At the roundtable meeting ‘Islamic Education Today: Projects and Practices of Development’ in Nizhny Novgorod, they discussed Islamic education from traditional forms of education to modern approaches in teaching, as well as issues of adapting traditional educational methods to the conditions of the present time, considered the development and possibilities of introducing new disciplines that meet the requirements of modern realities.

The participants of the round table were representatives of scientific and educational community, as well as religious figures.

Damir Khairetdinov, Deputy Director of the Foundation for the Support of Islamic Culture, Science and Education, made a welcoming speech on behalf of the Director of the Foundation for the Support of Islamic Culture, Science and Education. He emphasised the relevance of the topic in the context of significant opportunities for the development of traditional religions in Russia.

The roundtable was organised by the Moscow Islamic Institute with the assistance of the Foundation for the Support of Islamic Culture, Science and Education.