17 August, 2016 Ph.D. in Economics Renat Bekkin deliveredhad a lecture titled "Islam in Russia."

On 17 August , 2016 thea Lleading Rresearcher of the Institute for African Studies RAS, Ph.D. (in Econ.)omics Renat Bekkin delivered had a lecture titled "Islam in Russia" at the Ssummer Sschool for Islamic Sstudies "Muslims in Europe: Challenges to Pluralism", organized by the International Institute of Islamic Thought in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The lecture was devoted to the history of Islam in Russia and generatedaroused great interest among the audience.
During his visit to Sarajevo Dr. Renat Bekkin had a meeting with Professor Ahmet Alibachich, the Ddirector of the Advanced Research Сcenter of the International University of Sarajevo.