Un forum en Ouzbékistan explore le rôle de la civilisation islamique dans la science moderne

[00:00:01][music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Nearly a decade ago, addressing the United Nations General [music] Assembly, Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed creating a [music] center in Tashkent dedicated to preserving and studying the intellectual heritage of the Islamic world. He presented education and religious tolerance [music] as tools against extremism. Today, that vision has grown beyond the single institution. More than 450 [music] scholars, religious leaders, researchers, and policy makers from over 50 countries gathered for the first international forum of Islamic civilization. [music] Events were held in Tashkent, Samarkand, and Termez.

[00:01:03]The first international forum of Islamic civilization wasn't simply about looking back at history. It explored how Islamic scholarship is understood today, how it is passed on to future generations, and why those conversations matter at the time of growing global tensions and religious intolerance.

[00:01:22]In a message read at the opening of the forum, [music] President Mirziyoyev emphasized the role of education, scientific research, and international cooperation in confronting [music] extremism, religious intolerance, and Islamophobia. The address cited scholars including Al-Khwarizmi, Abu Rayhan [music] Biruni, Ibn Sina, and Mirzo Ulugbek as evidence of Islamic civilization's [music] contribution to scientific discovery and intellectual progress.

[00:01:48]The forum [music] resulted in the Tashkent Declaration and a roadmap for 2027-2030, setting out cooperation in research, education, [music] manuscript preservation, and digital access. New partnerships were also announced between universities, [music] museums, and research institutions covering joint studies, the conservation of historical material, and the digitization of collections. [music] Behind those agreements [music] was a wider debate about how Islam is represented and understood. Participants argued [music] that centuries of intellectual and scientific achievements are often absent [music] from contemporary perceptions of the religion.

[00:03:06]The debate [music] extended beyond Central Asia. Speakers examined Islam's historical presence in Europe and challenged [music] the idea that it developed separately from the continent's cultural and intellectual [music] history.

[00:03:21]>> One of the misconception is that Europe defines itself as something without Islam. And I think from my point of view and also from from from history that the Islam is one of the the roots of Europe, not the only one, but one of the roots.

[00:03:34]And in the same time as Christianity, as Judaism, also Islam took place in Europe. It was in the same time in the early Middle Ages.

[00:03:42]>> The program [music] moved beyond Tashkent to two other centers of Islamic scholarship. In Samarkand, participants examined the legacy of Imam al-Maturidi [music] and plans for the Innovation Museum dedicated to his work.

[00:03:55]Intermezzo sessions focused on Imam al-Tirmidhi and [music] expansion of international academic cooperation.

[00:04:02]The wider aim [music] was to connect the centers of scholarship with researchers and institutions in other countries, allowing knowledge, [music] collections, and academic expertise to circulate beyond national borders.

[00:04:17]>> There's nobody who can change the world because changing the world means that you change other people. But what here happens is that it is an exchange of wisdom, an exchange of science, and getting more conscious of problems.

[00:04:35]And if this information will spread from countries to countries, of course, it can change things.

[00:04:43]>> [music] >> Organizers say the participating institutions will now continue their work through joint research [music] and academic exchanges.

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