The Vienna-Qom Circle for Catholic-Shi’a Dialogue on Religion, Philosophy and Political Theory (ViQo Circle) is a group of scholars founded by Sheikh Dr. Taher Amini Golestani of Qom, Iran and Dr. Christian Machek of Vienna, Austria. After organizing conferences in Qom (2014) and Vienna (2016), they decided to formally found ViQo as circle that brings together Christian and Muslim scholars to exchange ideas and develop friendships. The intention is to have a conference every two years, alternating between Iran and Europe, and to increase the exchange of ideas and papers between conferences on the ViQo Website.
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Statement Regarding Current Events
The ViQo Circle strongly condemns the unjust war of aggression against Iran and the assassination of His Eminence Imam Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran, and…
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2024 ViQo Conference Takes Place in Austria
Introduction The Vienna-Qom Circle for Catholic-Shi’a Dialogue on Religion, Philosophy and Political Theory (ViQo Circle) brings together Christian scholars from Europe and Muslim scholars from…
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Conference: Religion and Political Justice in Shi’a and Catholic Thought, July 19th -21st, 2024
Critics of religion often see it as an obstacle to political justice, as “opium for the people” that prevents them from rebelling against unjust exploitation,…
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Webinar: Commemoration of Historical Meeting of Grand Ayatullah Seyed Ali Sistani and His Holiness Pope Francis
On February 28th, 2022, the International Institute for Peace and Religions, Qom, Iran and the ViQo Circle held a Webinar on Islamic-Christian Dialogue with a…
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