Dr. Alaa Shattnan, Director of the UNESCO Chair at the University of Kufa, took part in the international virtual seminar organised by UNESCO on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, under the title “Futures Dialogues, Time and Possibilities: Governing and Researching Time in New Ways for Transformative Futures.” The seminar brought together …

On the occasion of the International Day for the Dialogue of Civilizations, the UNESCO Chair for the Development of Interreligious Dialogue Studies, in collaboration with the Kufa Studies Center, convened an academic symposium entitled “The Dialogue of Civilizations and Its Role in Fostering Opportunities for Peace.” The event was held …

The UNESCO Chair lent its voice to the Eighth International Scientific Conference for the Imam-Martyr Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr Award for Excellence and Creativity, convened by the Dar al-Islam Foundation under the scholarly patronage of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq University, on the evening of Thursday, the 11th of June, 2026. The Chair’s …

The UNESCO Chair for Interreligious Dialogue at the University of Kufa participated in the proceedings of the Eighth International Conference of the Martyr Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr Prize for Excellence and Creativity, held at the University of Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) in the holy city of Najaf on Thursday, …

With the aim of fostering societal awareness of the dangers of violent extremism and its psychological, social, and security ramifications — and of shedding light on the role of official and community institutions in entrenching the values of peaceful coexistence and curbing manifestations of extremism — the Women’s Affairs Division …

Kufa / Norway — 24 May 2026 On the occasion of the World Day for Cultural Diversity, celebrated annually by UNESCO on the twenty-first of May, the UNESCO Chair for the Development of Interreligious Dialogue Studies in the Islamic World at the University of Kufa — in collaboration with the …