Based on the analysis of the information programmes of the federal and regional (Dagestan) television, the article deals with the issues of preparation and creation of news programmes. It describes the features of the regional TV news programmes by the example of GTRK, RGVK “Dagestan” and NNT, where the main attention is paid to official regional events. The role of the federal channels in coverage of various information programmes is under consideration in the article.

The article deals with the history of the family waqf in the Islamic world and in Dagestan in particular. There are some examples of the sources where the waqf as a type of ownership is described - bookish and land. The causes for the family waqf and its purpose are given in the article.

The article deals with the origins and development of Arabic script writing in Dagestan. The role of Ajami script in the development of national languages and literature, as well as the attempts to write in their native language adapting the Arabic alphabet to the phonetic features of the Dagestan languages are under consideration in the article.