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REDESM at the Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion

On 30 June 2026, as part of the ninth annual conference of the European Academy of Religion (EuARe), held at LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, the REDESM research centre, a partner institution of Plurie...

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Wasim Salman in Rome: Citizenship and Religious Minorities According to al-Azhar

On 25 and 26 June 2026, Wasim Salman, President of PISAI, took part in Rome in the workshop Religious Humanisms, Inclusive Citizenship and Democracy, organised by the University of Notre Dame Rome, together...

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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Dominique Avon: “Hezbollah, the History of an Armed Organisation”

On 25 March 2026, historian Dominique Avon was a guest on Le Cours de l’histoire on France Culture for an episode in the series Guerre au Moyen-Orient, l’histoire pour comprendre, hosted by Xavi...

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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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 ...

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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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...

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“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...

04/11/24

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Webinar “Religions and Public Order: Challenges of Pluralism and Constitutional Identity”

“Public Order of Religions” is the title of the seminar scheduled for Monday 4 November from 2:30 to 4:30 pm at the University of Insubria, in Como (Via Sant’Abbondio 12). The event is org...

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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 ...

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...

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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, ...

DEADLINE : 01/11/21

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[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...

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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

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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

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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 ...

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Wael Saleh: “Recognising Without Confining, to Better ‘De-other’ the Public Debate”

• Wael Saleh

In an op-ed published on 20 July 2026 by Le Devoir, Wael Saleh, a member of the scientific committee of Pluriel, puts forward a new concept for contemporary democratic debate: “de-othering” (in ...

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The Muslim Brotherhood in International Relations: Roles and Outcomes

• Wael Saleh

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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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Managing Religious Diversity in Italy: Law, Policy, and Practice in a Pluralist Era

• Alessandro Ferrari

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Islam and Fraternity: Impact and Prospects of the Abu Dhabi Declaration

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Sayyid Qutb. Architect of Radical Islamism

• Mounia Ait Kabboura

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God Is with Us: How Islam and Judaism Justify Violence

• Haoues Seniguer

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Al-Azhar and Politics in Egypt in the Post-Arab Spring: Al-Azhar’s Position within State-Society Relations (2011-2021)

• Mohamed Gamal Ali

Presentation This chapter analyses the transformations of al-Azhar’s position within state-society relations in Egypt, from the 2011 revolution to 2021. A centuries-old religious institution, al-Azhar...

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“The Momentum of Rights? Legislative Changes and Democratizing Narratives in Morocco after the ‘Arab Springs’”, by Juan Antonio Macías Amoretti and Laura Mijares

• Juan Macias Amoretti

In the journal Intus-Legere Historia (2025), Juan Antonio Macías Amoretti, professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Granada, and Laura Mijares (Complutense University of Madrid) introduc...

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“Press Laws in Morocco: An Ideological Analysis of the Democratic (Counter)Narratives”, by Juan Antonio Macías Amoretti

• Juan Macias Amoretti

In the journal Intus-Legere Historia (2025), Juan Antonio Macías Amoretti, professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Granada, analyses the press laws adopted in Morocco after the February...

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The Politics of Family Laws in Egypt and Tunisia: A Comparative Study of State-Religion Relations

• Mohamed Gamal Ali

Abstract Egypt and Tunisia share many historical, cultural and political commonalities, yet their state-religion arrangements differ markedly, particularly regarding the scope of religious reference in fami...

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Religious minorities and spiritual assistance. Reflections on the project “Atlas of religious or belief minority rights” in the European Union

• Ilaria Valenzi

Abstract Developed within the multilevel system of legal sources, the category of “religious minority” takes on particular significance within the European Union, where a shared system of protec...

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Master in Middle-Eastern Studies

The Master in Middle Eastern Studies – MIMES is tailored for graduates of various disciplines and backgrounds, who are interested in obtaining a better knowledge of the Middle East region, taking into...

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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

The training “Interculturality, secularity, religions”, created in 2008 within the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the Institut Catholique de Paris, in partnership with the Central Of...