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    ICESCO Director-General, Tunisian Minister of Education explore ways to strengthen cooperation and integration of AI in education

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    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), discussed with Mr. Noureddine Nouri, the Tunisian Minister of Education, ways to promote cooperation in education and invest in artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the quality of the sector, as part of the visit of the ICESCO delegation led by its Director-General to the Republic of Tunisia.

    During the meeting, which took place on Tuesday, 28 January 2025, at the headquarters of the Ministry, Dr. AlMalik reviewed the main thrusts and strategic orientations of ICESCO’s vision, stressing the importance of integrating AI into the various stages of the educational process, developing curricula, and proposing innovative solutions to improve the performance of teachers and students. He also provided a comprehensive overview of the programs, projects, and activities of the Education Sector and the main roles played by ICESCO in the development of this field in its Member States.

    Dr. AlMalik highlighted the Organization’s initiatives to improve the quality of education, develop education policies, support education systems, promote digital education and scientific research, and train education leaders. He stressed that the Organization is adopting the latest technologies to improve the sector and that it is up to us to build more inclusive and sustainable education systems that aim to train leaders capable of managing change and improving education.

    For his part, the Tunisian Minister praised ICESCO’s pioneering efforts, projects, and programs that support Member States in several areas, including education, and the establishment of sustainable education systems that meet the needs of the present and pave the way for a better future. He also emphasized the Ministry’s keenness to work closely with ICESCO to implement joint programs and initiatives focused on capacity building for students and teachers, particularly in the area of AI, and called for an expanded conference in partnership with ICESCO to explore the impact of AI on the future of education.

    At the end of the meeting, both parties reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their cooperation in the development of education-related strategies and policies, and the implementation of joint programs and projects in this field.

    ICESCO Invites Researchers to Submit Papers for the International Conference on ” Al-Jami’ Al-Musnad As-Sahih by Imam Al-Bukhari ” in Uzbekistan

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    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) invites researchers and specialists in Islamic studies to submit research papers for the upcoming international scientific conference, titled ” Al-Jami’ Al-Musnad As-Sahih by Imam Al-Bukhari: The Book of an Ummah – A Scientific Embodiment of the Civilization of Authenticity and Documentation.” The Event is scheduled to take place from 21 – 23 April 2025, in Tashkent, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

    The Conference aims to highlight the scientific contributions of Imam Al-Bukhari, encourage research serving the Sunnah and the sciences of Hadith, and celebrate Samarkand as a 2025 Culture Capital in the Islamic world.

    Researchers wishing to participate are required to ensure that their submitted papers are original, unpublished, and have not been presented at any other symposium or event. Submissions must adhere to recognized academic research methodologies, be no less than 10 pages and no more than 20 pages, and be written in Arabic, English, or French. Papers should address one of the themes listed in the following link:

    https://icesco.org/en-6s3i

    Submissions should be sent, in accordance with the following deadlines,
    via email to: AlBukhari@icesco.org

    • Deadline for abstract submissions: 12 February 2025.
    • Deadline for full paper submissions: 28 February 2025.
    • Announcement of accepted papers: 15 March 2025.

    A specialized scientific jury, composed of prominent experts and professors in Hadith sciences and Islamic history, will meticulously evaluate the submitted papers and select the winning contributions for participation in the International Conference. The approved papers will also be published in a book with an international ISBN under the supervision of ICESCO.

    ICESCO Director-General Met Tunisian Foreign Minister and Discussed Upcoming Alliance of Civilizations Conference

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    As part of his official visit to the Republic of Tunisia, Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), accompanied by his delegation, met with Mr. Mohamed Ali Nafti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, on Monday, 27 January 2025. The meeting, which took place at the Ministry’s headquarters in Tunis, discussed prospects for cooperation between ICESCO and Tunisia, including support for national projects in the cultural sector, notably the International Center for Calligraphy Arts “Iqra” and other initiatives related to tangible and intangible heritage.

    The two sides also agreed to organize a joint international conference on the alliance of civilizations, with invitations extended to UN and regional organizations, particularly the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum.

