Islamic Studies Conference Held in Russia
The Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS Institute of Philosophy) hosted the event, which was organized on February 2-3 in cooperation with Russia-based Ibn Sina Foundation and the Iranian Research Institute of Philosophy.
Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali, President of Qom University Hojat-ol-Islam Ahmad Hossein Sharifi, Head of Iran’s Philosophy Institute Hojat-ol-Islam Askar, Dirbaz, Director of Ibn Sina Foundation Dr Hamid Hadavi Moqaddam, and Director of the RAS Institute of Philosophy Andrey Smirnov were among the participants at the conference.
Smirnov in his address referred to 15 years of active and fruitful cooperation between RAS Institute of Philosophy and the Ibn Sina Foundation and said the Islamic studies conference is among the major parts of the cooperation between Iran and Russia in the field of philosophy and Islam.
Jalali said described holding such scholarly events as necessary and useful for promotion of cultural ties between the two countries, saying that while Western countries seek to tarnish Islam’s image and insult Islamic sanctities, enhancing mutual understanding and introducing the Islamic-Iranian civilization is important.
Hadavi hailed the participation of Iranian and Russian scholars at the conference, saying it has been held as a step on the path of academic cooperation between Iran and Russia.
He noted that Iranian scholars have played a main role in the growth of the Islamic civilization and that scholarly and research activities have developed significantly in Iran since the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Then over 20 papers on the theme of the conference were presented by the participating scholars.
During the two-day event, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the RAS Institute of Philosophy, the University of Qom and Iran’s Philosophy Institute on joint cooperation in the fields of philosophy and Islamic civilization.
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