Lecture Series on the History and Culture of the Zerafshan RegionJadidism in Bukhara: A New Look at the Early Activities of Abduruf FitratA lecture by Zaynabdidin Abdirashidov, associate professor at the Tashkent State University of the Uzbek Language and Literature

24 May 2022

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We are pleased to announce the kick off of the fourth lecture series on the history and culture of Central Asia, titled "The History and Culture of the Zerafshan Region", which is jointly organized by Stefan Heidemann from the Asien-Afrika Institut of Universität Hamburg and the Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center in Samarqand.

The frist lecture will be given by Zaynabdidin Abdirashidov, Associate Professor at the Tashkent State University of the Uzbek Language and Literature in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The topic of the lecture will be: "Jadidism in Bukhara: A New Look at the Early Activities of Abduruf Fitrat".
Date: May 24^th, 2022 at 1:00 pm CET, online via ZOOM.

Abstract:
The renewal and reform movement that began in the second half of the 19th century throughout the East went down in history as Jadidism among the Turkic peoples under the rule of the Russian Empire. The Jadid movement entered the Turkestan region in the early 20th century and quickly spread throughout the country. And thThe renewal and reform movement that began in the second half of the 19th century throughout the East went down in history as Jadidism among the Turkic peoples under the rule of the Russian Empire. The Jadid movement entered the Turkestan region in the early 20th century and quickly spread throughout the country. And this, in turn, paved the way for the emergence of leaders of this movement in Turkestan. One such intellectual was Abdurauf Fitrat from Bukhara. To date, a number of studies on the life, activities and heritage of Fitrat have been conducted and are being carried out in various scientific centers around the world. However, there are unresolved issues regarding Fitrat's early activities, especially his life in Istanbul.

The Lecture discusses Fitrat's entry into the Jadid movement, his initial ideological views, his activities in Istanbul, the creation of his works during this period, and the factors that influenced Fitrat's emergence as one of the ideological leaders of Turkestan. Jadidism and other related issues paved the way for the emergence of leaders of this movement in Turkestan. One such intellectual was Abdurauf Fitrat from Bukhara. To date, a number of studies on the life, activities and heritage of Fitrat have been conducted and are being carried out in various scientific centers around the world. However, there are unresolved issues regarding Fitrat's early activities, especially his life in Istanbul.

Bio of the Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Zaynabdidin Abdirashidov is one of the leading scholars of Uzbek literature in the period of national awakening, the Jadid studies. He authored of more than 70 scientific papers. In 2014-2015, he served as professor at the Center for Slavic-Eurasian Studies at Hokkaido University (Japan), and in 2018, he was a professor at the Research Center for Asian and African Languages and Cultures at the University of Foreign Languages in Tokyo. Since 2018, he has been working as a Deputy Director and Vice-Rector in several higher education institutions of Uzbekistan.
From 1993 to 1995 Prof. Abdirashidov studied at Al-Azhar University (Arab Republic of Egypt), and received his doctorate doctorate at the Institute of Central Asian Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin (Germany). He was awarded scholarships by the DAAD (Germany) in 2003, 2013, 2017, the Volkswagen Foundation (Germany) in 2006, TOBITAK (Turkey) in 2008, , and the Gerda Henkel Foundation (Germany) in 2010.