Prospects for Developing Religious and Educational Relations Between Uzbekistan And Malaysia

This article analyzes the formation, development stages, and future priority areas of religious and educational relations between Uzbekistan and Malaysia. The study highlights the legal and institutional foundations created for bilateral cooperation by the religious and educational reforms implemented in Uzbekistan since 2017. It examines the development trends of cooperation in Islamic education, Hadith studies, Islamic civilization research, academic exchange, scientific conferences, joint research, pilgrimage tourism (Ziyarah tourism), and "Halal" standardization. The article reveals the significance of linkages between the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, the Imam Bukhari, Imam Termizi, and Imam Maturidi International Scientific Research Centers, and Malaysia's leading scientific and educational institutions. Based on visits, memorandums, and joint scientific and educational projects from 2024–2026, the study demonstrates that these relations are acquiring a strategic character.

Uzbekistan, religious and educational cooperation, islamic civilization

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