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    ICESCO Holds Seminar on Artificial Intelligence and Peace for Young Peace Ambassadors

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    As part of ICESCO’s Leadership Training in Peace and Security (LTIPS) program, the Social and Human Sciences Sector at the Organization held a seminar titled “AI and Peace: Harnessing Technology in Peacebuilding and Development” for ICESCO’s Young Peace Ambassadors. The event aimed to highlight the potential of artificial intelligence in promoting peace, development, and social cohesion, and to discuss global challenges impacting humanity worldwide.

    At the opening of the seminar, held on Wednesday 23 October 2024 in-person and via videoconference, Ms. Ramata Almamy Mbaye, Head of the Social and Human Sciences Sector, emphasized ICESCO’s commitment to fostering a comprehensive concept of peace by leveraging the vast potential offered by modern technology.

    For his part, Mr. Isa Ali Ibrahim, former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy of Nigeria and Co-chairman of the African Council for Science, Research and Innovation, elaborated on ways technology is transforming peacekeeping efforts and conflict prevention globally.

    Following the opening remarks, Mr. Mohamed Hedi Shili, Head of the Department of Legal Affairs and International Standards at ICESCO, delivered a presentation on the ICESCO’s Islamic World Charter for Artificial Intelligence, which aims to establish a comprehensive framework for the development of AI technologies in alignment with the values and principles of the Islamic world.

    In addition, Ms. Lama Arabiat, Head of the Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies Directorate at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship in Jordan, presented the Ministry’s initiatives to support capacity-building programs for youth in AI. Dr. Syed Iftikhar Shah, Director of Digital Research at the Digital Cooperation Organization in Saudi Arabia, discussed the role of AI in advancing the digital economy and fostering sustainable development. Additionally, Mr. Emad Kiyaei, Co-Founder of AiXist, addressed global challenges arising from the convergence of AI technologies with advanced weapon systems, such as nuclear and biological weapons.

    The seminar concluded with an interactive Q&A session during which ICESCO’s Young Peace Ambassadors posed questions to the speakers, who responded and engaged in a fruitful discussion.

    ICESCO Director-General Receives Chairman of Government Relations Department in Sharjah

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    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), received Sheikh Fahim Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations in Sharjah, State of the United Arab Emirates, and together they discussed ways to promote cooperation between ICESCO and Sharjah in areas of common interest.

    At the beginning of the meeting, held at ICESCO headquarters in Rabat, Dr. AlMalik reiterated his thanks and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah, for his sustained support to ICESCO’s efforts as well as to its Regional Office in Sharjah, whose new headquarters will be inaugurated soon to serve as a house of knowledge, thought and culture.

    For his part, Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi conveyed the greetings of H.H. the Ruler of Sharjah to ICESCO DG, stressing that this visit to ICESCO headquarters is made based on His Highness’s directives to ensure the promotion of the Emirate’s cooperation relations with ICESCO through the implementation of a number of initiatives and programs that bring together ICESCO’s vision and Sharjah’s strategy in the fields of education, science and culture.


    In addition, the DG highlighted the key axes of ICESCO’s new vision and strategic orientations, through which the Organization seeks to become a global beacon of civilizational and knowledge outreach within its areas of competence. He added that ICESCO adopts openness to the Member States to take stock of their priorities and needs to design projects and programs tailored to each country.

    Following the bilateral meeting, Dr. AlMalik and Sheikh Al Qasimi attended an extended meeting with ICESCO officials including Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, Deputy DG, and several heads of sectors, departments and centers. The ICESCO officials put forth proposals for cooperation programs between ICESCO and Sharjah for the upcoming period.

    Afterwards, Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi held a series of meetings with heads of ICESCO’s sectors and centers, where he was briefed about each sector and center’s action strategy, major initiatives, programs and activities implemented, and prospects of cooperation between ICESCO and Sharjah regarding some of these initiatives and programs.

    At the end of the visit, the Chairman took a tour of the various sections and pavilions of the International Museum and Exhibition of the Prophet’s Seerah and Islamic Civilization, currently housed at ICESCO, which is the outcome of a trilateral partnership among ICESCO, the Muslim World League and the Mohammadia League of Scholars.

