Republican information and Explanatory group on Religious issues in the East Kazakhstan region

On April 8-9, 2021, in the East Kazakhstan region, specialists of the Republican Information and Explanatory Group on Religion held a number of events and meetings with local residents in the framework of improving religious literacy of the population, forming traditional spiritual and moral values in society and preventing religious extremism.

Qualified theologians, religious scholars, and psychologists – K. Tyshkhan,                        I. Berdaliev, E. Kanapiyanov, and K. Mutebayev-were involved in the work of the RIRG. The representative of the Ministry of Information and Public Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan S. Kizatov also took part in the work.

The members of the RIRG met with students studying at the university of Ust-Kamenogorsk, with law enforcement officers of the structural divisions of the Police Department of the East Kazakhstan Region, military personnel of the Semey military garrison of Semey and with the staff of the Ayagoz locomotive depot, etc. About 450 people participated in these events. The activities were carried out in compliance with quarantine requirements.

During the events, citizens were informed about the essence of the state policy in the field of religion, aimed at peaceful interaction and coexistence of all faiths and ethnic groups living in Kazakhstan, the culture and spiritual heritage of the people of Kazakhstan, the perniciousness of destructive pseudo-religious and radical ideas.

The aim of this project is to increase religious literacy, prevent religious extremism and terrorism among the population, and protect against negative influence on public consciousness by promoting cultural heritage and traditions.

They also discussed the relationship between traditional spiritual values and religion, as a solid basis for countering religious radicalism.