As part of Uzbekistan's Cultural Heritage Week in London, a delegation led by the Director of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan visited the BBC.
The meeting was attended by Mehfuz Hussein, Executive Editor of the BBC World Service, Fred Durman and Tamara Walsh, heads of the Commercial Development Department, Khayrullo Fayz, Head of BBC Uzbek Service, and others. Firdavs Abdukhaliqov briefed the corporation's representatives on the activities of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan and proposed collaboration in producing short videos and films promoting the humanistic ideas of Islam as well as the work and scientific legacy of great scholars from Uzbekistan.
— Cooperation with the BBC, one of the world's leading information platforms with a multi-million audience, deserves special attention, — noted the Director of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan. — In particular, the documentary "The Great Langar Quran: Secrets and Facts," produced several years ago in collaboration with the BBC, attracted widespread attention not only in Uzbekistan but also internationally. The documentary "The Return of the Quran of Usman," created jointly with the Cinematography Agency, can be seen as another outcome of this partnership.
We hope that our new media project on ancient handwritten copies of the Quran associated with Uzbekistan, initiated by the Center for Islamic Civilization, will become a logical continuation of this fruitful cooperation.
The meeting also discussed collaboration in creating content tailored to modern audiences, particularly young people, and protecting them from the influence of harmful trends and foreign ideas. Delegation members also familiarized themselves with the activities of the BBC Uzbek Service.