The fourth preparatory meeting for the scientific conference of the Arbaeen visit scheduled to be held in 2025 was held at the Center for Urban and Regional Planning for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Baghdad, in the presence of a delegation from the Karbala Center for Studies and Research headed by Abdul Amir Al-Quraishi, where they were received by the Dean of the Center, Professor Dr. Karim Hassan Alwan. The meeting discussed the administrative requirements of the conference, in addition to the logistical preparations in terms of forming committees, invitations, invited delegations, etc.
The Karbala delegation presented a marble shield from the shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in appreciation of the efforts of the Urban Planning Center in its cooperation to make the conference a success. The advisory delegation of the Karbala Center also met with the President of the University of Baghdad, Professor Dr. Baha Ibrahim Insaf, and the Scientific Assistant, Professor Dr. Suhail Najm Abdullah, in addition to the Administrative Assistant, Assistant Professor Dr. Amir Faisal Abdul Amir, to shed light on the performance of the Baghdad and Karbala committees to prepare the conference.
It is noteworthy that the presidency of the University of Baghdad expressed its support for the efforts of the committees to present a distinguished version of the Ninth International Conference on the Pilgrimage of Arbaeen with effective research participations from all disciplines to consolidate the human and social values of the Pilgrimage of Arbaeen on the one hand, and to provide the best services to the millions of crowds using modern techniques and technology on the other hand, with the establishment of a large exhibition on the sidelines of the conference for scientific and artistic products and photographs that embody the revolution of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, and allocating a place for engineering models that simulate the future vision of the holy Karbala and the path of visitors in the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. It is noteworthy that the President of the University of Baghdad stressed the necessity of conveying a bright image to the world of the moral values and unparalleled humanitarian works and activities that the Pilgrimage carries, stressing the activation of a memorandum of understanding and cooperation between the University of Baghdad and the Karbala Center for Studies and Research concerned with students, research studies and volunteer work in this regard.
