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    In this issue
- The Eleventh Islamic Summit held in Dakar, Republic of Senegal: a conference of historic importance
 - H.E. Prof. Maître Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal, visited IRCICA (20 February 2008)
 - Visit of H.E. President Omar al-Bashir, President of the Republic of The Sudan, to IRCICA (23 January 2008)
 - “The Second Constitutional Period/ Meşrutiyet of the Ottoman State on its Centenary” Congress held in Istanbul, 7-10 May 2008
 - Symposium on “The Role of Cultural Exchanges in Promoting Cultural Relations” held at IRCICA, 9-10 April 2008
 - Donation by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and
Ruler of Dubai, to digitize the IRCICA Library at Yıldız Palace - Visit of H.E. Mr. Ertuğrul Günay, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, to IRCICA (4 February 2008)
 
IRCICA Activities
- Academic workshop held within the framework of “Al-Quds 2015” Architectural Program
 - Participation in the inauguration of “Damascus Arab Capital of Culture 2008”
 - Third Congress on “Islamic Civilisation in Volga-Ural Region” in Ufa, Bashcortostan this year
 - International Congress on “Islamic Civilisation in South Asia” to be held in Dhaka, People’s Republic of Bangladesh
 - International Congress on “The Maghreb and Western Mediterranean during the Ottoman Period”
to be held in Rabat - Development of cooperation with various countries