    ICESCO Holds Seminar on Challenges of Rare Diseases in Healthcare

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    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), in cooperation with Intergen Foundation of the Republic of Türkiye and COMSATS University in Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, organized a seminar on the challenges of rare diseases in healthcare. The event aimed to discuss the medical, scientific, and ethical implications posed by rare diseases and was held within the framework of ICESCO’s initiative to build the future global genomics workforce.

    In his opening remarks at the seminar, held via videoconference on Wednesday 23 October 2023, Dr. Raheel Qamar, Head of ICESCO’s Science and Environment Sector, highlighted the latest developments and discoveries in rare disease research.

    Dr. Raheel reaffirmed the Organization’s commitment to fostering innovation and research in technology and healthcare among its Member States through the implementation of various programs, projects, and competitions targeting youth, students, and researchers, most notably ICESCO’s youth training program on creating and developing small-scale projects in technology and innovation, and “My Thesis in 1000 Words” award for PhD students at universities in the Islamic world.

    The seminar featured contributions from several experts, scientists, and healthcare officials, and saw the participation of students from six universities across Pakistan and Bangladesh. The speakers discussed various methods and mechanisms for treating rare diseases and emphasized the importance of fostering dialogue and cooperation in the healthcare sector.

    ICESCO Holds Youth Climate Leadership Training Camp in Sharjah

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    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), through its regional office in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, is organizing a climate leadership training camp for a group of young people from several countries in the Islamic world. The aim is to build their capacity to develop and implement innovative projects related to climate action, and to contribute to the creation of a generation of young leaders capable of tackling the climate challenges that threaten the future of the planet.

    The camp, which kicked off on Monday, October 21st, 2024 at the headquarters of the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP), will last for 03 days. It is part of ICESCO’s new vision and strategic orientations, and is one of a series of training camps being held by the organization in several of its Member States. The event brings together a host of speakers and participants from different countries of the Islamic world, in cooperation with several entities and institutions in the United Arab Emirates.

    In his opening speech, Mr. Salim Omar Salim, Director of the ICESCO Regional Office in Sharjah, stressed the importance of this camp in integrating young people and harnessing their creativity to find sustainable and innovative solutions to preserve ecosystems, mitigate the effects of climate change and invest in green technologies and renewable energy.

    It is worth mentioning that this camp, organized by ICESCO, consists of three sessions: an Asian session to be held in Indonesia in June 2024, the Arab session currently underway in Sharjah, and an African session. A final session will be held in Azerbaijan, where young people will present their proposals for innovative solutions to climate-related issues.

    Seminar at ICESCO Calls for Revisiting Civilizational Dimensions in Thought of Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi

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    The participants of the International Seminar: “Civilizational Insights in the Thought of Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi”, organized by the Islamic World Organization for Education, Science and Culture (ICESCO), commended the choice of this theme to highlight the rich legacy of this great writer and philosopher and his advocacy of the values of dialogue, debate and tolerance, and emphasized the importance of revisiting the civilizational dimensions in Al-Tawhidi’s thought. As several of his works provide a theoretical framework for dialogue between individuals, communities and cultures, his thought can be instrumental today in addressing the root causes of cultural conflict.

    The seminar, which was held at the ICESCO headquarters in Rabat and was attended by high-level participants, began on Monday, October 21, 2024, with some verses from the Holy Quran. Then Ambassador Khalid Fathalrahman, Director of the ICESCO Center for Civilizational Dialogue, gave a general introduction in which he presented the most remarkable philosophical and critical features of the thought of Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi and his famous works.

    In his opening speech, Dr. Salim M. Al-Malik, ICESCO Director-General (DG), affirmed that the celebration by every nation of its great scholars is an obligation dictated by a sense of loyalty, responsibility, and pride, pointing out that Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi deserves this tribute and recognition for what he has done in restoring the thought of nations and civilizations, a thing that has earned him to be at the forefront of those who call for upholding multiculturalism, which confirms the pioneering call of Islamic thought for the rejection of bigotry and racism.

    He then reviewed the most prominent thoughts and sayings of Abu Hayyan al-Tawhidi, who founded wise convictions based on his belief that man is the problem and the solution at the same time. Dr. AlMalik also pointed out that al-Tawhidi called for the avoidance of comparing nations in incomparable things and established the concept of adapting to the environment, drawing attention to the need to make renewal a vital method.

