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A UNESCO Chair Participates in a Workshop on “Peaceful Coexistence”. 

In preparation for the teaching of peaceful coexistence at Kufa University and eight Iraqi universities, the UNESCO Chair, represented by Dr. Tahsin Fadil Abbas, and four colleges from Kufa University attended the British Council workshop in Erbil from October 23–26, 2022. The workshop covered the introduction and application of the final experimental approach. Translated into English by Shaima Adnan.

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Literature and Symbolic Value-Making Symposium

The UNESCO Chair for Dialogue, in cooperation with the Philosophy Department of the Faculty of Arts-University of Kufa, hosted the expatriate Iraqi writer, researcher, and translator Professor Said Al-Ghanmi at an interactive Symposiumon Wednesday morning, October 19, 2022, at the Faculty of Arts. Professor Saeed Al-Ghanimi gave a lecture entitled “Literature and symbolic value-making”. The lecturer talked about how literature, ...

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UNESCO Chair Participates in a Joint Scientific-Religious Conference Project.

At the invitation of AL-Imam Amir al-Mu’mineen Center in Najaf al-Ashraf, Dr. Alaa Shattnan participated in a preparatory workshop that brought together AL-Imam Amir al-Mu’mineen Center, Dominican International University in France, and the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at Kufa University. The meeting led to an exchange of ideas and views on several important religious and social issues, especially in line ...

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The Papal Delegation Visits the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue.

The Papal delegation visited the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at the University of Kufa on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. During his visit to the chair, the delegation was received by Dr. Alaa Shatnan, the Director of the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue. Charles Onka Sona, Secretary of the Papal Ambassador at the Papal Embassy, and Father Dr. Dominican Emir Jaji, Member ...

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UNESCO Adopts Joint Scientific Research Presented by The UNESCO Chair at Our University.

UNESCO accepted a joint special research presented by Dr. Alaa Shatnan, the Director of the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at Kufa University, and Dr. Salah Fleifel Al-Jabri, Director of the UNESCO Chair for Genocide Prevention Studies in the Islamic World at Baghdad University, at the 18–20–5–2022 International Conference on Higher Education in Barcelona. In the research, the UNESCO Chair at ...

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The UNESCO Chair Participates in a Workshop on “Active Inclusive Citizenship.”

The UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at Kufa University participated in the workshop held in Baghdad about “Active Inclusive Citizenship” on October 7, 2022. It was sponsored by the Adyan Foundation and represented by the UNESCO Chair in the workshop, Dr. Tahsin Fadil Abbas. The workshop concluded with the presentation of special recommendations on the following topics: •Equality of citizens. •Clans ...

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Cultural Harmony and Its Impact on Peaceful Coexistence

The UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at Kufa University held the electronic symposium (Cultural Harmony and Its Impact on Peaceful Coexistence). Dr. Zeid Abbas Karim, UNESCO Chair, managed the electronic symposium. At the same time, Dr. Sabah Abbas Anouz/ Kufa University, and Dr. Rahman Gharkan, from the University of Al-Qadisiyah, were the lecturers, at 8 p.m. on Friday, September 23, 2022, ...

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The Arbaeen Visit and Its Human Dimensions in The Living Heritage of UNESCO.

Sponsored by the University of Kufa President, Prof. Yasir Lafta Hassoun. The UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at the University, in cooperation with the Karbala Center for Studies and Research at the al-Hussainiya Holy Shrine, held the electronic symposium tagged: The Arbaeen Visit and its Human Dimensions in the Living Heritage of UNESCO. The symposium was managed by Dr. Zaid Abbas ...

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From The Inspiration of Quranic Rhetoric, A New Book Published by UNESCO Chair

The Intellectual Studies Series in the UNESCO Chair at Kufa University published a new book titled “From The Inspiration of Quranic Rhetoric, Studies in Qur’anic Expression” by Dr. Aqil Al-Khaqani, a professor in the Faculty of Arts. The book has 208 pages, in which the author talked about the Qur’anic miracle, its many phenomena, methods, studies, and analyses, as well ...

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UNESCO Chair Participates in a Workshop on National Identity and Culture of Pluralism

The UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at Kufa University participated in the “National Identity and Culture of Pluralism” workshop in Erbil under the auspices of the Adyan Foundation/Iraqi branch. At the workshop, the attendees talked about setting priorities and making suggestions for activating Iraq’s national identity. They also talked about how important it is to move forward with this on the ...

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