Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, Deputy Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), welcomed Dr. Habib El Mallouki, Dean of the Faculty of Educational and Cultural Studies at Osnabrück University in Germany, to ICESCO’s headquarters today, Thursday, January 9, 2025.

The Meeting explored avenues of collaboration between ICESCO and Osnabrück University in scientific and cultural fields. Discussions also focused on preparations for establishing the ICESCO Chair for Quranic Studies, which will be hosted by the University. The Initiative aims to fast-track the necessary steps to ensure the chair is launched in 2025, reflecting Osnabrück University’s growing commitment to fostering promising projects that promote global intercultural dialogue.

The Meeting was attended by Ambassador Khalid Fathalrahman, Head of ICESCO’s Center for Civilizational Dialogue, and Dr. Abdelmalek Hibawi, Secretary-General of the German Institute for Dialogue and Understanding (Mouatana).