
03/06/26
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« 45 Minutes with Lamya Kaddor »: a ZeKK Live Conversation
The Zentrum für Komparative Theologie und Kulturwissenschaften (ZeKK) at the University of Paderborn welcomes Islamic studies scholar and Member of the German Bundestag Lamya Kaddor as part of its online co...
14/05/26
AGENDA
Conflicts of Knowledge: Four Pluriel Researchers at the 93rd Acfas Congress (Trois-Rivières, 14 May 2026)
Trois-Rivières, Canada, 14 May 2026. Four Pluriel member researchers will take part in the symposium “Conflicts of Knowledge: The Arab World in Academic Narrativities”, held within the 93rd Cong...
CALL FOR PAPER
Call for Papers: The Abu Dhabi Declaration and New Forms of Citizenship
Call for Papers. The Research Center on Religions, Law and Economies in the Mediterranean Area (REDESM) at the University of Insubria, in collaboration with the PLURIEL network and the Anawati Chair at the ...
NEWS
Recruitment: Associate Professor Position in Modern and Contemporary Islamic Political and Religious Thought at ENS Lyon
The École Normale Supérieure de Lyon is opening a position for an Associate Professor (M/F) specialized in “Political and Religious Thought in Modern and Contemporary Islam” as part of its 2025 ...
01/04/25
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The Abu Dhabi Declaration on Human Fraternity: A Counter-Model for Interreligious Dialogue?
Lyon, France. On Tuesday, April 1st 2025 at 6:30 PM, the Catholic University of Lyon welcomes Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, Archbishop of Algiers, for a conference entitled “The Abu Dhabi Declaration on H...
NEWS
“Mediterranean, Religions and Societies”: a pioneering chair to bring the two shores of the Mediterranean closer together
Rome – For the first time in its history, the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) is pleased to welcome a university chair entitled “Mediterranean, Religions and Societie...
AGENDA
Conference “Islam, Authoritarianism and Underdevelopment” in Paris with Ahmed T. Kuru
Presentation and discussion with Ahmed T. Kuru on the occasion of the French translation of his book Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment (Fenêtres editions, 2024), on October 9, 2024, at 6 PM, at ...
to 15/07/25 to 23/07/25
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Cairo: Registration Open for 2025 Summer School “Citizenship and Religious Pluralism”
As part of the Anawati Chair “Combating Religious Extremism through Interfaith Dialogue”, the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo, in partnership with the University of Insubria (V...
to 28/11/22 to 30/11/22
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Radicalisation leading to violence in the name of Islam: for a France-Quebec referential | EJC 2022
The 34th Entretiens Jacques Cartier will take place in Quebec from 28 to 30 November 2022. A group of Canadian and French researchers will hold a one-day conference on the theme of radicalisation studies. A...
to 02/12/21 to 03/12/21
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International conference “Religion, State, and Law”
Les 2 et 3 décembre 2021, l’Université de Graz accueille le colloque international “Religion, État et droit : Défis nationaux, transnationaux et internationaux”. Il est organisée par la Fa...
NEWS
‘Islamophobia’ in Spain ?
The Bridge Initiative is a project led by Georgetown University that focuses on the problem of ‘Islamophobia’ in the world. Its ‘Islamophobia Resource Center’ (IRC) is a tool for academics and researchers, ...
DEADLINE : 01/11/21
CALL FOR PAPER
[Postponed] IFCU Symposium / Preparing for the COVID-19 World
Postponed to an unspecified date Symposium organized by the International federation of catholic Universities.–> Postponed to an unspecified date. The covid 19 pandemic has been a major crisis of w...
to 24/09/21 to 19/10/21
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PriMED Webinars : Religion, Law and Economy in the Mediterranean Space
The PriMED Project, in partnership with the Research Centre “Religion, Law and Economics in the Mediterranean Space” (REDESM, University of Insubria) are organising a new online conference progr...
NEWS
The videos of the webinar ‘Islam and Otherness – Focus Lebanon’ are available
The opening webinar of the 3rd international congress of the PLURIEL network was held on 13 April 2021 on the theme “Islam and Otherness with a focus on the Lebanese experience. The replay has been or...
to 14/04/21 to 26/05/21
AGENDA
Webinars on the prevention of religious radicalisation
The Research Centre “Religions, Rights and Economy in the Mediterranean Area” (REDESM), based at the Università degli Studi dell’Insubria in cooperation with the PriMED project to prevent ...
13/04/21
AGENDA
Webinar ‘Islam & Otherness – Focus Lebanon’ April 13th, 2021
To open the 3rd International Congress of PLURIEL, which will exceptionally extend over two years, we are offering a one-afternoon webinar on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The jurist Raja...
to 07/05/20 to 08/05/20
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[Covid-19 – Annulé] Acteurs religieux dans le monde arabe actuel : rôles, prises de position, rapports de force, impacts et enjeux
Le 88ème Congrès ACFAS n'aura pas lieu.
Islam and Otherness: Contextualizations, Transformations, and Influences
From a cross-section of dogmas, discourses, doctrines and reference texts, the contributions aim to examine, from a specific angle of approach (philosophical, theological, political, religious, anthropologi...
HIWAR – Building bridges with Islam (Madrid)
Project HIWAR was conceived on the grounds of a group of researchers from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas that had the committed dedication to converse, get closer to and build bridges with Islam. Makin...