    Praising al-Tawhidi’s book “Enjoyment and Sociability” for its emphasis on human partnership in building civilization and for being a reference for all advocates of dialogue among cultures and civilizations, ICESCO Director General concluded his speech by saying that the Organization’s celebration of al-Tawhidi is part of its commitment to linking the past with the future in such a way as to avoid fanatical attachment to the past and embracing the future to the detriment of inherited foundations and legacies.

    The first session of the seminar, moderated by Dr. Saber Moulay Ahmed, a Moroccan writer and researcher, featured rich working papers and discussions by a number of researchers from Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Italy. The papers all agreed that al-Tawhidi was at the forefront of touching on the relationship with the other, excelled in mixing philosophy and literature, and was a pioneer of modernity. His thought also contributed to understanding the deeper meanings of human differences.

    The second session, moderated by Dr. Mohammed Al-Masaoudi, professor at the Faculty of Humanities of the Mohammed V University in Rabat, featured presentations by a number of researchers and academics on the dialogue of civilizations in al-Tawhidi’s thought and the humanistic tendency in his Sufism, as highlighted in his art of debate and his encyclopedic thought, which showed the central place of humanism in his thought, as he focused on the spiritual dimension of the human being in his book “The Divine Signs”.

    ICESCO Director-General Received UNCCD Executive Secretary

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    Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), received Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and together they discussed ways to promote cooperation in areas of common interested and reviewed ICESCO participation in the UNCCD Conference of the Parties (COP 16), to be hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, in December 2024.

    During the meeting, held on Monday, October 11, 2024, at ICESCO headquarters, Dr. AlMalik stressed that the Organization accords great attention to protecting the environment, as part of its new vision and strategic orientations. He further explained that ICESCO exerts great efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change and contribute to ensuring good governance of natural resources and achieving food security through the implementation of a number of initiatives and programs in cooperation with its Member States.

    Moreover, the DG noted that ICESCO will participate with a pavilion in the Blue Zone at the UNFCCC COP 29, to be held in the Republic of Azerbaijan in November, extending the invitation to Mr. Thiaw to speak at one of the events to be organized by ICESCO at COP29.

    For his part, the UNCCD Executive Secretary commended ICESCO’s roles and support for its Member States’ efforts to address climate change issues and the global water crises, and accepted the invitation to take part in the one of the activities of ICESCO’s Pavilion at COP 29.

    Russia International Religious Summit adopts recommendation on strengthening ICESCO’s “Civilizational Diplomacy” efforts

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    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), took part in the first International Religious Summit, held by the Islamic Council and the Federal Government, in St. Petersburg, Russia, which concluded on Thursday, 17 October 2024.

    In his address at the opening session of the Summit, Ambassador Khalid Fathalrahman, Director of ICESCO’s Center for Civilizational Dialogue, expressed the Organization’s thanks for this invitation, which affirms the importance of international partnership in religious dialogue to build safe and coexisting human societies, calling for adopting the “civilizational diplomacy” approach proposed by ICESCO, as an innovative concept and an alternative to civilizational clash.


    He pointed out that the Center for Civilizational Dialogue has adopted ICESCO’s open-door approach by attracting major parties capable of enhancing fruitful international cooperation, adding that the “read it to understand it” initiative is a rational initiative that seeks to establish communication based on the necessary intellectual courage for building human civilizational edifice.

    The Summit adopted the recommendation proposed by the Director of ICESCO’s Center for Civilizational Dialogue, calling for strengthening Organization’s efforts to consolidate the concept of “civilizational diplomacy” and its promising aspirations within the framework of humanitarian partnership.

    During the symposium, held by the International Public Law St Petersburg University, Ambassador Fathalrahman reviewed ICESCO’s efforts and projects in the field of cooperation with universities, in line with the vision of the Federation of Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW), as well as ICESCO’s various programs and projects as a “youth Organization” that gives priority to youth in its activities, particulalry ICESCO Year of Youth.

    ICESCO Director-General Receives Third Cohort of Mohammed bin Salman Foundation’s (Misk) Interns

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    Dr. Salim M. Al-Malik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), received the third cohort of young interns from Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk) in Saudi Arabia, on Friday (18 October 2024), at the Organization headquarters, in Rabat. The interns spend a 10-week professional training at ICESCO’s departments, sectors and centers, within the framework of cooperation and partnership between ICESCO and the Foundation, in coordination with the Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science.

