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Islamic Conference in Kazan

On September 22 to 23, 2026, 12th International Islamic Theological Scientific and Practical Conference took place in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation. ‘Qur’an in Context of World History and Digital Age: from Manuscript Traditions to Printing Standards’ served as the focal point of the meeting. Participants from a number of regions of Russia, as well as from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Iran and other countries of the Muslim world took part and gave talks. A wide range of actual topics was also discussed, especially intercultural dialogue and the interfaith one, in present-day world. Our UNESCO Chair was represented by Dr. Goolchokhrah Seidova who served as co-moderator of Section Meeting 2, dedicated to role of Digital Technologies in Preservation and Dissemination of Qur’anic Legacy.

Attachment: official program (in Russian).

The Northern Caucasus Affiliation

On March 25, 2015, the Northern Caucasus affiliation of our Chair was inaugurated in the city of Derbent, basing upon the premises of the State University of Daghestan, and the Naryn-Kala historical, architectural and artistic museum.

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UNESCO Chair in Comparative Religious Studies (592), established in 2002 at Saint-Joseph University, (Lebanon)

  • College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon. Oregon Humanities Center
  • Center Leo Apostel (CLEA), Brussels Free University (Brussels, Belgium)
  • Center for XX Century Studies, Milwaukee University, Milwaukee (Wisconsin, USA)
  • The Elijah School for the Study of the Wisdom of the World Religions (Jerusalem, Izrael)

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