Authority and Regulation in Islam (Lyon)
After a research programme on religious, Islamic and Biblical fundamentalism, and a deconstructivist approach to fundamentalism, we thought it was important to approach the notion of authority in link with ...
Najam Abbas
Senior Researcher about Central Asia at Ismaili Center, Aga Khan University
Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
Docteur en science politique, spécialiste du salafisme, du jihadisme et de l’islamisme contemporains
Mohamed Gamal Ali
Research Assistant in Human Rights and Political Science. PhD Student in Political Science at Cairo University.
Stefano Allievi
Professor of Sociology and Social Pluralism and Cultural Conflict, University of Padua
Alam Anwar
Professor of Political Science and International Relations
Janusz Balicki
Professor of cultural Integration of Muslim Immigrants in EU – Card. Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
Michele Brignone
Executive Director of the Oasis Foundation, Professor at the Catholic University of Milan
Patrice Brodeur
Expert en études islamiques et religions abrahamiques comparées
Flavia Cortelezzi
Maître de conférence en économie politique, Université d’Insubrie, Italie
Marco Demichelis
Researcher in Islamic studies and history of the Middle East
Amina Drhimeur
Doctorante en science politique à Sciences Po Lyon
John L. Esposito
Professeur de religion et affaires internationales et d’islamologie
Antoine Fleyfel
Director of the Institut Chrétiens d’Orient, Paris. Professor of Philosophy and Theology, Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth
Julien Fragnon
Associate researcher at the research unit Triangle UMR 5206 and teacher at the Institute of Political Science in Lyon
Nasser Suleiman Gabryel
Doctor in political science, lecturer and researcher at the Institut Catholique de Paris, Director of research at the Institut Montpensier.
Mohammed Hashas
Faculty Member, Department of Political Science, Luiss University of Rome
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
Professor of Political Science and Crown Chair in Middle East Studies
Janos Jany
Head of the Institute of International Studies, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest
Asli Karaca
Visiting Assistant Professor at Al-Quds Bard College, Al-Quds University, Palestine
Karim Kardady
Candidate for the doctoral program in Applied Human Sciences, University of Montreal
Jinan Limam
Associate Professor in Public Law at the Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences in Tunis
Fouad Gehad Marei
Research Fellow at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies at Lund University
Sarah Marusek
Research fellow in international relations
Giulia Mezzetti
Researcher at the ISMU Foundation’s Religions Department
Alberto Priego Moreno
Associate Professor
Eider Muniategi-Azkona
Professor of Social and Political Sciences
Cédomir Nestorovic
Professor of Geopolitics and Islamic Business at ESSEC Business School, Singapore
Abderrahim El Omari
Professor of Islam, Democracy and Civil Society – Hassan I University, Settat.
Mohamed Ourya
Chargé de cours à l’École de Politique Appliquée de l’Université de Sherbrooke.
Henar Pizzaro
Full Professor (Psicology), Comillas University
Hélène Rey
Thomas Richard
Associate Researcher, Political Science, History of Arts, Université Clermont-Auvergne, France
Mariana Rosca
Candidate in the PhD program ‘Human Rights: Ethical, Social and Political Challenges’, University of Deusto, Bilbao
Wael Saleh
Professeur associé à l’Institut d’études internationales de Montréal (IEIM), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
Haoues Seniguer
Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Science Po Lyon
Elyamine Settoul
Lecturer at the Conservatoire National des arts et métiers in Paris
Olga Torres
Researcher in Arabic and Islamic Studies, Vice-Rector for Research, University of Seville
Stéphane Valter
Professor
Lucciano Zaccara
Assistant Professor Qatar University, Center for Gulf Studies
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Interreligious Dialogue and Ethnic Nationalisms in the Balkans
At the invitation of PISAI (Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Rome) and Georgetown University, Ahmet Alibašić, professor of Islamic civilization at the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Saraj...
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Islam and Fraternity: Impact and Prospects of the Abu Dhabi Declaration
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God Is with Us: How Islam and Judaism Justify Violence
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Sayyid Qutb. Architect of Radical Islamism
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Muslim worship in France: is the State-led reorganization underway?
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The Return of Turbans. Al-Azhar’s Presence in Egyptian Society
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Islam in Europe or European Islam?
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Freedom of conscience, a contested yet resilient right
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Speaking freely in Islam
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Religious minorities between the Mediterranean shores: a study of the status of religious minorities in the Mediterranean context (REMiMEsO) – Final Report
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Revival and Dynamics of Islamic Studies in Europe
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Study program “Islam and Christian-Muslim Encounters”
The Sankt Georgen University of Applied Sciences offers students of Catholic theology and philosophy as well as guest and second students an introduction to Islam with a view to Christian-Muslim encounters....
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University degree ‘Religions and Medias’
The role of the media is not only to report the news, but rather to help form and direct public opinion, create issues, communicate and dialogue between individuals, groups and peoples. This training comes ...
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University degree “Religion, freedom of religion, secularization (laïcité)”
University degree jointly delivered by the University of Lyon 3 and the Catholic University of Lyon, in partnership with the French Institute of Muslim Civilization and the Conseil Régional du Culte Musulma...
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University Diploma Interculturality, Secularism, Religions
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