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Category: ENVIRONMENT

Published: 28 June 2017

SRINAGAR: The department of Religious Studies, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) is organising a two-day international conference on “Conservation of Environment and Role of Religion,” from July 5-6, 2017 in the Nowgam-I academic block of the varsity. According to the organizers, more than 50 delegates from national and international universities, are participating in the conference organised in collaboration with the Institute of Objective Studies (IOS), New Delhi.

Professor (Dr.) Abdullah al-Lheedan, Supervisor Knowledge Exchange, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be the Special Guest while Professor Leonard J. Swidler, Professor Temple University, USA will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural session of the conference. Prof. Mehraj Ud Din Mir, Vice-Chancellor CUK is the patron of the Conference and Prof. Mohammad Aslam Mir, Dean Research and Development is the Chairman of the Advisory Committee.

The organisers of the conference said that in addition to foreign guests, Mufti Nazir Ahmad Qasmi from Darul Ulum Rahimiyah Bandipora will also present his paper on the theme of the conference. Prof. Hamidullah Marazi (Prof. Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi), Head department of Religious Studies, CUK termed this conference as a major development in the field of religious studies. “Religion can play a major role towards solving the grave environmental crisis and it is for this reason that the conference is being organised on this vital topic,” Prof. Rafiabadi said. This is the first ever-international conference in the state, which focuses on environmental issues from religious, ethical and spiritual aspects. The conference is being sponsored by Nigeen Lake Conservation Organisation (NLCO), Srinagar, Dr Naseer’s Group of Unani & Panchkarma Hospitals, Rahim Greens, Srinagar and Meezan Publications Srinagar Kashmir.