planning, environment, planning, higher education, scientific research and civil society from Algeria, Brunei Darussalam, Iran, Qatar and Uganda.

    The workshop aims to increase the number of green cities in ISESCO Member States by inviting all involved stakeholders, namely policymakers, civil society, scientists, universities, and the public and private sectors, to examine all the available mechanisms that can be mobilized to support policies and legal systems likely to promote green cities, in line with the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030.

    ISESCO will be represented in the event by Dr. Aicha Bammoun, Programme Specialist at the Directorate of Science and Technology.

    It is worth noting that more than 50% of the world’s population (about 7.5 billion people) are city dwellers. According to the UN, urban population will represent 70% of the world’s population by 2050 which will in turn grow by 2.5 billion people by 2050.

    The primary challenge of this growth lies in meeting the needs of growing urban population, spanning decent housing, infrastructure, transport, energy, potable water and access to basic services, like education and healthcare. Therefore, developing cities may well fit with sustainable development mechanisms and benefit from urban development and policies relevant to sustainable development goals, especially low-cost clean energy.

    ISESCO to participate in organizing a medical, social and educational caravan in Jordan next December

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    The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and Alwaleed Philanthropies, in cooperation with the Ministers of Health and Education, the University of Jordan and the National Commission for Education, Science and Culture in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, will organize a medical, social and educational caravan for the benefit of the population of Al Jofa region, South Shouna, Jordan from 15 to 19 December 2019.

    In this respect, Dr. Amina Al-Hajri, ISESCO Deputy Director General, paid a preparatory visit to the targeted region to examine the final arrangements and obtain the approval of the official authorities of the medical, educational and social needs. She also made field visits to know people’s needs, visited garment factories and hospitals, and met with medical doctors to determine the needed specialties.

    Furthermore, Dr. Al-Hajri met with the President of the University of Jordan, the Secretary General of the Jordanian National Commission and the Director of the “Faculty for Factory” project, who represent ISESCO partners in implementing the caravan, in order to finalize the preparations.

    Cooperation between ISESCO and Libya explored

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    The Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, received Abdelmajid Ghait Seif Ennasr, Chargé d’Affaires of the Libyan Embassy in Rabat, today at the Organization’s headquarters and together they explored ways to further cooperation between ISESCO and the State of Libya in the fields of education, science and culture under ISESCO’s new vision and future action strategy.

    Talks during this meeting centered on the obstacles to education process in Libya and possible measures to overcome them and ways to allocate some programmes for Libya, namely in safe areas which are most in need for some educational services, as part of ISESCO’s new vision that focuses on sustainable development issues, elimination of poverty, counter-terrorism and eradication of extremism, youth and women empowerment, support of civil society, child protection and teaching of refugees and displaced people.

    Moreover, the two parties considered inviting a delegation from the World Islamic Call Society, a Libyan philanthropy, to discuss cooperation prospects in the common action areas.

    For his part, ISESCO Director General reaffirmed the need to attract some qualified Libyan competencies to work at the Organization and invite a Libyan intellectual to lecture at one of ISESCO’s Cultural Forum gatherings.

    The meeting was attended by Dr. Ahmed Said Ould Bah, Director of External Relations and Cooperation; Dr. Kais Hammami, Director of Strategic Anticipation; and Dr. Abdelilah Ben Arafa, Cultural Advisor to ISESCO Director General.

    AlMalik and Al-Asbahi explore education problems and protection of heritage and natural reserves in Yemen

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    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), explored with Mr. Azzedine Saeed Al-Asbahi, Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to the Kingdom of Morocco, ways to develop cooperation between ISESCO and Yemen in the coming period, take practical steps towards overcoming the difficulties which face the educational process, and preserve heritage and natural reserves in Yemen.

    During this meeting, held today at ISESCO headquarters, the two parties explored the support that ISESCO may grant to the sector of education in Yemen to digitalize the Yemeni educational curricula as part of ISESCO’s new vision aiming to empower youth, women and children to exercise their educational, scientific and cultural rights. Besides, ISESCO Director General reaffirmed the Organization’s willingness to host and train a number of Yemeni young people on the latest techniques in the fields of education, science, culture and communication.

