TEHRAN (IQNA) – The American public had been tired of the war in Afghanistan and the country was not strategically central to US vital interests, a university professor said about the reasons why Washington decided to withdraw from Afghanistan.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The aim of Imam Hussein’s (AS) uprising was to reestablish Islamic values, the faith itself and the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH) as it was established through the Constitution of Medina, a Lebanese scholar said.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An Indonesian Muslim said the slaughtering of a sacrificial animal on Eid al-Adha symbolizes slaughtering the animalistic characteristics of humans for the sake of the growth and development of their excellent qualities.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iran and the United States will eventually strike a deal, a George Washington University professor said of the ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and world powers.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Russian scholar and translator of Nahj al-Balagha and Sahifeh Sajjadieh into the Russian language said the two books are part of the rich Islamic heritage.  

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A historian who teaches at Stanford University described the US project in Afghanistan as an immense failure.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Myanmar’s Muslims are vulnerable after the coup in the country and the fall of the Aung San Suu Kyi government a scholar said.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Hollywood does not believe there is a marketplace for films about Islam, or at least one sufficiently large enough to merit the investment, a scholar said.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Malaysian scholar said Dr Ali Shariati’s legacy and his thought are relevant until today.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The UN court’s move to uphold the life sentence for former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic is not going to change anything in the Balkans, a university scholar said.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – It now looks likely that a coalition government will be formed in Israel, but it won’t be a stable one, a professor of international relations said.