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“Les religions à l’épreuve de la liberté d’expression”: presentation of the book in Paris

On 23 January 2024, the “CONFLUENCE Sciences et Humanités” research unit at the Catholic University of Lyon organised, in conjunction with the Vrin philosophy bookshop in Paris, a presentation of the collective work Les religions à l’épreuve de la liberté d’expression, edited by Michel Younès, alongside Dominique Avon (École pratique des hautes études) and Valentine Zuber (École pratique des hautes études), in partnership with Pluriel.

Contributors to this volume: M. Chaïeb, J-Cl. Angoula,Y. Fresnais; J. Hagerman, J. Humbert, A. Mostfa, V. Messi, D. Sicard and V. Zuber.

Le 23 janvier 2024, l’Unité de recherche “CONFLUENCE Sciences et Humanités” de l’Université catholique de Lyon a organisé, avec la librairie philosophie Vrin à Paris, une présentation de l’ouvrage collectif Les religions à l’épreuve de la liberté d’expression, sous la direction de Michel Younès, aux côtés de Dominique Avon (École pratique des hautes études) et Valentine Zuber (École pratique des hautes études), en partenariat avec Pluriel.

Ont contribué à ce volume : M. Chaïeb, J-Cl. Angoula,Y. Fresnais; J. Hagerman, J. Humbert, A. Mostfa, V. Messi, D. Sicard et V. Zuber.

في 23 يناير 2024، نظمت وحدة البحث “تقاطع العلوم والإنسانيات” التابعة للجامعة الكاثوليكية في ليون، بالتعاون مع مكتبة الفلسفة Vrin في باريس، عرضاً للمؤلف الجماعي “الأديان في مواجهة حرية التعبير” تحت إشراف ميشال يونس، بمشاركة دومينيك أفون (المدرسة العملية للدراسات العليا) وفالنتين زوبر (المدرسة العملية للدراسات العليا)، وذلك بشراكة مع Pluriel.

ساهم في هذا المجلد: السيد شايب، ج-كل. أنجولا، ي. فرينيه؛ ج. هاجرمان، ج. هومبرت، أ. مصطفى، في. ميسي، د. سيكار وفي. زوبر.

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