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    Reviewing latest arrangements for hosting the International Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet’s Seerah at ICESCO

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    A press conference to be held tomorrow to announce opening day of the Exhibition and Museum

    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), the Muslim World League and the Mohammadia League of Scholars in the Kingdom of Morocco held a meeting to review the latest arrangements for hosting the International Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet’s Seerah at ICESCO Headquarters. This major project will be organized under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco, may Allah assist him, as part of the Celebration of Rabat as the Culture Capital in the Islamic World for 2022.

    The meeting, held yesterday May 30, 2022, at ICESCO Headquarters, brought together Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, ICESCO Director-Genera (DG); Sheikh Dr. Muhammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League; and Dr. Ahmed Abbadi, Secretary-General of the Mohammadia League of Scholars.

    At the beginning of the meeting, the parties expressed their gratefulness to His Majesty, King Mohammed VI, may Allah assist him, for his high patronage and support for hosting this major project and facilitating related measures and procedures.

    In addition, the officials took stock of the setups and the ongoing preparations to host the Exhibition at ICESCO and agreed on the organizational procedures for hosting this major civilizational project.

    The parties agreed to hold a press conference at ICESCO tomorrow, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, where Dr. AlMalik, Dr. Al-Issa and Dr. Abbadi will address the details of the Exhibition and the Museum and announce its opening day to visitors.

    The International Exhibition and Museum of Prophet’s Seerah, which is based in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, receives the special attention and high patronage of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the wise leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, may Allah preserve him, and the Crown Prince, HRH Prince Mohamed bin Salman, may Allah preserve him. The Exhibition seeks to highlight the message of Islam which promotes justice, peace, mercy, tolerance, coexistence and moderation, based on the Holy Quran, the Noble Sunnah and Islamic history. The Exhibition employs advanced technology to give visitors a real-life experience of the Seerah and historical events.

    ICESCO Takes Part in African-Arab Forum on Innovation and Investment in Health and Environment

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    The Social and Human Sciences Sector of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) took part in the third day of the first African-Arab Forum on Innovation and Investment in Health and the Environment. The forum is organized by Yenda Africa, in partnership with Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh, the Kingdom of Morocco, Helite Group, and Ecology Media Group, under the theme: “The Environmental and Social Stakes of Health Crises: Can Health and Environmental Sovereignty be Achieved in Africa and the Arab World?”

    Ms. Ramata Almamy Mbaye, Head of the Social and Human Sciences Sector, moderated a discussion on “Innovative Healthcare Solutions: Regional and International Cooperation,” with the participation of specialists from Africa, the Arab world and Europe. “The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the importance of placing human needs and welfare at the core of policies and programmes within a comprehensive, multisectoral approach,” noted the ICESCO official at the outset of the discussion.

    In his intervention, Mr. Jamal Eddine El Aloua, Secretary-General of the National Commission for Education, Science and Culture in the Kingdom of Morocco, emphasized the “Countering COVID-19 Effects through Support to Innovation and Entrepreneurship among Women and Youth” Project, implemented by ICESCO in partnership with Alwaleed Philanthropies in ten (10) African countries, including the Kingdom of Morocco. He noted that this innovative initiative has empowered youth and women and promoted entrepreneurship among them, thus contributing to combating the negative effects of the pandemic.

    The session also featured an exhibition of the disinfection and prevention materials that were produced as part of the project.

    ICESCO Organizes Training Session in Kenya on Writing African Languages in Arabic Script

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    The Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers at the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) held a training session in the Republic of Kenya on, “Writing African Languages in Arabic Script.” The training session is organized in partnership with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the International University of Africa (IUA), through Youssef Al-Khalifa Center for Writing Languages in Arabic Script in the Sudan, the Najaah Islamic Institute in Malindi, and Al-Munawwarah College in Mombasa.

