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In Memoriam: John L. Esposito (1940-2026)

The scholar of Islam John L. Esposito passed away on 15 July 2026 in Philadelphia, at the age of 86. A leading figure in the study of Islam and in the relationship between religion and international affairs...
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A Swiss Centre for Islam and Society certificate to train chaplains in Muslim spiritual care in public institutions

From January to November 2027, the Swiss Centre for Islam and Society (SCIS) at the University of Fribourg, a partner institution of Pluriel, will offer the third edition of its Certificate of Advanced Stud...
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“Dialogue between Islam and Christianity”: Michel Younès in conversation with Chems-eddine Hafiz

On 4 July 2026, the Great Mosque of Paris released a new episode of “The Rector’s Podcast”: Chems-eddine Hafiz welcomes Michel Younès, General Coordinator of Pluriel and Dean of the Faculty of Theology at t...
22/06/26

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The dialogue between the Islam of the brotherhoods and Catholicism as a contribution to stability in Senegal, by Pierre-Marie Niang OP

The Kircher Network (Jesuit Higher Education in Europe and the Near East) is organising a webinar with Father Pierre-Marie Niang, a Senegalese Dominican, on the role of the dialogue between the Islam of the...
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...
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Does the term “frérisme” clarify or obscure the public debate?

In an op-ed published on May 13, 2026, in the Quebec daily Le Devoir, Mounia Aït Kabboura, a sociologist of Islam, and sociologist Samir Amghar examine the growing use of the word “frérisme” (Brotherhood-is...
21/05/26

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“Islam and Muslims”, by Michel Younès

On Thursday 21 May 2026 at 6:30 pm, the Institut Français de Civilisation Musulmane (IFCM) in Lyon will host a lecture by Michel Younès, Professor of Theology and Islamic Studies at the Catholic University ...
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A new SCIS project on gender justice in Muslim associations in Switzerland

Launched in May 2026, the project “Gender Justice as a Resource for the Participation of Muslims in Switzerland” aims to study gender relations within Muslim associations in Switzerland. It is l...
14/05/26

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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...
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Michel Younès: “Shedding academic light on societal issues is one of Pluriel’s core missions”

Interview. On the occasion of the publication of L’islam et les musulmans. Doctrines, écoles et tendances actuelles (Cerf, 2026), Michel Younès, Professor of Theology at the Université catholique de Lyon an...
to 14/05/26 to 15/05/26

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Conflicts of knowledge: the Arab world in academic narrativities

Update, April 2026: the call for papers closed on 13 February 2026. The final symposium programme is now available: see the programme announcement and Pluriel researchers’ contributions. Call for pape...
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Call for Papers — “Of Priests and Sufis: Revisiting Catholic Scholarship on Islamic Mysticism” (IDEO, Cairo, 6–7 June 2026)

International conference at the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO), Cairo, 6–7 June 2026, within the MSCA Horizon Europe project SEMENSUF – Seminal Sufism in Motion. Coordinated by the Catholic...
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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 ...
to 24/06/25 to 26/06/25

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International Conference “Muslim Chaplaincy. Practice, Research and Recognition”

Switzerland. The Swiss Centre for Islam and Society is organizing an international conference titled “Muslim Chaplaincy: Practices, Research and Recognition” from June 24-26, 2025, at the Univer...
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Diego Sarrió Cucarella, member of Pluriel and specialist in Islamic-Christian dialogue, appointed bishop in Algeria

Saturday, January 25, 2025. Pope Francis has appointed Father Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella as the new bishop of the Diocese of Laghouat-Ghardaïa in Algeria on January 25, 2025. President of the Pontifical I...
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Three contributions by Laurent Basanese in Pro Dialogo 2024/3

The latest issue of Pro Dialogo, the annual journal of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue (Holy See), features three contributions signed Laurent Basanese, Head of Office at the Dicastery and profess...
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Towards a Cosmopolitan Ethics in the Muslim World?

Interview. Saudi researcher Abdulrahman Khalid AlKhunayfir, a postdoctoral fellow at the Dominican Institute of Oriental Studies in Cairo, traces his intellectual journey that led him to study the history o...
17/10/24

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Montreal: “Books in Christian and Muslim Religious Bookstores between Lyon and Montreal: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study of the Offer”

As part of the Jacques Cartier Dialogues 2024 at the University of Montreal, several researchers who are members of Pluriel will participate in a study day on October 17, 2024, focusing on books in Christia...
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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 ...