Bogdana Todorova is a researcher in the Philosophy of Religion (Islam), Professor, DSc, Deputy Director of the Institute оf Philosophy and Sociology, BAS. Head of Department “Social theories, strategies and prognoses” (2015 – until now) and “Philosophy of Religion”. Head of the Network of international experts of Religion on the Balkans. Author of 6 books dedicated to the Objectification of Islam, The Islamic factor in Bulgaria and Europe, Jihad vs Ijtihad, The role of Islam in Azerbaijan, The position of Unity in the political thought of Imam Khomeini and more than 200 articles in the international and national journals. Editor of the periodical Review, “The Balkans as Reality”, in English and a member of the editorial board of a few international journals. UNESCO Award for a project (2005). Expert at the Directorate for Religions of the Council of Ministers and the Council for Criminology.