INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE "THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA WITH THE ARABIC WORLD LANGUAGE, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS"

The Faculty of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University together with the “King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for the Arabic Language” as well as with the support of other partners and organizations, held the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Relations of the Central Asian countries with the Arab world in the field of language, history and culture » on November 19, 2019.

The conference dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of the great thinker of humanity Abu Nasr al-Farabi, the 85th anniversary of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, as well as the 30th anniversary of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University was held in the main Al-Farabi library.

Faculty of Oriental Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is one of those faculties that contributes to cultural events under the state programs “Cultural Heritage”, “People in the Stream of History”, “Seven Facets of the Great Steppe”, initiated by the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The conference began with the official speech of the Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies PhD Yktiyar Paltore and continued with a congratulatory speech by professor Absattar Derbisali, who currently heads the Institute of Oriental Studies named after R.B. Suleymenov.

The founder of the Kazakhstani science of Oriental studies, the first dean of the faculty of oriental studies, academician A. Derbisali emphasized the historical moments of the faculty from the first days of its existence and noted outstanding works in the history of the faculty. He also welcomed all the participants of this conference, foreign delegates, and appreciated the head of the Faculty of Oriental Studies PhD Yktiyar Paltore and the faculty who organized the conference.

During the conference were discussed the topical issues and concepts of Oriental studies, relations between the countries of Central Asia and the Arab world in a historical and cultural context, as well as the level of spread of Arab culture and civilization, language and religion in the region. In addition, the place and role of the great thinker's heritage in eastern sources was discussed as part of the republican plan dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of Abu Nasr al-Farabi, which will be celebrated on a UNESCO-wide scale in 2020.

During the cultural event, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies named after R.B. Suleymenov, Doctor of Philology, Professor Absattar Derbisali, Rector of the Egyptian University of Islamic Culture “Nur-Mubarak” professor Muhammad al-Shahat Abdulhamid Muhammad al-Jindi, Professor of the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Center for Arabic language Mahmoud Abdullah Almahmoud, Prof. Abdulrahman Rajullah Alsulami, Abdullah Ibrahem Alhoqil, Abdulelah Saud Altuwaym, Bandar Abdulaziz Alghmaiz, Consul General of Tajikistan in the Republic of Kazakhstan Bahodur Nazir, Consul General of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Kazakhstan Abror Fathullaev, Attache for Cultural Affairs of the ARE, Professor Randa Rizk Mahmud, Advisor to the Supreme Mufti of the SAMK Alsabekov Mukhammad-Khusain Usmanovich, deputy director of the Central State Archive Zhylysbaeva Marziya, the chief imam of the city of Almaty Erkinbek Shokay and other speakers held a structured dialogue. The conference continued with the scientific reports of the section meeting. During the event, an exhibition of valuable written heritage from the Central State Archive Fund was organized, as well as an exhibition of Arabic calligraphy.

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