News in may 2020

Posted by admin on

NEWS IN MAY 2020

5 May

Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade calls on Trump to lift sanctions against Iran

Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade

Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Department (CMD), Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade sent a letter to US President Donald Trump, urging him to lift sanctions from Iran.

“The grace of the Almighty Creator lies in the fact that, despite crises, confrontations and conflicts, there are eternal values ​​that do not allow our world to fall into the abyss.

Among them is the peaceful coexistence of people of different nationalities, religions, a culture of understanding. It is no coincidence that our holy books, the Torah, the Bible and the Qur’an, urge us all to be merciful and compassionate for the sake of humanity, regardless of our faith,” Pashazade notes.

At a time when the world is experiencing difficulties and struggling with coronavirus, human solidarity and the ideals of humanism are more important than ever.

“Today, during the global viral catastrophe, the inhabitants of neighboring Iran are deprived of the most necessary medical, food and material assistance, while older people and children are left to die in the face of a merciless disease. The Iranian people are on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. We ask you to decide on the suspension of sanctions against Iran in the name of humanism and human solidarity, introduce a moratorium on all prohibitions and restrictions during the pandemic, and save the Iranian people from isolation and crisis,” Pashazade notes.

 

12 May

A new Rector of the Institute of Theology has been appointed

Aqil Shirinov

The President Ilham Aliyev has approved the appointment of Aqil Mukhtar oglu Shirinov as Rector of the Azerbaijan Institute of Theology.

Aqil Shirinov graduated from the Faculty of Theology of Baku State University with specializations in theology and Arabic language teaching. In 2001, he was enrolled in the Master programme at the Institute of Social Sciences run by the Marmara University in Turkey. In 2003, he completed his thesis on “Islamic Sects and Visions of the Historical Sources” and got a Master Degree.

In 2003, he was admitted to doctoral studies at the same institute and obtained a PhD in Theology.

Since 2008 he has worked at the Faculty of Theology of the Baku State University. He is an author of many books and articles on philosophy and history of Islamic sects and movements.

He is fluent in English, Arabic, Persian, Russian and Turkish, and has published 6 books (one as an author, one with co-authors) and more than 20 articles.

In 2018, A. Shirinov was appointed Vice-Rector in charge of Science and Innovation at the Azerbaijan Institute of Theology by the order of the Chairman of the State Committee on Work with Religious Structures. He is a member of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan party.