The Kazan Model OIC, jointly organized by the Academy of Youth Diplomacy, Tatarstan Republic Youth Social Fund “SELET” and the Eurasian Regional Center of the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF-ERC), took place on 25–27 May, 2023.
There were three committees: the Islamic Organisation for Food Security (IOFS), the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ICESCO) and the Independent Permanent Human Rights Council.
The model aimed at bringing youth together, learning and sharing culture, identifying and solving existing problems in the proposed themes and forming committees on various issues.
At the opening ceremony welcoming speeches were made by:
Mr. Vusal Gurbanov – Acting Director General at the ICYF-ERC;
Ms. Aigul Gabdrakhmanova – Director of Youth Center Selet;
Ms. Dilbar Sadykova – Chairwoman of the Academy of Youth Diplomacy.
Participants later took part at the networking session. There were 50 delegates and bureau members representing countries such as Azerbaijan, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and so on.
The closing ceremony and awarding ceremony was attended by guest experts:
Ms. Jannat Mingazova – Modest Fashion expert, stylist and organiser of Fashion Iftar Modest Fashion Shows;
Mr. Ilsur Nafikov – Associate Professor at KFU’s Graduate School of International Relations and Oriental Studies, PhD in History.
Here is the list of the best delegates:
Ms. Luiza Karimova – Delegate of Indonesia (ICESCO);
Ms. Alsu Mustafina, delegate from Palestine (Committee: Independant Permanent Human Rights Council);
Ms. Anna Gasanova, delegate of Sudan (Committee: Islamic Organisation for Food Security).