The Youth Forum of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation was held in Samarkand as part of the Global Youth Festival in Uzbekistan.

Over 700 young people from 92 countries attended the event, including representatives of the organization’s member states.

The event began with the reading of a Surah from the Quran.

Deputy Chairman of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan Zayniddin Eshonqulov, Rector of the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan Uygun Gafurov, and OIC Assistant Secretary-General Tariq Ali Bakheet wished success in the work of the forum.

At the event, opinions were expressed on the importance of the Islamic religion in the education of young people, its universal ideas, and cases of misinterpretation of religion. 

The forum participants organized the Youth Garden of the Islamic World by planting trees.

G. Khasanov, UzA