UNESCO CHAIR For Inter-Religious Dialogue Studies in The Islamic World
A delegation from the UNESCO Chair for Interreligious Dialogue at the University of Kufa visited the Karbala Center for Studies and Research in the holy city of Karbala on Saturday, 7 November 2026, to explore prospects for scientific cooperation and discuss the organization of an academic conference marking the millennium of the Najaf Hawza (Islamic Seminary).
The university delegation included Prof. Dr. Haider Lafta Al-Rumahi, a member of the Millennium of the Hawza Committee at the College of Arts; Prof. Dr. Raed Al-Hasnawi, Head of the Media Department at the College of Arts and a member of the UNESCO Chair; Dr. Hasan Zuhair Al-Sarraf, a member of the UNESCO Chair at the University of Kufa; and Prof. Dr. Ammar Nassar, a faculty member at the College of Arts.
The delegation met with Mr. Abdul Amir Al-Quraishi, Director of the Karbala Center for Studies and Research at the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein, in the presence of the Center’s Scientific Assistant, Prof. Dr. Nadhir Jabbar Al-Hindawi, along with a number of the Center’s academic staff and researchers.
The meeting featured discussions on ways to strengthen joint academic and scientific cooperation between the two institutions and explore new horizons for partnership in research and cultural fields. Particular attention was given to preparations for organizing a joint event in Najaf Al-Ashraf focusing on rapprochement among religions and Islamic denominations, marking one thousand years since the establishment of the Hawza in the city.