    The opening session of this ten-day training session was held on Saturday, 22 May 2022, and saw the participation of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Badawi, Director of the Najaah Islamic Institute in Malindi, Dr. Abdulah Abu Bakr Al-Kahtib, Dean of Al-Munawwarah College, and Dr. Babiker Qadri Mari, Director of Yusuf Al-Khalifa Center.

    Following the opening session, Ms. Rajae El Hakkouni, Program Assistant at the ICESCO Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers, gave an address where she highlighted ICESCO’s new orientation about encouraging African communities to write their local languages in Arabic script.

    The session benefits more than 40 trainees enrolled in various educational institutions specializing in Islamic and Arabic studies in the Republic of Kenya. The training session is overseen by Dr. Saber Abdullah, Director of the Training Department at IUA, and Dr. Mubwar Ali, a local expert specializing in the Arabic language.

    The training session is organized as part of the cooperation agreement between ICESCO, IsDB and IUA.

    ICESCO Organizes A Workshop on Language Teaching Skills of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers

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    Within the framework of the preliminary phase of the action programme of ICESCO and Hamdan bin Rashid Project “Mishkat” for Arabic language teaching skills for non-Arabic speakers, “Mishkat” Hall at ICESCO Headquarters hosted a workshop on “Basic principles of integrating language skills in teaching Arabic for non-Arabic speakers”.

    The workshop, held on Thursday, May 26, 2022, saw the participation of four groups of educational staff working in the field of teaching Arabic remotely from Chad, Nigeria, Benin and Guinea, as well as a group of young researchers and teachers of Arabic for non-Arabic speakers from Morocco, and Senegal.

    In his welcome address, Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, ICESCO Director-General (DG), commended the attention that the participants from various countries accord to the development of their skills and educational performance.

    He also stressed ICESCO’s keenness to turn “Mishkat,” which was established this year in cooperation with the Hamdan Bin Rashid Foundation, into an international beacon of training and qualification in teaching Arabic for non-Arabic speakers and other fields of the Organization’s action considering its huge potential for organizing face-to-face training sessions and workshops for a large number of participants from different countries.

    Dr. M’hamed Ismaili Alaoui, international expert, moderated this workshop, which benefited 112 educational staff, including male and female Arabic teachers from ICESCO’s Regional Educational Center in Chad, ICESCO’s Pole of Excellence in Nigeria, Ibn Batouta African Institute in Benin and the Arabic Language Department at the General Lansana Conté University, in Conakry, Guinea, as well as some Moroccan educational institutions.

    The workshop aimed at enabling participants to improve their pedagogical skills in teaching Arabic and encourage them to develop their pedagogical performance, adopt modern educational methods in teaching the four language skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing), and learn the strategies for their integration into the teaching process.

    ICESCO Takes Part in International Conference on Maturidism and Contemporary Reality

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    Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, Deputy Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), noted that renewing Islamic sciences, particularly Ilm al-Maqasid (the objectives of Islamic law) and Ilm al-Kalam (Islamic theology), has become a pressing need to address contemporary issues, especially that we are witnessing the emergence of new schools of thought that did not exist in the era in which Islamic theology was founded.

    This statement came in his intervention during the second International Scientific Conference on “Maturidism and Contemporary Reality,” held by the Imam Maturidi International Scientific Research Center in Tashkent, Capital of Uzbekistan, on Thursday, May 26, 2022.

    Dr. Benarafa explained that the Muslim Ummah should be able to accommodate the challenges imposed by current scientific breakthroughs, such as artificial intelligence and scientific research, which altered the definition of al-Aql (mind) as an indispensable condition for Taklif (religious responsibility). “What is the stance of Islamic scholars on hacking, enhancing, influencing and remotely controlling the human mind? How have these scientific advances that generated a hybrid human-machine mind, affect the concept of religious responsibility?,” enquired the ICESCO official.

    He pointed out that Uzbekistan is a major center of Islamic civilization, the main contributor to various Islamic sciences, and the birthplace of numerous distinguished scholars, notably Al Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, an eminent figure in the history of Islamic thought, and founder of a Sunni theological school that originated in Uzbekistan in the fourth century AH and spread to the rest of the Islamic world.

