Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University hosts international symposium on universal values

Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University (BŞEÜ) hosted an international symposium titled ‘Universal Values System in Today's World: Nature, Foundation, and Problems of Transfer to Life’. The event was organized by the BŞEÜ Faculty of Theology in collaboration with the Menaratü'l-Fikr International Research Foundation and Abdelmalek Essaâdi University from Morocco.

A total of 64 scientific papers were presented, consisting of 35 in Arabic and 29 in Turkish. The symposium brought together academics from 11 countries, including Turkey, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Algeria, Iraq, Yemen, and Egypt.

Discussions focused on the current crisis of values, the universal principles of Islamic civilization, and the implementation of values in social life. Additional sessions held via Zoom addressed contemporary issues such as values in the age of artificial intelligence, prophetic ethics, combating misinformation, and legal and social ethical matters.