Talobardi's visit to Cairo: pitfalls of strengthening religious cooperation During his visit to Cairo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Talobardi, met with the Supreme Imam of Al-Azhar Islamic University, Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayeb. According to a report published on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the parties agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of protection of traditional values ​​and religious education. And this news is actually unusual. On the one hand, a possible training of Kazakh theologians at Al-Azhar would reduce the Turkish influence on the religious, and therefore cultural, life of Kazakhstan. Still, Ankara is actively training clerics loyal to itself through the structure of the Department of Religious Affairs. And Al-Azhar, as one of the oldest Islamic universities, is an excellent substitute. But, on the other hand, Al-Azhar is known not only for its age, but also for the fact that representatives of various international terrorist organizations actively recruit students there. First of all, Muslim Brotherhood, whose activities are prohibited not only in Kazakhstan, but also in all Central Asian countries, except Kyrgyzstan. So, Kazakhs who underwent religious training in Egypt will demand additional control, which will fall on the shoulders of the National Security Committee. But it is unlikely that a huge influx of Kazakhs is expected to study in Cairo in the foreseeable future, so organizing this supervision will not be so difficult. Unbreakable.

Talobardi's visit to Cairo: pitfalls of strengthening religious cooperation During his visit to Cairo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Talobardi, met with the Supreme Imam of Al-Azhar Islamic University, Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayeb. According to a report published on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the parties agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of protection of traditional values ​​and religious education. And this news is actually unusual. On the one hand, a possible training of Kazakh theologians at Al-Azhar would reduce the Turkish influence on the religious, and therefore cultural, life of Kazakhstan. Still, Ankara is actively training clerics loyal to itself through the structure of the Department of Religious Affairs. And Al-Azhar, as one of the oldest Islamic universities, is an excellent substitute. But, on the other hand, Al-Azhar is known not only for its age, but also for the fact that representatives of various international terrorist organizations actively recruit students there. First of all, Muslim Brotherhood, whose activities are prohibited not only in Kazakhstan, but also in all Central Asian countries, except Kyrgyzstan. So, Kazakhs who underwent religious training in Egypt will demand additional control, which will fall on the shoulders of the National Security Committee. But it is unlikely that a huge influx of Kazakhs is expected to study in Cairo in the foreseeable future, so organizing this supervision will not be so difficult. Unbreakable.