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Created in 2014 under the impetus of the Federation of European Catholic Universities, Pluriel<\/em> is the university platform for research on Islam. It aims to foster the link between researchers working on Islam and Islamic-Christian dialogue<\/strong> in relation to Eastern Christians. It also develops exchanges between academics and actors in society<\/strong>, particularly at the level of companies, to decompartmentalize the fields of research on Islam and develop methodological tools capable of avoiding situations of blockage.<\/p>\n\n

<em>Pluriel<\/em> is a scientific research space with an academic and societal dimension. It allows to connect research groups and teacher-researchers with structured research centers. It also promotes collaboration between researchers from European and Middle Eastern universities so that they can mutually benefit from the knowledge and academic approach methods in force.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Today, the network brings together 180 researchers<\/strong><\/a>, 14 active research groups<\/strong><\/a> and is represented in 27 countries<\/strong><\/a>. At the methodological level, the emphasis is on the organization of interdisciplinary working groups that bring together researchers from various institutions around a common theme.<\/p>\n\n

In the process of cross-cultural and interreligious dialogue these encounters are essential, as they contribute to the removal of prejudices. The project is a vital challenge for Europe where millions of Muslims dwell and for the Middle East where millions of Christians live.<\/p>\n\n

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Digital platform<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

The Pluriel website is designed as a portal for information and resources concerning all member research groups and researchers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Information relay:<\/strong> The site informs about news concerning the academic partners. It relays calls for contributions and events organised by partners or when network members are involved.<\/p>\n\n

Available resources:<\/strong> The site also offers a library of resources available online: articles published by members in open access journals or authorized to be shared, presentation of publications, videos of conferences and interviews.<\/p>\n\n

All the scientific content, gathered under the term “Resources”, is indexed by keywords<\/a><\/strong> in order to facilitate thematic navigation.<\/p>\n\n

The Youtube channel<\/strong> gathers the audiovisual productions of the platform: lectures of the congresses, messages of the scientific committee, presentations and retrospectives of the congresses, and since 2021 interviews with member researchers.<\/p>\n\n