{"id":4233,"date":"2025-09-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/?p=4233"},"modified":"2025-09-22T08:35:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T00:35:21","slug":"iium-strengthens-academic-ties-with-russian-delegates-on-islamic-and-comparative-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/iium-strengthens-academic-ties-with-russian-delegates-on-islamic-and-comparative-law\/","title":{"rendered":"IIUM STRENGTHENS ACADEMIC TIES WITH RUSSIAN DELEGATES ON ISLAMIC AND COMPARATIVE LAW"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4233\" class=\"elementor elementor-4233\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a60d32e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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Prof. Dr. Sonny Zulhuda, Covering Legal Adviser, along with Prof. Dr. Ida Madieha Abdul Ghani Azmi (Dean, AIKOL), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Majdah Zawawi (Deputy Dean, Academic, AIKOL), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Yazid Zul Kepli (Deputy Dean, Students and Alumni, AIKOL), Dr. Mohamad Al-Shobake (Head, Department of Islamic Law, AIKOL), and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ashurov Sharofiddin (IIIBF). Officers from OLA, Ms. Aishah Nazura Rosli and Mr. Mohammad Haikal Adnin Mohd Naim, were also in attendance.<\/p><p>The session began with a welcome address by Dr. Sonny, who conveyed greetings on behalf of IIUM Rector, Prof. Emeritus Dato\u2019 Dr. Osman Bakar, and introduced the attendees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d98aa83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d98aa83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-321526f\" data-id=\"321526f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf7870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"faf7870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Picture3-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4236\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Picture3-5.jpg 624w, https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Picture3-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Picture3-5-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53f3b4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53f3b4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-857889c\" data-id=\"857889c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb3063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceb3063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In her remarks, Prof. Khabrieva highlighted Russia\u2019s growing interest in strengthening academic connections with Muslim and Asian communities. 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