A new media project dedicated to Fitrat’s work is expected to be presented

Fitrat was a prominent intellectual, writer, and political figure of 20th-century Uzbek literature, and one of the leading figures of the Jadid movement. Through his literary and linguistic efforts, he made a significant contribution to the development of the Uzbek and Turkic languages. He sought to create new forms of Uzbek literature, thereby contributing to the understanding of national identity.

In 1921, Fitrat established the Eastern Music School and became its first director. He invited both classical music experts (instrumentalists and vocalists) and musicologists such as V.A. Uspensky to the school. From that time onward, he led the efforts to collect and notate the melodies of “Shashmaqom”. Thanks to Fitrat’s initiative, Bukhara’s Shashmaqom was notated and published for the first time by V. Uspensky, based on performances by masters Ota Jalol and Ota Ghiyas.

The educational reformer Abdurauf Fitrat was also among those who initiated the sending of Bukhara students to Germany.

For the “Uzbekistan in the 20th Century” exhibition at the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, a media project titled “Fitrat — Connoisseur of Eastern Music” is planned to be launched, dedicated to his legacy.