RCD organized an intellectual seminar entitled (Socio-Political Dimensions of Contemporary Religious Thought) at its headquarters in the holy city of Najaf in November 26, 2018. Where Prof. Dr. Nazla Jabouri, Chairman of Baghdad Sufism Forum, and Mr. Taleb Issa, Manager of Baghdad Cultural Center, and Prof. Eng. Dr. Muhamad Al-Wadeh, Chairman of Faid Cultural Forum, and Sheik Farhan Al-Saidi, Advisor at RCD, attended the mentioned seminar.

Dr. Nazla Al-Jabouri opened the seminar, explaining the role of Sufism in preventing the social fabric fracturing and maintaining the social and ethical values, emphasizing, through her explanation, the difference of Sufi authorities in terms of their identity, premises and ideals; however, they all pour at the same mouth, which is the spiritual serenity and forgiveness with others as Sufism is a social stand that attracts harmony and accepts diversity and difference.

The rest of thesis of lecturers agreed upon the importance of Sufism in immunizing people and contributing to getting rid of intolerance, spasticity and refine the religious and doctrinal experience, stressing that Sufism is a spiritual experience that lives and germinate in the human conscience not in his mind, namely its rules are not subject to the rules of mind and its premises, which makes it important in the peaceful coexistence that the entire world needs today.

The attendees have asked questions to demystify some things to reach an outcome, which is an important reference of Sufism experience that will be a positive reflection on the social and political life.