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A new book on multiculturalism in the Arab-Islamic heritage by the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue

The UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at the University of Kufa published a new book entitled “Trends of Multiculturalism in the fourth century AH”. This book is the first of its kind to study this topic. Also, it is one of the first works of the Iraqi researcher Noor Ismail. This book, a thesis for Noor’s master’s degree in Arabic language ...

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The UNESCO Chairholder at the University of Kufa participates in a Conference at Koya University.

Dr. Hassan Nadhem, the UNESCO Chairholder, participated in a conference on “The Intellectual and the issue of Coexistence: The Arab-Kurdish Dialogue in Iraq”. The conference was organized by Koya University in Erbil from 28 to 30 April 2019. In his speech in the conference, Dr. Nadhem called for thinking about the reasons why the Iraqi literature written in Arabic rarely ...

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The UNESCO Chair for Dialogue cooperates with Shanghai University

Dr. Hassan Nadhem, the UNESCO Chairholder visited Shanghai University in China for the period (15-19 April, 2019). During this visit he met a number of academics and officials to discuss the ways of mutual cooperation between Kufa the university and Shanghai University. Dr. Nadhem discussed with the Chinese officials the establishment of Confucius Institute which will provide opportunities to build ...

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seminar on “The concept of tolerance and acceptance of the other”

On Tuesday 30/4/2019 the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at the University of Kufa held a seminar entitled “The concept of tolerance and acceptance of the other” in the Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Arts, the University of Kufa. The seminar was managed by Dr. Alaa Shatnan, associate Chairholder and a professor at the Faculty of Languages. It targeted ...

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Seminar on “Tolerance from a Philosophical Perspective Monday 25/3/2019

The UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at the University of Kufa, in cooperation with the Faculty of Arts, held a seminar entitled ” Tolerance from a Philosophical Point of View “. The seminar included a lecture delivered by Dr. Jawad Samari, a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Arts, on a group of graduate and undergraduate students ...

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Seminar on “Violence and its manifestations”

The UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at the University of Kufa held a seminar entitled “Violence and its manifestations” on Monday, March 11, 2019, at the Hall of History Department, Faculty of Arts. The seminar included two lectures delivered by Dr. Hassan Al-Khakani, lecturer at the Faculty of Arts / Department of Arabic Language and Dr. Abbas Ajel, Head of the ...

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• “Education and Its Impact on Coexistence, Citizenship and Human rights”.(Workshop)

January 21st2019 On the 21st of January 2019, the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at the University of Kufa, in collaboration with the Lebanese American University in Beirut, held a workshop on”education and its impact on the creation of communities conscious of coexistence, citizenship and human rights”. This event is part of a larger project that included three workshops. Many researchers, ...

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“The Electoral Process and its Laws”

January 14th 2019 In continuation to the series of workshops held in cooperation with the Lebanese American University, the UNESCO Chair at the University of Kufa held the second workshop on the electoral process and its laws on the 14th of January, 2019. The workshop included two sessions in which the participants discussed the electoral law and the challenges of ...

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Peace-Making and National Reconciliation(Workshop)

January 7th, 2019 In collaboration with the American Lebanese University in Beirut, the UNESCO chair for Dialogue at the University of Kufa held a workshop on “Peace Making and National Reconciliation” on 7 January, 2019.The event was attended by a number of professors from many Iraqi universities, officials from the government, as well as clerics from various religious institutions in ...

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