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The Vatican delegation recently visited the Shrine of AL Imam Ali and Dar Al-Alam Museum and Library as part of the Christian-Islamic forum programme sponsored by the UNESCO Chair at the University of Kufa. This visit was held to commemorate the second anniversary of the Pope’s visit to Iraq, during …

In conjunction with the second anniversary of the visit of His Holiness the Pope to Iraq and his historic meeting with His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani (may his shade be extended) in Najaf al-Ashraf, and as a continuation of the activities of the UNESCO Chair for Interreligious Dialogue, the …

On the occasion of the second anniversary of His Holiness Pope’s visit to the highest religious authority in Najaf al-Ashraf, the UNESCO Chair, in collaboration with the Imam Ali (peace be upon him) Center for Specialized Studies and Research, organized a panel discussion under the slogan: Peaceful Coexistence in the …

On Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, the Papal delegation attending the Christian-Islamic Forum at the University of Kufa visited the Association of Specialized Studies headquarters between The scientific seminary and the university. Mr. Kassem Al-Hashimi, the Director of the Association, warmly greeted the visiting delegation and briefly introduced the Association’s mission. …

On February 22, 2022, the Iraqi Centre for Documentation of Crimes of Extremism in The al-Abbas’s holy shrine joined forces with the UNESCO Chair at the University of Kufa and the Grand Mullah Centre of the University of Kweh in Iraqi Kurdistan to organize the second Forum on “Mass Graves …

UNESCO Chair at Kufa University participated in the International Day of Education conference organized by the Nahrin Center for Strategic Studies under the auspices of the National Security Adviser on Monday, January 23, 2023, in Baghdad. The conference was held under the theme “Education is the foundation for peacebuilding and …

Dr. Musab Abdel-Zahra, member of the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at the University of Kufa presented a workshop entitled “Revisiting Impoliteness Towards a Cognitive Perspective” in the auditorium of the Faculty of Languages on Tuesday, December 13- 2022. During the workshop, Dr. Musab Abdel-Zahra discussed the possibility of using speech …

Dr. Alaa Shattnan, Director of the UNESCO Chair for Dialogue at Kufa University, participated in the Imam Al Hussein Foundation Conference about “Saleh al-Hakim and his interactive and humanitarian impact” on Saturday, December 10,2022. Many religious institutions and individuals participated and were present, Dr. Shatnan explains that Mr. Saleh al-Hakim …

Dr. Alaa Shattnan, Director of the UNESCO Chair at Kufa University, met Ms. Inga Nichanian, Director of the Chairs Programme Future of Learning and Innovation Education Sector, on Monday, November 21, 2022, at UNESCO’s Department of Education. During the meeting at the UNESCO head office in Paris, the activities of …

A representative of the Lebanese Foundation (Al-Adyan Foundation ), Dr. Nayla Tabara, the winner of the Ibn Rushd Prize for Religious Freedom, visited the University of Kufa as part of their effort to strengthen their partnership with the UNESCO chair, particularly the major project (building citizenship and good governance in …