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Treasures of Uzbekistan in Oxford

Members of the delegation headed by the Director of the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, Firdavs Abdukholikov, visited the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies as part of the Cultural Heritage Week in Great Britain.Farhan Nizami, Director of the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ravshan Usmanov, Uygun Gafurov, Rector of the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan, Shovosil Ziyadov, Director of the Imam Bukhari International Research Center, Shovosil Ziyadov, Imam Termizi, at a meeting with representatives and scientists of the center. director of the international research center Muzaffarkhan Joniyev, Imam Moturidiy director of the international research center Jamoliddin Karimov and others took part.Presentations were heard about the work

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Nicholas Kontovas, representative of the Bodleian Library: "Rare manuscripts about Uzbekistan are a priceless treasure of humanity"

Representatives of the delegation of Uzbekistan visited the Bodleian Library in Oxford, one of the oldest libraries in the world, where they got acquainted with rare manuscripts related to Uzbekistan."Uzbekistan is a land of great scholars, poets and thinkers," says Nicholas Kontovas, curator of the Oriental Manuscripts Department of the Bodleian Library. - In particular, the manuscripts of Hazrat Alisher Navoi, copied during his lifetime, are among the rare jewels of our library. Such priceless works can easily be called the priceless treasure of all mankind.In the library, Uzbek scientists got acquainted with more than ten manuscripts related to the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan. Especially Alisher Navoi's personal signature "Khamsa" manuscript left a great impression. Mirzo Ulugbek's work "Zizhi Koragony" also has its own history. It was bought by Oxford scholar John Geeves almost t

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Delegation of Ulema Council of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia at the Academy

Today, a delegation led by Maratua Simanjuntak, head of the Ulama Council of North Sumatra Province of Indonesia, visited the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan.It is known that effective cooperation has been established between the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan and Indonesian research institutions.On May 12, 2018, the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan signed Memorandums of Understanding with Indonesia's Sultan Sharif Kasim RIAU State Islamic University, and on July 24, 2018, with Jakarta Sahid University.During the meeting, a dialogue was held on issues of further development of cooperation between research and higher education institutions of the two countries.