    Dr. Benarafa then reviewed ICESCO’s efforts in spreading a culture of peace and harmonious coexistence, mainly through the two major conferences that the Organization held in the past two years on the “Role of Religious Leaderships in the Face of Crises” and the “Civilizational Values in Prophet’s Seerah,” following which April 21 was proclaimed as the International Day of Mercy.

    The ICESCO official concluded his intervention by commending the distinguished relations between the Organization and the Republic of Uzbekistan, calling for enhanced cooperation with the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan and the Imam Maturidi Research Center in areas of common interest.

    ICESCO and AOAD Explore Cooperation Prospects

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    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), received Dr. Ibrahim Adam El-Dukhiri, the Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), and together they explored prospects of cooperation between the two organizations in areas of common interest.

    During the meeting, held on, Thursday, May 26, 2022, at ICESCO Headquarters in Rabat, Dr. AlMalik highlighted the main orientations of ICESCO’s vision and working strategy, which adopts promoting Arab countries’ investment in modern technology and its applications in all walks of life. He noted that the programs and projects that the Organization implements aim to contribute to advancing scientific research and innovation in a variety of fields including agriculture and management of water resources in the Member States.

    For his part, Dr. El-Dukhiri highlighted the strategic goals of the AOAD, which aims to achieve Arab agricultural complementarity to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development. He reaffirmed that ICESCO’s strategy and AOAD’s goals share mutual trends, which would contribute to building fruitful cooperation.

    The meeting discussed several cooperation proposals between the two organizations. These include developing Member States’ faculties of agriculture to keep up with world advancements in the fields of agricultural research and management of water resources; promoting rural tourism; raising the awareness of the new generations of their ancestors’ agricultural culture and the related heritage; and supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of agricultural development.

    At the close of the meeting, the two parties agreed to hold a number of expert meetings to agree on the joint programs and projects to be implemented, and sign an MoU providing for the plans and the timeline of the implementation of these programs.

    ICESCO Holds Workshop on Developing Methods of Teaching Arabic in the Maldives

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    The Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) holds a training Workshop in the Republic of the Maldives, on “Developing Methods of Teaching Arabic to Non-Arabic Speakers”, in cooperation with the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance, the Ilm Institute for Islamic Studies and the National Commission for ICESCO in the Maldives.

    The opening ceremony of the four-day workshop, which started on May 26, 2022, at the Islamic Center in the capital Male, saw the participation of the guest of honor, Sheikh Mohamad Aneel, Minister of State for Islamic Affairs in the Maldives, Dr. Mohamad Shaheem Ali Saeed, Director-General of the Ilm Institute for Islamic Studies, Dr. Mohamad Qubad Abubakr, former Vice President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and several deans of faculties in Maldivian universities, educational leaders and professors working in the field of teaching Arabic language in the Maldives.

    The Workshop aims to develop methods of teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers, exchange experiences and expertise in the field of teaching Arabic in Maldivian institutions and open new horizons for participants to invest in modern technologies to develop their educational performance and facilitate self-learning activities for learners outside the school environment.

    More than 30 Arabic language teachers from various educational institutions in the Maldives will benefit from the workshop. The training workshop activities are supervised by Dr. Youssef Ismaili, expert at the ICESCO Center of Arabic for non-Arabic Speakers, accompanied by a local expert from Ilm Institute for Islamic Studies.

    In conjunction with the activities of the workshop, Dr. Majdi Bin Haji Ibrahim, Head of the ICESCO Center of Arabic for non-Arabic Speakers, holds a series of meetings with officials in the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Arabic language educational institutions concerned to explore mechanisms for establishing a training pole in the Maldives as part of ICESCO’s program for Arabic language training poles and university chairs to non-Arabic speakers.

    ICESCO Director-General Calls for Promoting Innovation and Increasing Investment in Health and Environment Systems

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    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), called for increasing investment in health and environment systems, promoting scientific research and innovation, capitalizing on the applications of information technology, and involving communities, especially the youth and women as key stakeholders in the response to health crises.

