International Scientific Congress “XVIII Faizkhanov Readings” on the topic “Islam in Russia: past, present, future”

On November 1–2, 2022, the International Scientific Congress “XVIII Faizkhanov Readings: Islam in Russia: Past, Present, Future” was held in Moscow. The congress was timed to coincide with the 1100th anniversary of the official adoption of Islam by the peoples of the Volga Bulgaria, the Year of the Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Russia and the 15th anniversary of the Medina Publishing House. The participants of the XVIII Faizkhanov readings were religious figures, represen­tatives of research institutes, statesmen and public figures from Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Russia. The organizers were: Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation, Moscow Islamic Institute, Center for Islamic Studies of St. Petersburg State University, Press Service of the Spiritual Muslim Board of the Russian Federation. Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences was one of the co-organizers of the Congress. Issues of the history of the material culture of Islam, written monuments of Islam, the history of Islam in archival sources were discussed within the framework of the Congress. The participants shared the results of their research on the history of Islam in Russia, discussed a wide range of issues on the history of Islam in international relations, the current situation and prospects for the development of the Muslim community in Russia. Employees of the Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences made presentations at seven sections. In the section “Islam from the Bulgar State to the Russian Empire” the staff of the Usmanov Center for Research on the Golden Horde and Tatar Khanates also made reports.