Rady Khabirov at the Center for Islamic Civilization. Photo: CIC press service.
A delegation from Bashkortostan led by the region’s head, Radiy Khabirov, has visited the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, according to the Center’s press service.
The delegation toured the Center, viewing rare archaeological finds, digitized manuscripts, and AI-based exhibitions in the museum’s sections — “Pre-Islamic Period,” “First Renaissance,” “Second Renaissance,” “New Uzbekistan: Foundation of the New Renaissance,” as well as the Hall of the Holy Quran.
Khabirov said he had reached an agreement with the Center’s director, Firdavs Abdukhalikov, to sign a cooperation agreement in the fields of science and culture.
“After the Center’s official opening, we will begin practical cooperation: we will send museum specialists from Bashkortostan to Tashkent and exchange expertise. Any major museum is, above all, a scholarly institution,” he said.
The Center for Islamic Civilization is located in Tashkent next to the Hast-Imam complex. The building is designed in the style of medieval architectural monuments, with four 34-meter portals and a central dome rising 65 meters. It includes a Quran hall, a 460-seat conference hall, and a museum whose exhibitions cover the entire history of Uzbekistan — from pre-Islamic times to the present. The Center aims to become a hub for studying the heritage of the past and rethinking it in collaboration with the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan and scholarly and educational institutions worldwide.
