ICESCO ROADS FOR THE FUTURE
THINKERS AND ARTISTS OF THE WORLD, GUESTS AT ICESCO
PROGRAM
Since 2022, the programme has welcomed writers, researchers, philosophers, musicians, and visual artists from diverse backgrounds to discuss culture, knowledge, and the future. Here are the voices that have contributed to these conversations.
109+ speakers from 30+ countries.
98
+
Sessions
10
Thinkers
1
Artists
Nationalities
1
6950
Visitors and Attendees
+
" [...] We want to explain to the whole world that Islam is a religion of tolerance, a religion of culture, a religion of thought, and a religion of science. [...] "
Dr. Salim M. AlMalik
Director-General of ICESCO
WH THIS PROGRAM ?
Preparing the Future Through Culture
The world is progressing and transforming, and we can no longer content ourselves with contemplating and preserving the past. It is now essential to prepare for the future through culture: its creation tools, new economies, technologies, aesthetics, education and new legislation.
“Thinkers of the World, Guests at ICESCO” promotes a culture of plurality. It invites us to rethink the world by rejecting conflict, discrimination and precariousness, while fostering a vision of shared living, knowledge and mutual recognition. It is supported by the ICESCO International Network of Chairs of Thought, Literature and Arts.
THE PROGRAM
Two Pillars, One Vision
01.
Cultural rights safeguard the ability of individuals and communities to express their humanity, their worldview, and the meaning they give to their lives and fulfillment.
In 2024, the Culture Sector is preparing a study entitled “ICESCO’s Vision for the Promotion of Cultural Rights and Access to Culture” — a reference document presenting conceptual foundations, ICESCO’s vision, and key implementation guidelines.
Promotion of Cultural Rights in the Islamic World
02.
This program trains actors in the cultural and artistic sector to facilitate the reappropriation of cultural reality and encourage the development of the cultural economy.
A genuine commitment to making culture a lever for development in the Islamic world, with 22 activities scheduled in ICESCO Member States across the African region for 2023–2024.
Promoting the Right of Access to Culture Through Training
CONTEXT
Thinkers of the World, Guests at ICESCO
«Thinkers of the World, Guests at ICESCO» is an international program launched in 2021, fostering in-person debates with scientific, artistic, and cultural figures from across the globe.
This initiative highlights ICESCO’s dedication to reaching the core of a humanity that values all its aspects, skills, and knowledge a humanity concerned with its diversity, justice, equality, and freedom, far removed from standardization, modeling, or trivialization, and free from prejudice or bias.
The program promotes a culture of plurality, intended to rethink the world by rejecting conflict, discrimination, and precariousness, while fostering a vision of shared living, knowledge, and mutual recognition. These meetings, which have now reached their tenth edition, serve as a platform for dialogue.
IMPLEMENTATIONS 2023-2024
Activities Across Membre States
22 capacity-building workshops, conferences and training programs deployed throughout the African region.
Benin
1
activities
Burkina Faso
2
activities
Cameroon
4
activities
Chad
2
activities
Comoros
4
activities
Gabon
1
activities
Guinea-Bissau
1
activities
Ivory Coast
2
activities
Niger
2
activities
Senegal
1
activities
Togo
2
activities
Read the Draft ICESCO Charter
The ICESCO Charter for Cultural Rights in the Islamic World comprises 20 articles and 7 annexes. It aims to promote access to culture, protect cultural heritage and diversity, and uphold the rights of artists and creators, fostering dialogue, peace, and sustainable development.
