Cultural and Religious Pluralism in
Uzbekistan and the United States Project
Delegation of 10 from
Uzbekistan
Biodata:
Name:
Mr. Abduhalil Dusmorodov
Title: Imam-hatib
of Hazrati Imom Mosque
DOB: February 6,
1950
Additional
Information: Non-smoker, no pork, married with four sons and four
daughters. Enjoys philosophy, history, and literature.
English Level: Reading
– Good, Speaking – Fair, Listening – Fair, Writing - Poor
Background:
Abduhalil Dusmorodov is Imam-hatib at the Hazrati Imom Mosque in
Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan, where he has worked since September 1978.
He was born in the Yakkabog’ district of the Kashkadarya region
of Uzbekistan in 1950, and he received his diploma from the Mir-I Arab
Madrasa in Bukhara in August 1978. Dusmorodov
believes that pluralism is important in all aspects of life and looks
forward to working with partners in the United States to promote
religious tolerance.
Name:
Mr. Shodi Hakberdiev
Title: Chief
Imam-hatib of Cho’bin Mosque, Urgut District
DOB: November
19, 1957
Additional
Information: Non-smoker, no pork, no alcohol. Married with two sons.
Enjoys watching TV and reading books.
English Level:
Fair
Background:
Shodi Hakberdiev is the Chief Imam-hatib at the Cho’bin Mosque in
Urgut, Uzbekistan, a position he has held since 1982.
He was born in the Urgut district of Samarkand in 1957 and
received his first diploma as Imam-hatib from Mir-I Arab Madrasa in
Bukhara, Uzbekistan, in 1979. He
also received a diploma as Imam-hatib, teacher and translator in 1983
from the Tashkent Islamic Institute, and another diploma in Economics
from Samarkand State University in 2004.
Hakberdiev hopes to enhance Uzbekistan’s approach to achieving
religious tolerance and pluralism by comparing it to the experience of
religious diversification and tolerance in the United States.
Name:
Mr. Parsohon Hasanov
Title:
Imam-hatib of Faqeh Abu Lays Mosque
DOB:
October 25, 1973
Additional
Information: Non-smoker, no pork, no alcohol. Married with two
daughters.
English Level: Fair
Background:
Parsohon Hasanov is currently Imam-hatib of Faqeh Abu Lays Mosque in
Samarkand, where he has worked since July 1999.
Prior to that, he was a researcher at the Mahdumi A’zam
Dahbediy Scientific Research Foundation and the Samarkand Branch of the
Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences. He
was born in Samarkand in 1973 and received a diploma as an Imam-hatib/teacher
from Imam al-Buhoriy Center of Hadith Studies in 1996.
Hasanov looks forward to expanding his knowledge of culture in
the United States and to using the experience he gains here to promote
religious diversity and peace in Uzbekistan.
Name:
Mr. Mustafa Ismoilov
Title:
Imam-hatib, Uzbekistan Muslim’s Confederation
DOB:
April 14, 1963
Additional
Information: Non-smoker, no pork, no alcohol. Married with three
sons. He enjoys reading and is interested in technology.
English Level: Low
Background:
Mustafa Ismoilov works as Imam-hatib at the Uzbekistan Muslim’s
Confederation Mosque in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan.
He was born in Shahrisabz in 1963 and received the certificate of
Imam-hatib from the educational house of Imam-hatib in 1993.
Ismoilov looks forward to exchanging cultural practices and ideas
and to expanding his worldview while he is in the United States.
Name:
Mr. Makhmud Kamarov
Title:
Head Imam-hatib of Xoja Buxoriy Mosque; and Heat Imam-hatib of the
District Muslims Board of the Kashkadarya Region
DOB:
February 25, 1972
Additional
Information: Non-smoker, no pork, no venison, no alcohol. Married
with five daughters. He enjoys traveling and visiting historical
shrines.
English Level: Reading
and Writing – Fair, Listening and Speaking - Poor
Background:
Makhmud Kamarov has been head Imam-hatib of the District Muslims
Board in Kitob, Uzbekistan, since January 1998.
He is also Imam-hatib of the Xoja Buxoriy in Kitob.
He was born there in 1972 and completed study of Islamic Law at
the Islamic college “Xoja Buxoriy” in 1993.
In addition, he also studied Islamic law at the Islamic Institute
“Imom Al-Buxoriy” and at the Al Azhar University in Egypt.