    During the meeting, Dr. AlMalik expressed his gratitude to Tunisia, commending its ongoing initiatives to strengthen collaboration and ties with ICESCO.

    The meeting was attended by Dr. Kaïs Hammami, Head of the Center for Foresight and Artificial Intelligence, and Mr. Mohamed Hedi Shili, Head of Legal Affairs and International Standards Department.

    President of Tunisia Receives ICESCO Director-General and Agree to Foster Cooperation Avenues

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    President Kaïs Saïed, President of the Republic of Tunisia, reaffirmed his full support for the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), commending the new orientations adopted over the past five years, which have granted the Organization a wider scope of action as a civilizational organization addressing the world at large.

    Mr. Saïed made this statement during his reception of Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, ICESCO Director-General, and his accompanying delegation at Carthage Palace in Tunis, where the two parties discussed avenues of cooperation between ICESCO and Tunisia in the fields of culture, education, and science.

    During the meeting, the Director-General highlighted the Organization’s vision, strategic orientations, and the advancements achieved in its performance and the quality of projects implemented over the past five years. He added that the Organization has opened up to broader partnerships and cooperation opportunities, stating that it now offers non-Member States the chance to join ICESCO as Observer States, to consolidate its development efforts and activate its orientations through the promotion of the values of coexistence, peace, civilizational dialogue, and openness to others. Against this backdrop, Dr. AlMalik conveyed ICESCO’s keenness to enhance its special partnership relations with Tunisia, especially in light of the country’s prominent status in the fields of education, culture, and science.

    Likewise, Dr. AlMalik expressed his gratitude to the Tunisian President for the warm welcome and sustained support for ICESCO, as evidenced by Tunisia’s hosting of the 45th Session of ICESCO’s Executive Council, to be held in February. He seized the opportunity to reaffirm ICESCO’s support for His Excellency’s initiative to launch the Project of the International Center of Calligraphy, “Iqra,” a project that is in full harmony with ICESCO’s efforts to inaugurate its own specialized center for calligraphy and manuscripts.

    Moreover, the Director-General highlighted the Organization’s major projects, programs, and initiatives, especially designed to keep up with global trends and advancements. He further explained that ICESCO seeks, through its projects, to engage with youth and women, build their capacities, and promote innovation and creativity, conveying the Organization’s appreciation for the work and dedication of the high Tunisian profiles working at its headquarters.

    For his part, the Tunisian President commended ICESCO’s efforts and the key roles it plays within its areas of competence, expressing the Republic’s eagerness to promote cooperation and joint action with the Organization.

    This audience with the President of the Republic is part of the Director-General’s official visit to Tunisia, where he is set to meet with the Tunisian Ministers of Culture, Higher Education, Education, and Foreign Affairs, in addition to a series of meetings with a host of intellectuals and activists from “Beït Al-Hikma” in Tunis.

    In attendance were Dr. Mohamed Zine El Abidine, Head of the Culture Sector, and Mr. Osama Heikal, Head of the Media and Communication Sector.

    Tunisia’s Beit al-Hikma Holds a Symposium on ICESCO’s Achievements and Vision for Tomorrow’s Culture

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    In celebration of its sustained successes and achievements over the past five years, the headquarters of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts “Beit al-Hikma” in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, hosted on Monday (January 27, 2025) a symposium titled “The Culture of Tomorrow: ICESCO’s New Vision”. The event featured a lecture by Dr. Salim AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO). During the lecture, he reviewed the organization’s recent developments as well as its vision and strategic orientations, which have positively influenced its work across its Member States. The symposium witnessed high-level attendance from Tunisian intellectuals and artists, and Arab personalities, including ALECSO’s Director-General Mohamed Ould Amar.

    At the opening of the symposium, Dr. Mahmoud Ben Ramadan, President of Beit al-Hikma, delivered a welcoming speech in which he expressed the Academy’s pride in ICESCO’s achievements in the fields of education, science, and culture within the Islamic world. He also emphasized the desire to establish productive cooperation with the organization in its diverse areas of expertise. Representing ICESCO’s academic chairs at the Center for Arts, Culture, and Literature at Ksar Saïd in Tunis, Dr. Fathi Triki remarked that tomorrow’s culture must be built on a foundation of scientific and technological innovation. He noted that such progress requires a clear and forward-thinking vision like the one ICESCO adopts in its programs and activities.

