REPUBLICAN INFORMATION AND EXPLANATORY GROUP IN THE NORTH KAZAKHSTAN REGION

On September 23, 2024, a training seminar was held within the framework of a five-day project implemented by the Committee on Religious Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with the support of the Department of Religious Affairs of the Akimat of the North Kazakhstan region.

The event was attended by students of the NAO "North Kazakhstan University named after Manash Kozybayev".

The following topics were discussed at the event: "The basic principles of secularism", "Ways of influencing destructive religious organizations on young people", "How not to become a victim of destructive religious movements", "Methods of recruitment", etc.

The purpose of this project is to form an anti-extremist consciousness among young people, increase the level of legal and civil responsibility in countering religious extremism, and prevent the recruitment of young people in Kazakhstan into radical and destructive religious movements.

Tasks:

 reducing the risk of involvement of young people in Kazakhstan in extremist radical organizations;

Support for youth initiatives in the prevention of religious extremism and terrorism;

 Developing the ability of young people to critically perceive and be intolerant of radical and extremist ideology;

 formation of tolerance among young people in society towards representatives of other faiths.

Speakers of the event: members of the Republican Information and Explanatory Group Mustafina Tolganai Vagizovna - PhD in Religious Studies of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nurmagambet Nurtas Aibekuly – Chief specialist of the KSU Department of Religious Affairs of the Akimat of the North Kazakhstan Region.

Also, within the framework of the project of the ICI of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in addition to the city of Petropavlovsk, visits of experts of the Republican information and explanatory group to 4 districts of the region (Gabit Musrepov district, Ualikhanov, Akzhar and Tayynshinsky districts) will be organized to conduct information and explanatory events in target groups of youth.

More than 20 events will be held in the region, covering about 800 young people, including school students, teachers, athletes, coaches, students, NEET youth, religious youth, etc.

The following topics will be considered within the framework of the project: "The main directions of the state policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of religion", "The Kazakh model of interethnic and interfaith harmony", "The reasons for the involvement of young people in destructive religious movements", "Religious education in Kazakhstan and abroad: danger, risks and prospects", "Destructive religious movements – danger to the Kazakh society" and others.