The ninth of the Conference on Risale-i Nur Studies, which was organized and hosted by the Istanbul Science and Culture Foundation, was held in Arabic on July 16-20
The ninth Conference on Risale-i Nur Studies, which was organized and hosted by the Istanbul Science and Culture Foundation, was held in Arabic on July 16-20. The participants from different countries were chosen by the scholars according to the quality of their papers. The moderators of the Arabic section of the conference were Risale-i Nur’s Arabic Translator İhsan Kasım Salihi, Jordanian Dr. Me’mun Jarrar, Algerian Professor. Dr. Ammar Cidal, and Prof. Dr. İshak Özgel. Specialists in the field conveyed important information about The Risale-i Nur and Bediuzzaman Said Nursi to nearly twenty participants from India, Indonesia, Morocco, Algeria, Iraq, and Tunisia. Also, an interactive learning environment was provided to facilitate the students’ presentation of their work to the scholars and the participants.
After the conference, evaluations and interviews were held between the scholars and the students in order to continue this interaction and to provide contribution and assistance to the students’ works. The program ended with a gala dinner with the attendance of professors, students, foundation members, and volunteer friends of the foundation.
The Gala program, which took place on the 19th of July in the Rüstempaşa Madrasa, started with the Qur’anic recitation at 19:00. Then the program, which continued with the short talk of the members of the foundation, the professors, and the participants, finally ended with a certificate ceremony.
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