Issues of interfaith harmony discussed

After gaining independence, our country, located at the crossroads of Western and eastern civilizations, became a "golden nest" - the homeland for representatives of more than 130 nationalities and 18 faiths.

"Our model of interethnic and interreligious harmony is a real contribution of the Kazakh people to the entire world process of interaction between different faiths," the head of state Nursultan Abishevich said. In addition, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in his article "Independence is most expensive", noted that interreligious harmony in Kazakhstan is a great value that we must preserve and develop. In honor of the 30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic, an online conference dedicated to interfaith and interethnic harmony in Kazakhstan was held at the Egyptian University of Islamic Culture "Nur-Mubara". It was attended by more than 10 speakers from different countries, including the chairman of the SAMK, Mufti Nauryzbai Kazhy Taganuly, representatives of religious institutions, scientists, professors, inter-religious imam Shovosil Ziyadov, Rector of the Islamic Institute of the russian federation Rafik Mukhametshin. According to the participants of the conference, such meetings will prevent the activities of destructive and extremist religious structures, and explain to the masses the meaning of their main directions.

"The leadership of the spiritual administration of muslims of Kazakhstan, together with the akimat of Almaty region, is doing a lot of work to improve the religious literacy of the young generation using modern media technologies," said deputy akim of Almaty region Rustam Ali.

For example, 12 out of 18 confessional teachings registered in the Republic are officially registered in the region. There are 644 religious associations and branches of these denominations.

According to a sociological study conducted in the 1st quarter of 2021, it became known that the level of support for religious and inter-confessional state policies among the population of the region is 89.5% and it is stated that 93% of representatives of different nationalities have established peaceful friendly relations, and the level of awareness of the population about the work on the prevention of religious extremism is 73.9%.