Tag Archives: Middle East

CFP Deadline: April 15, Special Issue on Kurdish Islam

Posted on March 15, 2013

[ March 15, 2013 to April 15, 2013. ] Lately, Kurdish Islamic cultural repertoires and public religious symbolism have become a significant issue in defining contentious ethnic politics in Kurdish-populated regions in the Middle East. Despite its growing importance especially after the Arab Spring, the topic remains to be understudied among scholars. Sociology of Islam, a peer reviewed quarterly journal published by BRILL plans [...]

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Kafaru Tinubu Memorial Ramadan Lecture: Fashola calls for religious harmony in Nigeria

Posted on July 27, 2012

Posted in News | Tagged Babatunde Fashola, Christianity, fellow men, Islam, Lagos State Governor, lecture, love, major faiths, Middle East, Nigeria, Nigerian Television Authority, patience, peaceful co-existence, Ramadan, religious harmony, understanding, unity | | ', '' ); ?>

EU program seeks to modernize higher education in Middle East and North Africa

Posted on May 3, 2012

Posted in News | Tagged Arabic language, EU, European educational program, globalization, higher education, Islamic Sunni schools of thought, liberal curricula, liberation, MENA, Middle East, North Africa, pan-Arab identity, religious frameworks, socio-political and economic changes, Soviet Union, TEMPUS, young people | | ', '' ); ?>

Patriarch Kirill links religious extremism to poor knowledge of religion

Posted on December 16, 2011

Posted in News | Tagged Damascus, fight against extrimism, Middle East, Moscow, Northern Africa, Orthodox people, Partiarch Kirill, peace, Religious Education, religious minorities, Russia, society, strengthening morals, Syria, tolerance. | | ', '' ); ?>

Christianity and Islam in the Context of Contemporary Culture

Posted on December 10, 2011

Christianity and Islam in the Context of Contemporary Culture: Perspectives of Interfaith Dialogue from Russia and theMiddle East. This joint UNESCO-Beirut and UNESCO-Moscow publication presents results of a joint international research project to provide a systematic cross-cultural analysis of fundamental problems and actual perspectives of interfaith dialogue between Christianity and Islam, as seen from Russia [...]

Posted in English, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Other Tools, Resources, Teaching Tools | Tagged Arabic, Christianity, English, Interfaith dialogue, Islam, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Russian, UNESCO | | ', '' ); ?>