    Dr. AlMalik made this statement in a pre-recorded remark he addressed at the opening of the First African Arab Forum on Innovation and Investment in Health and the Environment, held by Yenda Africa, in partnership with Qadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh, Kingdom of Morocco, Helite Group, and Ecologie Media Group. The Forum was held on Wednesday, 25 May 2022, at the headquarters of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ayyad University, under the theme, “Environmental and social stakes of health crises: Is health and environmental sovereignty in Africa and the Arab world possible?.” The Forum brought together the Ministers of Health of Mauritania and Benin, a host of senior officials, representatives of international organizations, professors and researchers in the fields of health and environment in Africa and the Arab world.

    At the outset of his address, Dr. AlMalik commended the organizers’ choice to discuss the topic of environmental and social sovereignty in Africa and the Arab world in light of the environmental and social stakes of health crises, highlighting the importance of these discussions in promoting health, environment and development systems.

    In addition, ICESCO DG stated that despite the challenges facing them, African and Arab countries have innovative experiences that are worthy of promotion and encouragement at the institutional and social levels. He added that the Program to Fight COVID-19 through promoting youth and women’s sense of initiative and innovation, which ICESCO implemented in partnership with Alwaleed Philanthropies, proved the importance of involving communities in dealing with health crises.

    ICESCO DG concluded his address by calling for promoting international cooperation in fostering health and environmental systems through the exchange of expertise and best practices and the joint response to crises, stressing that environmental and health sovereignty in Africa and the Arab world is not a far-fetched goal.

    The Forum’s opening session featured the remarks of several officials in the health sectors from the Kingdom of Morocco and several African countries.

    ICESCO Regional Educational Center in Chad Organizes Training Session for Arabic Language Teachers

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    ICESCO Regional Educational Center held a training session for teachers of Arabic for non-Arabic speakers in the city of Mando in southern Chad, with the participation of 30 male and female teachers from schools in the city and its suburbs.

    The training session, which was held from May 17 to 21, 2022, aimed to build teachers’ educational and linguistic capacities by introducing them to the latest methods used in teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers, developing the four language skills in one language lesson, focusing on effective ways to teach Arabic sounds, teaching vocabulary and structures, and preparing language exercises.

    The training session is part of the terms of the agreement signed between the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and ICESCO Educational Center in Chad, within the framework of the Arabic language teaching project in Chad for 2021.

    Three of the best Chadian educators from the Higher Institute for Teacher Training in Chad oversaw the courses of the training session, namely Dr. Abdel Wahed Al Jaber Mohamed, Dr. Tirab Jibril Hassan and Dr. Mohamed El Kabeer Mekki.

    Dr. Ali Mohamed Qamar, Director of ICESCO’s Regional Educational Center in Chad, supervised the organizational aspects of the training session and represented ICESCO.

    ICESCO Takes Part in International Symposium in Preparation for UN Ocean Conference

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    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) took part in a symposium under the theme “The United Nations Ocean Conference 2022: What Roles for Science and Innovation in Morocco and Africa?,” held by the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection, in cooperation with the Portuguese Embassy in the Kingdom of Morocco.

    The symposium, which took place on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Rabat at the Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training, the Foundation’s academic arm, was held in preparation for the UN Ocean Conference, to be held from June 27 to July 1, 2022, in Lisbon.

    The high-level event saw the participation of ministers, government officials and ambassadors, along with a large group of people who are interested in environment and ocean issues from Morocco and Africa. The symposium’s programme included a discussion on the expected outcomes of the UN Ocean Conference regarding the protection of the marine environment, and the role of science and innovation in achieving sustainable development goals, particularly SDG 14 on oceans, in addition to a special session where experts discussed the technical aspects of the issue and its manifold dimensions.

    Dr. Abdelmajid Tribak, Consultant in Joint Environmental Action at ICESCO, represented the Organization at the meeting.