An international forum titled “Islamic and Traditional Medicine, Basis of Health” will be held in Aligarh, India.
According
to the website of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, the Aligrah
Muslim University will host the international event on December 3-4.
In
a meeting with Mohammad Ali Rabbani, Iranian cultural attaché in India, Farasat
Ali, Dean of the Pharmacology Faculty of the university asked for the
participation of Iranian scholars at the international forum.
Stressing
the importance of traditional medicine and the role of Iran in this field, the
Indian figure expressed hope that scientific papers to be presented by Iranian
researchers at the forum will help pave the way for the development of the
Islamic traditional medicine.
The
Iranian cultural representative, for his part, elaborated on the role of
Iranian intellectuals in the establishment and promotion of this kind of
medicine and highlighed the approaches and policies of Iranian academic centers
in this respect.
He
added that the study of traditional medicine based on Islamic sources,
particularly Avicenna’s works, would provide a good opportunity for academic
cooperation between the two countries.
Source:
IQNA News Agency