Pluriel

University platform for research on Islam

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Federation
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2016

Europe challenged by the Middle East conflict

First International Congress of the University Platform on Islam in Europe and Lebanon (PLURIEL): geopolitical axis

Speaker: Jaume Flaquer, professor of interreligious dialogue at the Faculty of Theology of Catalonia, Spain

Premier congrès international de la Plateforme universitaire de uecherche sur l’Islam en Europe et au Liban (PLURIEL) : axe géopolitique

Intervenant : Jaume Flaquer, professeur de dialogue interreligieux à la Faculté de Théologie de Catalogne, Espagne

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