More than 150 students have enrolled at the Prince Naif Department for Islamic Studies at Moscow University for the session 2012-2013, including 32 listed in Qur’anic sciences, 24 in ethics and 31 in Islamic cultural studies.
The Department offers four specialized subjects related to the Arabic language and Islamic studies within the College of Philosophy at the university.
The Arabic language degree has 64 students, with eight first-year, 12 second-year and 16 third-year students, while 16 have enrolled in Qur’anic interpretation and 12 in Islamic jurisprudence.
The department has also offered its programs to other institutes, including colleges teaching art, history, journalism, social sciences, foreign languages and translation.
As a result, 22 have registered in Qur’anic Sciences and 20 in Arabic-Islamic culture.
In addition, 250 students are in their third academic year, studying Arabic at the Prince Naif Department for Islamic Studies.
Some 230 students are in their first year and 120 in their third year, studying Qur’anic interpretation, the Prophet’s biography, jurisprudence, Islamic and Arab culture, the history of Islamic States and Hadith. Statistics show that the department has 450 students.
The Arabic language and Islamic studies is also broadcast through radio on the Islamic wavelength from Moscow Radio.
Saudis enroll for Arabic, Islamic sciences at Moscow University
Saudis enroll for Arabic, Islamic sciences at Moscow University
Saudi mine-clearance project in Yemen destroys 4,235 explosive devices in a day
- Project Masam aims to rid Yemen of all mines to help ensure the highest standards of safety and security for the Yemeni people
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam cleared 4,235 mines, unexploded ordnance and other explosive devices in a single day from Bab Al-Mandab region in southwestern Yemen, as part of its mission to protect civilians.
Osama Al-Gosaibi, the project’s director general, said it aims to rid Yemen of all mines to help ensure the highest standards of safety and security for the Yemeni people.
On Wednesday, the project’s teams destroyed 33 anti-tank mines, 31 anti-personnel mines, 86 miscellaneous shells, 2,750 assorted rounds, 1,291 breakers and valves used in devices, 12 grenades, two Katyusha rockets, a missile, 15 shell arrows, and 14 other explosive devices.
Masam’s teams are tasked with clearing villages, roads and areas around schools to facilitate the safe movement of civilians and delivery of humanitarian aid.
The project trains local people to become demining engineers, provides them with modern equipment to do the job, and also offers support to Yemenis injured by explosive devices.
