A comparative overview of traditions associated with celebrating the New Year in Russia
On 13th January 2020, Dr. Dimitry Spivak (Head of the Center for Fundamental Research in Culture at the Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage named after D. S. Likhachev, UNESCO Chair) was invited to take part in a TV program dedicated to making a comparative...
6th Toksovo Readings on Local History in Toksovo, North-West of the Russian Federation
On 19th December 2019, the 6th Toksovo Readings on Local History took place in the town of Toksovo, situated at the North-West of the Russian Federation. The Readings were conducted under the auspices of UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions,...
New book – ‘Fifth Toksovo Readings: Origins of the Orthodox Community at the Toksovo District’
A new book has been published under the auspices of the UNESCO Chair. Titled 'Fifth Toksovo Readings: Origins of the Orthodox Community at the Toksovo District’ , the book is edited by V.Kudriavtsev, UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their...
Intercultural dialogue with school students in St.Petersburg, Russia
On 7th December 2019, UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue, took part in a city festival for school students. This has been conducted in St.Petersburg, Russia for the fifth year in a row.This...
UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue to continue till November 2023
Having regarded and evaluated four-year activity report of UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue, D.S.Likhachev Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritege Institute (Moscow-St.Petersburg,...
A comparative study of basic psychological characteristics of Shiite Muslims and Suni Muslims in present-day Russia
At the end of the month of October, 2019, UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue (St.Petersburg-Moscow, Russia) has started to publish basic results of its new project, consisting...
2nd annual national meeting of the Coordination Committee of UNESCO Chairs
The second annual national meeting of the Coordination Committee of UNESCO Chairs in Russia took place on November 29, 2019 at town Viatskoye, near the city of Yaroslavl, which forms an example of creative revitalization of a historical site.Image: Coordination...
Opening ceremony: UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education Week
On November 25, 2019, representatives of UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue took part in the opening ceremony of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education Week, which...
Book Launch: “Manual for Developing Intercultural Competencies: Story Circles”
UNESCO has just co-published, with Routledge, the “Manual for Developing Intercultural Competencies: Story Circles”. In 2013, recognizing the importance of enhancing the skills, attitudes and behaviors of individuals for reaching the ambitions of the International...
UNESCO Together for Peace (T4P) Experts Meeting
As one of its expert group members, Professor Fethi Mansouri recently attended UNESCO’s T4P (Together for Peace) meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. UNESCO’s T4P is working to build a strong platform for UNESCO’s work on global peace with a view to contributing to the...
Radio Interview: The 2019 Tunisian Elections
In an interview with SBS Arabic24 , Professor Fethi Mansouri addresses the significance of the upcoming Tunisian elections and its impact on the world stage.
2nd International Conference of the Australian Association for Islamic and Muslim Studies
Professor Fethi Mansouri was recently invited to present the keynote address at the ‘2nd International Conference of the Australian Association for Islamic and Muslim Studies’ (AAIMS), hosted by the School of Social Sciences and Psychology at Western Sydney...