On Wednesday January 18th, 2016 faculty of Theology hosted Professor Oliver Scharbrodt from Chester University to deliver a speech about "Reason of Absorption of Western Youths into Takfiri groups like ISIS". Before his speech professor Oliver had a meeting with board of directors and some professors of the faculty and observed the capacities of two universities. Professor Oliver reminded reasons for tending Sunni Muslims to Salafi beliefs and inspected changes in Muslims identities during different era while talking about backgrounds of entering Muslims in west and their social status in there. Other aspects of his speech were about role of religious leaders and financial, social and cultural background beside political requirements.
Professor Scharbrodt explained that challenging of Muslim nations after colonial time is aim of extreme Takfiri groups. At the end of the meeting professors and students asked questions and he answered.