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Al-Mustafa International University
Al-Mustafa International University. Qom, Iran
Established1979
Location
Qom, Iran
  • Branches in Iran [1]
  • International branches [2]
Websitehttps://miu.ac.ir/

Al-Mustafa International University (MIU) (Template:Lang-ar; Template:Lang-fa, Jam'h-e Almistâfi-ye Al'alâmih) is an international academic, Islamic and university-style seminary institute in Qom, Iran established in 1979. It has international branches and affiliate schools.[1]

International Quran Competition for Students of Islamic Seminary Schools in the university

The university has provided Islamic education to international students (including female scholars) mostly at a graduate level, in a combined seminary and academic format focused on the study of the Comparative Religion, Quran, Hadith, Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic Philosophy and Discourse, Islamic Mysticism, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Education, Management, Persian Language and Literature, and Arabic.[3] It also provides associate degree for French, Korean, Chinese, English, Japanese, Spanish and Russian.

It also provides Sunni Islam and Shia Islam seminary courses in English, Arabic and Persian.[4]

Membership in international organizations

Besides participation in international scientific-cultural forum, Al-Mustafa University is a member of the following international scientific forums and organizations:[5]

History

The university was founded in 1979. The university is headquartered in Tehran but has branches in several other Iranian cities.[3]

On December 8, 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury (under Steven Mnuchin) sanctioned the university for allegedly recruiting students to fight in Syria.[6] [7] The university published a response.[8]

Presidents

Graduates

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "English - History". en.miu.ac.ir. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
  2. ^ "English - branches". Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. ^ a b "Introducing al-Mustafa University - the Islamic Seminar of Qom" – via www.youtube.com.
  4. ^ "English - almustafa international university". en.miu.ac.ir.
  5. ^ "English - Membership In Organizations And Communities". en.miu.ac.ir. Archived from the original on 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  6. ^ "Treasury Sanctions Iran's Envoy in Yemen and University Facilitating Recruitment for Qods Force | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov.
  7. ^ "U.S. Sanctions Put Spotlight On Iran's International Network Of Religious Seminaries". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  8. ^ "Sanctions on Al-Mustafa University Prove 'US Hostility toward Science'". en. December 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "English - News > Message of the rector of Al-Mustafa International University On the beginning of the 1399-1400 (2020-2021) academic year". en.miu.ac.ir. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  10. ^ "Nour Tessie Jørgensen's Responses".



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