Yearly Archives: 2024

The UNESCO Chair held a scientific seminar on the Mandaeans in collaboration in partnership with the College of Education and the University of Birmingham.

In collaboration between the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue and the College of Education at the University of Kufa, with the sponsorship of the University of Birmingham and the Rawaaq Foundation for Culture and Development, a scientific seminar titled “The Mandaeans: Their History, Cultural and Religious Heritage, and Connection to the …

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UNESCO Chair Participates In Symposium On Fostering Cultural Heritage.

On Sunday, 2/11/2023, Dr Alaa Shatnan, Director of the UNESCO Chair at Kufa University, attended the Symposium on Fostering Cultural Heritage for Africa’s Future, decolonizing the Teaching and Learning of Africa’s History, which the UNESCO Chairs Network organized. The symposium focused on the multidimensional challenges affecting preserving Africa’s rich and …

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The UNESCO Chair participated in a UNESCO seminar titled “Transforming Knowledge for Africa’s Future”

Dr. Alaa Shatnan, the director of the UNESCO Chair, participated in the UNESCO seminar titled “Transforming Knowledge for Africa’s Future: Decolonizing the Teaching and Learning of Africa’s History,” The UNESCO Chair participated in a UNESCO seminar titled “Transforming Knowledge for Africa’s Future: Decolonizing the Teaching and Learning of Africa’s History.” …

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The director of the UNESCO Chair is participating as a committee member in the defense of a master’s thesis.

The Director of the UNESCO Chair, Assistant Professor Dr. Alaa Shatnan, participated as a member of the thesis defense committee for a Master’s thesis at Al-Mustansiriyah University. The thesis was about “Characteristics of Romantic Drama in the Theater of Alfred de Musset” by the researcher Rana Jabbar Rahi. The defense …

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The UNESCO Chair participated in receiving the representative of the Vatican Pope.

Mr. Yasser Lafta Hassoun, the President of Al-Kufa University, received the representative of the Vatican Pope, Minister Plenipotentiary Mr. Zablos Anzelm, on Monday, 2/10/2023. Dr. Musab Al-Khzaai, the representative of the UNESCO Chair, participated in the meeting, which discussed enhancing mutual cooperation with the university and its specialized colleges regarding …

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The UNESCO Chair participated in an international conference on freedom of opinion and coexistence.

The UNESCO chair for interreligious dialogue participated in the international conference titled “Freedom of Opinion and Coexistence,” sponsored by the Imam Hussain Foundation for Dialogue and Peace, affiliated with Imam Hussein holy shrine , on Friday, 29/9/2023, amidst broad participation from religious, cultural, and community figures from within and outside …

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