IRCICA undertakes activities relating to research, publishing, documentation and information on subjects concerning the Islamic civilisation and Muslim cultures including the history of Muslim nations, history of science, archeology, architecture and urbanism, fine arts and handicrafts, preservation of cultural heritage, and cultural development issues

This collection of Farshchian's works includes not only some of his best-loved works, but also a series of black-and-white drawings that vividly show how the artist's paintings are originally formulated

The materials of the International Inaugural Conference, which was organized by IRCICA with the aim of launching a program to commemorate the fourteen centuries AD since the revelation of the Holy Quran, are presented. The commemorative events took place during 2010-2011 and were organized by the relevant authorities and institutions of the OIC-IRCICA member states, observer states, as well as Muslim unions and associations around the world

The National Vocational Qualifications Framework of Sri Lanka was developed in conformity with the socioeconomic milieu and the needs of the labor market with the participation of industry stakeholders. This publication describes the progress and challenges in developing, implementing, and monitoring this ambitious scheme, with lessons for developing skills qualification frameworks in other countries.

Azerbaijani cuisine is the cooking styles and dishes of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The cuisine is influenced by the country's diversity of agriculture, from abundant grasslands which historically allowed for a culture of pastoralism to develop, as well as to the unique geographical location of the country, which is situated on the crossroads of Europe and Asia with access to the Caspian Sea

The Congress of World and Traditional Religions brings together representatives of various faiths from around the world to discuss important issues related to religion, peace and cooperation

Zoomorphic memorial stones are typical for many regions of Azerbaijan as well as other provinces of South Caucasus and Iran in places historically populated by Azerbaijanis. In spite of fact that zoomorphic monuments were known back in the pre-Islamic epoch, many of these memorial stones are dating back to the XIII-XIX centuries and have the forms of sheep and horse