    In his presentation, the ICESCO Director-General highlighted Tunisia’s long legacy in the fields of science, culture and arts, and praised the contribution of Tunisia, its figures and scientists, throughout history to the Islamic world civilization, praising the Tunisian competencies working at ICESCO and their outstanding performance.

    Dr. AlMalik stressed that ICESCO has worked hard since 2020 to keep its programs and activities in line with contemporary needs and requirements, efforts that culminated in obtaining a set of prestigious international certificates in the fields of governance, management, creativity and innovation.

    In this vein, ICESCO Director-General highlighted the initiatives, programs and projects launched by the Organization during the past years, including ICESCO’s Roads Initiative, the inscription of 724 historical sites and cultural elements on ICESCO’s Islamic World Heritage List, facilitating the inscription process to ensure the rights of Member States to preserve their heritage, coining the concept of “civilizational diplomacy,” launching 30 academic chairs in the fields of arts, science and literature, establishing scientific cooperation with major international space institutions, distinguished participation in the largest international forums and events on environment, such as the COP conferences, issuing the “Riyadh AI Ethics Charter for the Islamic World” and collaborating with Tunisia in preserving Ibn Khaldun’s heritage.
    Dr. AlMalik also stated that ICESCO’s modernization is largely due to its youthful spirit and its transformation into a bee-hive by attracting some of the best talents from the Islamic world, especially people under 35, who account for nearly 40% of ICESCO’s staff, while women hold half of the leadership positions. He commended the unparalleled success achieved by the International Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet’s Seerah and Islamic Civilization at ICESCO Headquarters in Rabat, which has so far received 8 million visitors in two years.

    The symposium concluded with an open discussion, during which Dr. AlMalik addressed questions from the audience regarding the organization’s ambitions and plans for further enhancing its fields of expertise.

    ICESCO Director-General Begins High-Level Visit to Tunisia

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    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), arrived in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, today as the head of a high-level delegation for an official visit.

    During this visit, the ICESCO delegation will meet with Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed, as well as the Ministers of Culture, Education, Higher Education, and Foreign Affairs, along with prominent intellectuals from the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts Beit Al-Hikma, to discuss expanding cooperation in the fields of education, science, and culture between ICESCO and Tunisia.

    Mrs. Amina Srarfi, Tunisia’s Minister of Cultural Affairs, welcomed Dr. AlMalik and his accompanying delegation upon their arrival at Tunis–Carthage International Airport. The minister expressed her appreciation for Dr. AlMalik’s leadership and ICESCO’s efforts and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation through a range of cultural projects. Furthermore, Mrs. Srarfi commended ICESCO’s role in advancing cultural development in the Member States and preserving the heritage of the Islamic world.

    The ICESCO delegation includes Dr. Mohamed Zinelabidine, Head of the ICESCO Culture Sector; Mr. Osama Heikal, Head of the Media and Communication Sector; Dr. Kais Hammami, Head of the ICESCO Foresight and Artificial Intelligence Center; Mr. Mohamed Hedi Shili, Director of the Legal Affairs and International Standards Department; Dr. Salim Al Habsi, Director of the General Secretariat of National Commissions and Conferences; and Mrs. Loubna Ahmimou, Director of Public Relations and Protocol at the organization.

    ICESCO Delegation Offers Condolences to Director-General in Riyadh on His Mother’s Passing

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    On Wednesday, 22 January 2025, a high-level ICESCO delegation presented condolences, on behalf of the Organization’s staff, to Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, ICESCO Director-General, on the passing of his mother.

    Dr. AlMalik and his family received the delegation at their home in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The delegation included Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, ICESCO’s Deputy Director-General; Ambassador Khalid Fathalrahman, Head of ICESCO Center for Civilizational Dialogue; and Ms. Sally Mabrouk, Director of the Director-General’s Office. The funeral ceremony was held in an atmosphere of spiritual observance and serenity.

