Geopolitics of religions
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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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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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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...
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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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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 ...
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to 18/03/22 to 19/03/22
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“Religions and Nationalisms” — ISTR Symposium
The Institute of Science and Theology of Religions (ISTR) of the Institut catholique de Paris is organising a symposium to understand and analyse the rise of “religious nationalism”. Born in Eur...
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‘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, ...
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Pierre Afouda Adimi
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Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
Docteur en science politique, spécialiste du salafisme, du jihadisme et de l’islamisme contemporains
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John L. Esposito
Professeur de religion et affaires internationales et d’islamologie
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Antoine Fleyfel
Professeur de philosophie et de théologie. Directeur de l’Institut Chrétiens d’Orient.
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Renee Hattar
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Cédomir Nestorovic
Professeur de géopolitique et de commerce islamique à l’ESSEC Business School, Singapour
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Hélène Rey
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Haoues Seniguer
Professeur des universités à l’Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 ; chercheur associé au laboratoire Triangle (CNRS / ENS de Lyon)
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Opening address of the Cordoba congress
- Michel Younès
On Tuesday 10 February 2026 in Cordoba, Michel Younès, general coordinator of Pluriel and dean of the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy), delivered the opening address of the plat...
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God Is with Us: How Islam and Judaism Justify Violence
- Haoues Seniguer
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Inaugural Lecture for the Chair in Mediterranean Studies, Religions and Societies
- Dominique Avon
Lecture given by Professor Dominique Avon on October 13, 2025, at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI).
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article
Muslim worship in France: is the State-led reorganization underway?
- Mohamed-Ali Mostfa
In this article published on February 26, 2025, on The Conversation, Ali Mostfa analyzes the evolution of the Forum of Islam in France (Forif), created in 2022 to replace the French Council of Muslim Worshi...
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The Return of Turbans. Al-Azhar’s Presence in Egyptian Society
- Mohamed Gamal Ali
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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
- Alessandro Ferrari
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Women, Agency and Religion: Social and Legal Issues in the Mediterranean Public Space
- Leïla Tauil
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Revival and Dynamics of Islamic Studies in Europe
- Michel Younès
- Emmanuel Pisani
- Cédric Baylocq
- Zohra Aziadé Zemirli
- Michele Brignone
- Haoues Seniguer
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Salafist Movements in Europe: Between Local and Transnational Mobilizations
- Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
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From Transnational Islamic Movements to Individual Religiosity: the Crisis of Religious Authority in Western European Muslim Communities
- Baptiste Brodard
Islam has evolved in form over recent decades in Western European countries, where its lack of institutionalization and official representation allow different ideological trends, movements, and religious o...
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Islamochristiana Journal 49 (2024): “Maurice Borrmans and Mohamed Talbi: From Friendship to Rupture”
- David Marshall
- Diego Sarrió Cucarella
- Rémi Caucanas
- Michel Younès
- Geneviève Gobillot
- Florence Javel
- Yosra Garmi
- Tobias Specker
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Islamists and international relations
- Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
Full title of the conference: “Islamists and International Relations. What worldview? What diplomatic practices? Emergence, evolution and amendment of a culturalist and antagonistic theory of world sp...