Why does Iran hold international unity summit each year?

International Quds summit held at Imam Khomeini shrine

An international summit titled “al-Quds, as first Qibla” has been held at the holy mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in the Iranian capital, Tehran. The gathering was attended by intellectuals from seminaries and universities and political figures and activists.

Leader says unipolar world order losing legitimacy, calls for Muslim unity

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the unipolar world order in which one or two states impose their will on other countries is no longer accepted.

Imam Khomeini inspired unity among Muslims

In order to fulfill the great ideals of Imam Khomeini, the Islamic Republic organizes an international unity confab in Tehran each year.

36th Islamic Unity Conference kicks off to discuss strategies to global peace

Following the announcement of the week of unity by the founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, and based on the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to strengthen unity among Muslims, it was decided to hold the International Islamic Unity Conference.

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Scholars' views participating at 35th Islamic unity conference in Tehran

Every year millions of Muslims across the planet celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Sunni and Shia denominations celebrate this event on two different dates within the same week. The interval between these two dates is annually commemorated as the Islamic Unity Week.

The foreign guests attending international unity summit meet the leader of the Islamic Revolution