22 June 2026
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 brotherhoods and Catholicism in Senegal’s stability.
A doctor of systematic theology from the Catholic University of West Africa (UCAO, Abidjan), with a specialisation in Christian-Muslim dialogue, Pierre-Marie Niang is the founder and director of the Centre for Christian-Muslim Dialogue at Saint Dominic Parish in Dakar. He draws on his field experience to explore how the coexistence between Muslim brotherhoods and the Christian minority contributes to the country’s social cohesion.
- Date: Monday 22 June 2026, 5:00 pm (Paris time)
- Format: online webinar, open to all
- Registration: by email at assistanthestl.kirchernetwork@gmail.com or via the online form
Le réseau Kircher (Jesuit Higher Education in Europe and the Near East) organise un webinaire avec le frère Pierre-Marie Niang, dominicain sénégalais, sur le rôle du dialogue entre l’islam confrérique et le catholicisme dans la stabilité du Sénégal.
Docteur en théologie systématique de l’Université catholique de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (UCAO, Abidjan), avec une spécialisation en dialogue islamo-chrétien, Pierre-Marie Niang est le fondateur et directeur du Centre de dialogue islamo-chrétien de la paroisse Saint-Dominique de Dakar. Il s’appuie sur sa pratique de terrain pour explorer la manière dont la coexistence entre confréries musulmanes et minorité chrétienne contribue à la cohésion sociale du pays.
- Date : lundi 22 juin 2026, 17h00 (heure de Paris)
- Modalité : webinaire en ligne, ouvert à tous
- Inscription : par courriel à assistanthestl.kirchernetwork@gmail.com ou via le formulaire en ligne
إنّ شبكة كيرشر (Kircher — التعليم العالي اليسوعيّ في أوروبا والشرق الأدنى) تُنظّم ندوةً إلكترونيّة يستضيف فيها الأبُ بيار-ماري نيانغ، الراهبُ الدومينيكانيّ السنغاليّ، مسألةَ دور الحوار بين الإسلام الطُّرُقيّ والكاثوليكيّة في إرساء استقرار السنغال.
لقد حصل بيار-ماري نيانغ على الدكتوراه في اللاهوت النظاميّ من الجامعة الكاثوليكيّة لغرب إفريقيا (UCAO، أبيدجان)، باختصاص الحوار الإسلاميّ-المسيحيّ، وهو مؤسّس مركز الحوار الإسلاميّ-المسيحيّ في رعيّة القدّيس دومينيك بمدينة داكار ومديرُه. ويستند إلى خبرته الميدانيّة في استجلاء كيفيّة إسهام التعايش بين الطرق الصوفيّة المسلمة والأقليّة المسيحيّة في نسج التماسك الاجتماعيّ للبلاد.
- التاريخ: الاثنين 22 يونيو 2026، الساعة 17:00 (بتوقيت باريس)
- الشكل: ندوة إلكترونية مفتوحة للجميع
- التسجيل: عبر البريد الإلكتروني assistanthestl.kirchernetwork@gmail.com أو عبر الاستمارة الإلكترونية
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