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Paper short abstract:

The present paper attempts to trace and investigate the policy of teaching religion in the system of public educational schools in Uzbekistan through the prism for understanding of teaching discipline in a Muslim society, as well as their connection in the formation of national identity.

Paper long abstract:

Uzbekistan is a multicultural society with the population of different religions and confessions. However, the majority of the population are Muslim with traditional culture and upbringing associated with Islam. The state system is separated from religion and religious organizations, and citizens of Uzbekistan, regardless of their religious affiliation, receive all kinds of education, but the law does not allow the teaching of religious sciences at the state educational institutions. In this perspective, Islam is not taught as a subject at the state institutions. Religious studies, the history of world religions as secular sciences are taught in secondary and higher educational institutions of Uzbekistan.

The present article focuses on education on inter-religious and intercultural attitudes among young Uzbeks with an emphasis through educational measures. The studying of religion and saving Islamic values constitute a significant component, one that influences Muslim cultural identity and morality. The following issues will be addressed to cover these problems. To what extent did the subjects of Disciplines of the Religious Science or the History of World Religions transfer information about religion in a post-secular society? What textbooks are using for teaching and educating young people in the spirit of religious tolerance? Comparing secular and religious educational institutions, how students did perceive this subject? In this context, I seek to take a closer look at the position of teaching world religions in Islamic religious institutions in Uzbekistan.