The Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) invites researchers, specialists, and postgraduate students to submit academic papers for publication in a collective work entitled “Peace and Socio-Cultural Heritage: Overview of the Endogenous Resources of a Culture Of Peace.” This volume, set to be published in December 2025, is an initiative of ICESCO’s Network of Experts in Human and Social Sciences, aiming to support the Organization’s efforts in promoting peace, coexistence, and intercultural dialogue.
Submissions should address one of the following themes:

• Culture of peace: A Concept Endogenous to Traditional non-Western Societies?
• Culture of Peace and Oral Literature, Customary Practices/Uses/ Restrictions;
• Culture of Peace and Endogenous Mechanisms for Conflict Transformation;
• Culture of Peace, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and Institutions Managing Endogenous Cultural Resources.
  All submissions will undergo a rigorous review by a panel of experts from within and beyond ICESCO to ensure scientific quality and integrity. Submissions should be sent in one of ICESCO’s working languages, Arabic, English, or French, to the following email: shs@icesco.org. Submitted papers must adhere to the following requirements:
• The abstract should not exceed 300 words;
• Deadline for abstract submission: 28 February 2025;
• Announcement of approved abstracts: 30 April 2025.
• Deadline for full paper submission: 31 July 2025.
  For further details on participation requirements, kindly visit:
  https://icesco.org/8wam