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Religious Alterities and Cultural Alterities: Issues of Debate in Islam
Conference given in Beirut on Tuesday 24 May 2022 during the Pluriel congress on the theme “Islam and Otherness”.
Conférence donnée à l’Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth le mardi 24 mai 2022 lors du congrès de “Pluriel” sur le thème “Islam et altérité”.
قُدمت المحاضرة في بيروت يوم الثلاثاء 24 أيار/مايو 2022 في مؤتمر حول موضوع “الإسلام والغيرية”
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The authority of the Ulemas, Glory and misery according to Abdel Jawad Yassin
Conference « Religious Authority in Islam », organised by the Centre for the Study of Cultures and Religions and the Research Unit of the Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy), on 18 and 19 November 2...
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In Islam, why do certain people occupy the center of the scene more than others?
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In Islam, why is it difficult to identify legitimate sources of authority?
Elements of answers to a question studied by the research group on the subject "Authority and regulation in Islam" of the Center for the study of cultures and religions (CECR, UCLy). with Emmanuel...
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The birth of the prophet Muhammad : thematic and literary approach to traditional texts
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The use of the word kitab in the Qur’an and in an ancient Arabic version of the Gospels
Original title : "Le terme kitab dans le Coran et dans une ancienne version arabe des Évangiles" According to A. T. Welch, the Koranic term kitab (Scripture) is one of the most difficult to inte...
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Salafist Islam, despotism and modernity according to Abdel-Jawâd Yassine
Original title : "Islam salafiste, despotisme et modernité d'après Abdel-Jawâd Yassine" The societies of the Middle East remain more marked than elsewhere by the omnipresence of the religious fa...
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Delivered on 21 May 2026 at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) in Rome, this lecture opens the series of conferences marking the institute's centenary (1926-2026). Fr. ...
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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...