    During the meeting, Dr. Al-Malik commended the outstanding cooperation between ICESCO and Misk Foundation, which has provided opportunities for young talents from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to receive professional training at ICESCO, and lauded Saudi Arabia’s continuous support for the Organization through the joint implementation of a number of initiatives, programs and activities, the Kingdom’s hosting and sponsorship of a number of ICESCO’s conferences, and the warm welcome shown to ICESCO delegations to participate in several events in Saudi Arabia.

    ICESCO DG stressed that the training provided to Misk Foundation’s interns is part of the modernization of ICESCO and its strategic vision, and the great importance it attaches to building the capacities of youth, enhancing their skills, equipping them for tomorrow’s professions, and learning how to benefit from the technological revolution and modern technologies to achieve their goals.

    ICESCO DG also gave several tips to the interns to succeed in their professional lives, emphasizing the need to set their goals, work diligently and perseveringly to achieve these goals, demonstrate steadfastness towards difficulties and crises, always seek knowledge, be creative and innovative, and use modern technologies to bring positive change to their societies.

    The meeting saw an open discussion between the ICESCO DG and the young interns about the roles of the Organization, its working mechanisms and ways to benefit from training in its various sectors, departments and centers.

    ICESCO participates in Sharjah International Conference on AI and Linguistics

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    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) co-organized the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Linguistics, hosted by the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and held by the American University of Sharjah, in cooperation with the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.

    The opening of the conference, on Thursday, October 17, 2024, saw the presence of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of the American University, as well as a number of experts and specialists, who enriched the discussion on the intersection between artificial intelligence and natural language processing, and shed light on various topics such as the government strategy for language intelligence and culture, in addition to language, culture and identity in the digital age.

    During the session on “AI and the future of language learning: innovations and impact”, Dr. Kais Hammami, Director of ICESCO’s Center of Strategic Foresight and Artificial Intelligence, gave a presentation on how AI technologies can contribute to the development of language learning methodologies. He also discussed the ethical challenges of integrating AI into education and its potential to improve language proficiency assessments.

    In the session on “AI-assisted multilingualism”, Dr. Majdi Haj Ibrahim, Head of ICESCO’s Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers, emphasized the pivotal role of AI in promoting multilingualism in the era of globalization, and highlighted in his presentation the opportunities and challenges of using AI technologies to develop language learning, translation and communication among diverse linguistic groups.

    In parallel with the two-day conference sessions, ICESCO had a special stand to introduce participants and visitors to the Organization’s efforts and programs in the field of artificial intelligence and education, and the activities of the Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers in placing Arabic in the prestigious position it deserves.

    ICESCO Launches 3rd Annual “Mishkat Al-Arabiya” Program for Educational Training and Professional Development

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    The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), in collaboration with the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, has launched the 2024-2025 third annual edition of the international “Mishkat Al-Arabiya” Program for Educational Training and Continuing Professional Development. This year’s theme is: “Teaching Arabic to Non-Arabic Speakers in the Era of Technology and Artificial Intelligence.”

    The 3rd annual of the Program, aimed at educational professionals working in the field of teaching Arabic to Non-Arabic speakers, kicked off with a workshop titled: “Modern technology in the service of contemporary language education: Arabic as a model.” The workshop took place at the “Mishkat Al-Arabiya” hall at ICESCO’s headquarters on October 16-17, 2024. The workshop was attended both in-person and online by 175 participants, including teachers of Arabic as a second language, divided into groups from 12 countries: Chad, Benin, Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, Malaysia, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Vietnam, and Morocco. Additionally, remote participants from various other countries and regions joined the workshop.

    This inaugural training workshop, led by Dr. Mustapha Jaghboub, Expert in educational technology, aimed to enhance participants’ skills and competencies in using digital applications for educational purposes. These tools provide a highly diverse range of educational resources, methods, and materials that improve the quality of language lessons and encourage positive student interaction. The workshop included hands-on sessions where the expert guided participants in designing digital resources for teaching certain linguistic topics, taking into account instructional methods aligned with the digital industry.