Scholar Urges Shift from Limited to Civilizational Readings of Islam
IQNA – Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, head of Iran’s seminaries, has stressed the need to move beyond limited interpretations of Islam toward a comprehensive, civilizational understanding of its teachings and social mission.
IQNA – A member of the organizing committee of the 5th Kawsar of Ismat International Cultural Festival emphasized the extensive preparations for the festival.
20:37 , 2026 Aug 18
IQNA – Dialogue is the art of transforming differences into opportunities for understanding.
09:58 , 2026 Aug 14
IQNA – The legacy of Imam Reza (AS) is a perfect model for demonstrating the greatness of the legacy of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS), an Iraqi scholar said.
11:26 , 2026 Aug 13
IQNA – The 10th edition of the International Scientific Conference on Arbaeen Pilgrimage began at the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala, Iraq, on Friday.
09:51 , 2026 Aug 08
IQNA – The Al-Azhar Islamic Research Council held the third session of the series of ‘Doubts and Answers’ meetings.
13:28 , 2026 Aug 11
IQNA – An Iraqi scholar emphasized that the Arbaeen procession is the largest human gathering in the world, and its scientific potential must be properly utilized.
18:44 , 2026 Jul 31
IQNA – The Iranian Cultural Center in Austria (House of Iranian Wisdom in Vienna) has issued an official call for papers for the Second International Conference on Iranian-Islamic Civilization.
08:23 , 2026 Aug 02
IQNA – The cultural Moukeb (service station) set up by the Astan (custodianship) of Hazrat Abbas (AS) holy shrine on the route from Najaf to Karbala has been received well by Arbaeen pilgrims.
13:56 , 2026 Aug 01
IQNA – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali in a meeting with the Russian Archbishop presented to him the message of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei.
10:24 , 2026 Aug 01
IQNA – An official with the Noor Digital Libraries Group announced the integration of humanities and Islamic sciences theses by introducing the “Noor Doc” database as the latest link in the chain of resources of the Qom-based Computer Research Center of Islamic Sciences (Noor).
13:25 , 2026 Jul 27
IQNA – Ali Qassem is a Yemeni calligrapher who has pursued the preservation of the ancient tradition of writing the Quran in Ottoman calligraphy.
07:30 , 2026 Jul 28
IQNA – The Iranian Cultural Center in Austria (Iranian Wisdom House in Vienna) will host the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition “Paths of the Soul” (Wege der Seele) on Friday.
12:30 , 2026 Jul 27