    The meeting also exchanged views on the threats facing the Yemeni heritage and archeological sites. In this regard, Dr. AlMalik stressed the need to inscribe the Yemeni heritage sites on the Islamic World Heritage List and restore the damaged sites. He also invited the Yemeni Ambassador to attend the Extraordinary Meeting of the Islamic World Heritage Committee, to be held on 2-3 December 2019 at ISESCO headquarters in Rabat, to present this issue to the participants in the meeting.

    Furthermore, Dr. AlMalik stressed the need for concrete action to solve the problems facing natural reserves in Yemen through visits of experts to assess the current situation, develop a strategy therefor and put practical solutions to preserve these reserves.

    The meeting was attended by Dr. Ahmed Said Bah, Director of External Relations and Cooperation,p Dr. Kais Hammami, Director of the Strategic Anticipation Centre, and Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, Cultural Advisor to the Director General.

    ISESCO workshop to enhance Arabic language skills for non-Arabic speakers launched in Istanbul

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    Today, the workshop on “Enhancing Arabic Language Skills for non-Arabic speaking Students” at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakef University (FSMVU) in Istanbul, Turkey.

    Co-held by ISESCO, FSMVU and Granada Editions, the workshop opened with a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran followed by a welcome address by the hosting university thanking ISESCO for its efforts in serving Arabic language and promoting its position in non-Arabic speaking Islamic countries.

    In its address, ISESCO stressed the necessity to promote cooperation and coordinate efforts to handle educational and academic challenges facing Arabic education institutions in non-Arabic speaking Member States. It also highlighted the attention it accords to upgrading the work of these institutions by dedicating a considerable portion of its projects and programmes to laying the solid foundations for developed educational and qualification programmes for the educational staff operating in this field.

    Attended by 30 educational officials and Arabic teachers from all over Turkey, the workshop, which is held on 27-30 November 2019, is organized as part of ISESCO’s plan and educational programmes, in implementation of the recommendations of its Executive Council and the resolutions of its General Conference that call for meeting the priorities and needs of Member States; as well as the academic cooperation programme with Granada Editions for 2019.

    ISESCO Director General and Mauritanian Islamic Affairs Minister discuss traditional education development

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    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) discussed with Mr. Dah Ould Sidi Ould Amar Taleb, Minister of Islamic Affairs and Traditional Education of Mauritania, the promotion of cooperation between the two parties in education, science and culture.

    During this meeting held at ISESCO headquarters, Dr. AlMalik and Mr. Taleb agreed to boost support for ISESCO Regional Educational Center for the Promotion of Traditional Education in Nouakchott, cooperate in establishing the Institute of Training Imams and Preachers, conduct studies on the development of ‘Mahdras’ (traditional Quranic schools) and publicize their objectives, working mechanisms and impact at the educational, scientific and cultural levels.

    For the record, ISESCO Educational Center in Nouakchott was established under an agreement signed on 22 October 2014 between ISESCO and the Mauritanian Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Traditional Education. The Centre started operating in July 2017 with the first 9 month-long educational training session for traditional education teachers in Mauritania.

    The Centre’s continuous training programmes aim to provide trainees with the necessary educational and methodological skills to plan, schedule, implement and assess the educational activities, and strengthen ties between trainees and the Islamic values and Arabic culture, and ensure openness to contemporary culture through the adopted educational curriculum.

    New cooperation prospects between ISESCO and Russian Federation

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    Today at ISESCO’s headquarters, Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), received Mr. Valerian Vladimirovitch Shuvaev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Morocco. The two parties discussed ways to develop cooperation between the Organization and the Russian Federation, as an observer state of ISESCO, in the fields of common interest.

    The two parties agreed to open up new prospects of cooperation between ISESCO and Russian institutions operating in educational, cultural, and social fields and strategic studies; promote partnership in development initiatives and relations between Russia and ISESCO Member States under ISESCO’s new strategy and vision.

    Moreover, Dr. AlMalik and Mr. Shuvaev agreed to arrange a coordination meeting between the representatives of both ISESCO and the specialized Institutions in Russia, and prepare a joint executive programme.

