ISESCO Names Tashkent one of the World Capitals of Islamic Culture

Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference has named Tashkent, the capital city of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a world capital of Islamic culture in the year 2007.

Tashkent received such an honor thanks to the outstanding merits of Uzbekistan before the Islamic culture and science, preservation of monuments and enrichment of Islamic heritage.
The capital of Uzbekistan astonishes the visitors from all around the world with its grand buildings of madrassahs and mosques, libraries with the rich stocks of ancient manuscripts, and museums, where the works of grand masters, scholars and architects of Islamic renaissance are now kept.

At the moment, the Tashkent Islamic Institute after Imam al-Bukhary, Kukeldash Madrassah and Tashkent Islamic University, established upon the initiative of President Islam Karimov, operate in Tashkent.

These educational institutions train the theologians, scholars of religious studies, and specialists in Islamic law, the source studies, international economy and information studies. Tashkent Islamic University is the only higher educational institution of its kind on the CIS territory.

The University has served many times as a venue for the international conferences, seminars, and roundtables on the urgent topics of religion and politics, tolerance and preserving peace and stability in contemporary world.