2017 EVENTS & UPDATES

Religious Violence: Causes and Remedies Abrahamic Perspectives, Oslo

This meeting took place  November 30-December 3, in Oslo, Norway. this was a continuation of the Abrahamic meeting that has been organized over more than ten years by Peace Research Institute of Oslo and the Catholic University of America through the active role of Professors Breger, Destro and Iravani. this meeting brought together scholars from […]

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Regional Mechanism for Dialogue and Cooperation in the MENA

The meeting was hosted at Schlaining Castle in Stadtschlaining, Austria, from 26 to 28 November 2017, by the Austrian Chairmanship of the OSCE, the Swedish Institute Alexandria, the Institute for Islamic Strategic Affairs (IISA) and the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR). It was a follow-up meeting to the meetings in Alexandria […]

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Perspectives on the Role of Religion in Diplomacy, Beirut

Dr. Iravani attended a round table workshop, Perspectives on the Role of Religion in Diplomacy, Foreign Policy and International Affairs, on the 17-19 November 2017. This workshop was hosted by SwedAlex, the Swedish Institute Alexandria in collaboration with Forward Thinking.  The meeting brought together high-level parliamentarians and political leaders, government officials and experts in the field from diverse perspectives […]

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Dr. Akhlaq’s recent activities

Publication: Dr. Akhlaq presented a paper at annual conference of American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies, 2016 in order to discuss how misunderstanding still run among Islamic and the Western intellectual about each other.  This paper addresses two vital issues: how this misunderstanding are strange to the roots of Islamic culture and the […]

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The International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms

The International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms was held in Tehran on 3-5 July 2017. The International Conference was hosted by the Department of Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the cooperation of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, UN […]

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International Conference on “Ecological Theology and Environmental Ethics

International Conference on “Ecological Theology and Environmental Ethics” 4th International Conference on “Ecological Theology and Environmental Ethics” (ECOTHEE), was held by Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC), June 1-5, 2015.  Dr. Seyyed Masoud Noori, Research Director of the Center for the Study of Islam and the Middle East (CSIME), with his researcher colleague, Ms. Maryam Torabi, […]

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World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa

Dr. Iravani attended the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa for the second time, which was held in Jordan on 19-21 May 2017. At a pivotal time for the region, the meeting gathered top leaders from government, business, civil society, and the faith community to support a comprehensive and progressive vision […]

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The Thirtieth International Spring Martyrdom Carnival, Karbala, Iraq

On the Occasion of Imam Husayn (p.b.u.h.) Birthday and the Muhammadan Lights on Sha’bān, The two secretariats- general of Al-Husayn and Al-Abbas Holy Shrines held The Thirtieth International Spring Martyrdom Carnivalin in  Karbala, where tenth of people from all around the world attended. Dr. Iravani was there for the second time. During his visit to […]

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National Prayer Breakfast 2017

The 65th Annual National Prayer Breakfast was held in Washington, DC on the first Thursday of February 2017. Over 3,500 attendees from all around the world including President of the United States, Member of Congress, and other national leaders gathered, to reaffirm the trust in God and recognize the reconciling power of prayer with others […]

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Doug Coe Life Celebration Service

Dr. Iravani along with hundreds of national and international friends of Doug, attended the Celebration of Life Service for Doug Coe which was held on March 3rd, at McLean Bible Church, which was a powerful tribute to a life well-lived, a Lord well-served and a friend and mentor who helped us all better understand how […]

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