    The meeting was attended from ISESCO by Dr. Ahmed Said Bah, Director of External Relations and Cooperation, Ms. Ramata Almamy Mbaye, Director of Human and Social Sciences, and Dr. Kais Hammami, Director of the Strategic Prospective Centre.

    It is worth mentioning that the Russian Federation became an observer member of ISESCO as of 10 January 2007, by virtue of its status as an observer in the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and in accordance with Article 7 (a) of ISESCO’s Charter.

    First Islamic Art Biennale to be hosted by Riyadh in cooperation between the Saudi Culture Ministry and ISESCO

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    The Islamic Museum in Riyadh will host the first Islamic Art Biennale which will be held by the Ministry of Culture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in cooperation with Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO). This decision was announced by His Highness Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, President of the Saudi National Commission for Education, Science and Culture, on his Twitter account.

    His Highness added that this Biennale will serve to celebrate and publicize Islamic Art in its diverse forms of expression throughout the ages, and shed light on its role and influence on other artistic movements.

    In this vein, a joint work team from the Saudi Culture Ministry and ISESCO is due to be set up to coordinate and prepare for the organization of the Biennale, which is the first in its kind, in 2020.

    It is worth mentioning that “Biennale” is an Italian term meaning “exhibition” that happens every two years in the form of an artistic festival of all arts including sculpture, painting, photography, graphic, video, assemblage art, metalwork art, etc.

    For record, UNESCO approved the Kingdom of Bahrain’s proposal to proclaim 18th November as the International Day of Islamic Art.

    ISESCO International Cultural Forum hosts Dr. Ahmed Abbadi

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    ISESCO International Cultural Forum, which is organized by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO). In its second gathering receives Dr. Ahmed Abbadi, Secretary General of Mohammedan League of Scholars, and one of the religious field’s reform leaders under the Institution of Imarat Al-Mouminine (Commandment of the Faithful) in Morocco.

    Dr. Abbadi will give a general lecture, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, under the theme “From human rights to humanity rights: Exploring contextual and knowledge requirements and approaching mechanisms”, on Tuesday 10 December 2019 at 06:00 p.m., at ISESCO headquarters, located in FAR Avenue Rabat.

    The lecture’s importance consists in the fact that ‘human rights’ is one of the issues in which human societies have accumulated diverse experiences according to their various cultural and historical contexts. Today, we are about to move to a new generation of rights which takes into account the rights of humanity and future generations, and restructure the traditional human rights system to shift individual rights to collective ones in such a way as to embrace the future.

    It is worth mentioning that the first gathering of ISESCO Forum, which hosted Dr. Abbès Jirari, dean of Moroccan literature, had a wide media coverage in Morocco and abroad and witnessed a large attendance of the intellectual, political and national figures, media professionals, civil society organizations, teachers and students.

    ISESCO Director General meets with Maldives’ Minister of Culture

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    Today in Paris, Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, discussed with Minister of Arts, Culture, and Heritage of the Republic of Maldives, Ms. Yumna Maumoon, ways to promote cooperation and joint action between ISESCO and the Republic of Maldives during the forthcoming phase.

    During this meeting, held on the sidelines of the 40th UNESCO General Conference, Dr. AlMalik presented ISESCO’s new vision and its future action strategy, which focus on sustainable development issues; combating poverty; countering extremism and hate speech; empowering youth and women; supporting civil society; protecting childhood; educating refugees and the displaced people; and conserving heritage. The new vision also targets the new roles of artificial intelligence and the future models of education

    ISESCO Director General requested the Minister that the Republic of Maldives suggests a number of programmes and activities in the field of education, which serve youth, women, and children so as to allow ISESCO to support their implementation.

    Dr. AlMalik stated that ISESCO will adopt this approach in the forthcoming phase to enable programmes and activities implemented to have more impact and a positive outcome.

    For her part, Maldives’ Minister of Arts, Culture, and Heritage expressed the appreciation of her country for ISESCO’s role in protecting the Islamic World Heritage while reaffirming her country’s readiness to promote cooperation with the Organization in this field in light of ISESCO’s new vision.