Kamarov would like to make contacts with American Muslims while
he is in the United States and work together to inform people about
Islam.
Name:
Ms. Nargiza Kupaysinova
Title:
Deputy Director, Ulugbek School #95
DOB:
September 23, 1972
Additional
Information: Non-smoker, no pork, no alcohol. Married with two sons
and one daughter. She enjoys reading literature and history books.
English Level: Reading
and Writing – Fair, Listening and Speaking - Poor
Background:
Nargiza Kupaysinova has been the deputy director of Ulugbek School
#95 in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan since 1997.
Prior to that, she taught at the H. Dehlaviy School #91, also in
Shahrisabz. She was born in
1972 and received a diploma in history from Tashkent State University in
1994. While in the United
States, Kupaysinova hopes to learn more about modern methods of
teaching, particularly in religious schools, and to establish cultural
connections with American and Uzbek families.
Name:
Mr. Fazliddin Mukhtarov
Title:
Imam-hatib, Uzbekistan Muslim’s Confederation
DOB:
December 20, 1974
Additional
Information: Non-smoker, no pork, no alcohol. Married with three
daughters. He enjoys reading and is interested in national customs.
English Level: Reading
and Writing – Fair, Listening and Speaking - Poor
Background:
Fazliddin Mukhtarov is Imam-hatib at the “Ok” mosque, part of
the Uzbekistan Muslim’s Confederation in Shahrisabz, where he has
worked since 1995. He was
born in Shahrisabz in 1974 and received his diploma in Islamic studies
and Imam-hatib from the “Xoja Buhoriy” Islamic secondary specialized
school (madrasa) in 2001. Mukhtarov
would like to examine the relationship between Islam and the US
government, as well as with other religions, in an effort to improve
spirituality in his home community.
Name:
Mr. Nodir Qobilov
Title:
Mudarris (teacher), Imam al-Buhoriy Center of Hadith Studies
DOB:
August 16, 1972
Additional
Information: Non-smoker, no pork, no seafood (except fish), no
alcohol. Married with two daughters and one son. He enjoys scientific
and cultural events.
English Level: Reading
– Fair, Writing, Listening, and Speaking - Poor
Background:
Nodir Qobilov has been a mudarris (teacher) at the Imam al-Buhoriy
Center of Hadith Studies in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, since 1993.
He also received his diploma at the Center as Imam-hatib and
mudarris in 1998. Qobilov
was born in Samarkand in 1972. He
hopes to use the knowledge and experience he gains in the United States
to promote peace and tolerance in Uzbekistan and to help improve
relations between the two countries.
Name:
Mr. Umid Rustamov
Title:
Chief Imam-hatib of Siyob District, Regional Chief Imam-hatib’s
Office; and Imam-hatib of the Ho’ja Abdu Darun Mosque
DOB:
August 23, 1974
Additional
Information: Non-smoker, no pork, no alcohol. Married with four
sons. He enjoys sewing.
English Level: Reading
and Writing – Fair, Listening, and Speaking - Poor
Background:
Umid Rustamov has been Chief Imam-hatib of the Siyob District in
Samarkand since 2000. He was
born in Samarkand in 1974 and educated at the Tashkent Imam al-Buhoriy
Islam Institute, receiving his diploma in 1999.
Rustamov aims to use the knowledge he gains in the United States
to help Muslims in Uzbekistan strengthen their faith and their ethics,
which he believes will help create a democratic society.
Name:
Mr. Sayfilla Umarov
Title:
Teacher, Imom al-Buhoriy Madrassa
DOB:
April 15, 1963
Additional
Information: Non-smoker, no pork,
no alcohol. Married.
English
Level:
Reading
and Writing – Fair, Listening, and Speaking
- Poor
Background:
Sayfilla Umarov has been a teacher
at the Imom al Buhoriy Madrassa in
Samarkand
since August 2000. Prior to that, he taught at the Ho’ja Ahror
Madrassa, also in
Samarkand
. He was born in the Narpay District of Samarkand in 1963 and educated
at the Mir-i Arab Madrassa in
Bukhara
, receiving his diploma in 1994. Umarov
aims to exchange ideas and thoughts with counterparts in the
U.S.
in order to contribute to promoting diversity and religious pluralism,
and strengthening international relations.
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