Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, the Sheikh Zayed Festival was launched on November 1, 2024 and will continue until February 28, 2025 in Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba and Dubai. The Festival includes various entertaining, cultural and scientific events aimed at demonstrating the rich culture, art and literary heritage of the Islamic world to the world.

The scientific seminar held within the framework of the East Asian Festival, which lasts from January 20, 2025 to February 06, 2025, which includes various performances and events, was attended by the Head of the department Dede Gorgud of the Institute of Folklore of ANAS, Doctor of Philology, Professor Ramazan Gafarli. The scientist made a report at the scientific seminar on “Issues of publication and study of the folklore of Iraqi Turkmens (Kirkuk-Mosul) in Azerbaijan”.