The first secretary of Japan embassy in Tehran, Mr. Mikiyoko Izawa and Japan cultural attaché in Tehran, Ms. Iku Shibata, met with Ayatollah A’arafi in Al-Mustafa University.

The joint forum of Islam researchers, orientalists and the scientists who study Iran was held in Tiflis; several of academia, historians and thinkers of Tiflis universities participated in the forum.

The Al-Mustafa Virtual University is going to assess applications of non-Iranian students for 2010-2011 academic year for the following programs:

The president of Al-Mustafa University, Ayatollah A’arafi and accompanying delegation including Iran’s ambassador to Tiflis, Mr. Saber, travelled to Georgia and visited Patriachy University. The visitors met with the directors of the university and following some negotiations both sides reached agreement for academic cooperation.

The President of Al-Mustafa International University, Hojat Al-Islam A’arafi described Ramadan as ‘the spring of Quran and the spring of the needy’’ and said, ‘’in Ramadan, Quran and helping the needy should be in the centre of attention and these should be included in the educational programs of the students and their families’’, as reported by press team.

In her meeting with the academic staff and directors of Bent Al-Husa School, Elma Ruth Hurder described internalization of Islam in student as ‘necessary’, as reported by the Press Team.

In order to produce resources in the field of Islamic beliefs to be utilized in the Islamic schools, as well as for answering various questions and doubts about Shiism which are raised by Wahabies in Muslim-denominated regions in China, the book entitled, ‘’Our Beleifs’’ written by ‘’Ayatollah Makrem Shirazi’’ was translated into Chinese in Al-Mustafa School in China and was published on the school’s website.

The graduation ceremony of Ivory Coast students who entered Ma’ad Al-Ilm School in 2007 was held; students’ families and school staff participated in the ceremony.

Mr. Nejad Gerabus, Slovenia’s Mufti, met with Hojat Al-Islam Val Muslemin A’arafi in order to expand religious-Islamic activities.

Al-Mustafa University held the preparatory seminar for the thirteenth Festival of Sheikh Tousi with the theme of ‘Studies on Ashura’ in India. Several of the university and Howzeh lecturers participated in the seminar including Hojat Al-Islam Mahdawipour, representative of the Leader in India, Dr. Mahdawi, representative of Al-Mustafa University, Dr. Dahgahi, head of Iran’s cultural House in India, Professor Aziz-Al-Din Hussein, Professor Shah Muhammad Vasim, Professor Akhtar Al-Wasa’e, and Mulana Rafiq Qasemi, Deputy Head of Islamic Society of India. The event took place in Iran’s Cultural House in India in New Delhi.