    Dr. AlMalik and his family expressed their gratitude for the thoughtful gesture, extending appreciation and thanks to the ICESCO family.

    ICESCO Extends Condolences to its Director-General on the Passing of His Mother

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    In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful,

    “And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient, who, when disaster strikes them, say, ‘Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.’ Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided.”

    With complete submission to the Divine Decree and Will of Allah, the staff of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) extends its most heartfelt condolences to H.E. Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, ICESCO Director-General, on the profound loss of his gracious mother, who passed away on Monday 20 January 2025, leaving behind a remarkable reputation and a legacy held in the highest esteem.

    The ICESCO family, deeply saddened by this loss, prays to Allah the Almighty, to accept the departed soul into His mercy and grace, grant her the highest gardens of Paradise, and bestow upon her family patience and solace.

    “Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.”

    President of Mauritius Receives ICESCO Director-General

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    His Excellency Mr. Dharam Gokhool, President of the Republic of Mauritius, received Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), at the Presidential Palace (The State House) in the capital, Port Louis, on Monday, January 20, 2025. The two parties discussed prospects for cooperation between ICESCO and Mauritius in areas of common interest.

    At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. AlMalik conveyed his congratulations to President Gokhool for the trust placed in him by the National Assembly of Mauritius (the Parliament), reflected in his unanimous election as President of the Republic on December 6, 2024, and wished him success in serving his country.

    Dr. AlMalik also commended the Mauritian competent authorities’ keenness to promote the country’s linguistic and cultural plurality and their cooperation to ensure the success of the pioneering “Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers Curriculum Support Project,” officially launched on January 18, 2025, funded by the Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Foundation and organized in cooperation with the Blue Crescent Society in Mauritius.

    Likewise, the Director-General highlighted the key aspects of ICESCO’s vision and strategic orientations, which emphasize openness and cooperation with all parties in the fields of education, science, and culture, in service of humanity. He added that this openness is demonstrated by providing non-Member States the opportunity to join ICESCO as Observers, launching leading initiatives to build young people’s capacities, promoting innovation, and fostering the values of coexistence, peace, and civilizational dialogue.

    For his part, President Gokhool commended ICESCO’s roles and the implementation of the “Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers Curriculum Support Project” in Mauritius, reaffirming his commitment to promoting cooperation with ICESCO.

    The two parties agreed to sustain coordination to establish cooperation mechanisms and plan for the upcoming period.

    At the close of the meeting, the Director-General presented the President of the Republic of Mauritius with the Organization’s Shield.

    The meeting was attended by Dr. Sheikh Ghulam Mohammad, Secretary-General of the Blue Crescent Society of Mauritius, and Mr. Mukhtar Ahmed from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources.

    In memory of Dr. Abbès Jirari: ICESCO Deputy Director-General Takes Part in a Cultural Symposium in Tribute of Dean of Moroccan Literature

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    Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, Deputy Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), took part in a cultural symposium held on the occasion of the first anniversary of the passing of Royal Advisor and Dean of Moroccan Literature, Dr. Abbès Jirari, organized by the Jirari Club, in partnership with the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco on Friday, January 17, 2025, at the Library’s headquarters in Rabat, in the presence of a number of literary and intellectual figures.

    In his address at the Symposium, Dr. Benarafa highlighted the close relationship between Dr. Jirari and the Organization, and his selection as the first lecturer in the “ICESCO Cultural Forum”, held on October 22, 2019. The lecture discussed the “Future Cultural Challenges in the Islamic World”, whose contents were later published in an ICESCO book bearing the same title, the first in the series of books of the Forum’s meetings.

    Dr. Benarafa also referred to the tribute paid to the late scholar and thinker by Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, ICESCO Director-General, who presented him with a certificate of excellence and the Organization’s Shield, on December 10, 2019, in recognition of his efforts to enrich Arabic literature.

    The Deputy Director-General recalled the great appreciation Dr. Jirari had for ICESCO’s efforts, and his keenness to follow up on the developments that the Organization has witnessed in recent years, as manifested by its initiatives and programs, praising the great Moroccan thinker’s contributions to academia, thought, culture, literature and human heritage.