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The authoritarian republic. Islam in France and the Republican illusion

Auteur(s) :

• Haoues Seniguer

Publisher’s presentation The logic of suspicion has become the compass of the French state. Since 2015 and the attacks of January and November, the preventive and repressive policy of the Sta...

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Religion and Democracy

Auteur(s) :

• Wolfgang Palaver

"This article addresses mainly two widespread prejudices. The first claims that democracy flourishes only in a Christian culture, the second wants to keep religion out of politics to protect democr...

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Religious Radicalism. The Challenges of an Ill-Defined Concept in Europe

Auteur(s) :

• Mohamed-Ali Mostfa

Ali Mostfa, professor of linguistics and discourse analysis at the Catholic University of Lyon, analyses the semantic shifts about the notion of religious radicalism, particularly since the Septemb...

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Thinking Islam in Europe

Auteur(s) :

• Alberto Fabio Ambrosio

Interview with Alberto F. Ambrosio, dominican friar, professor of Theology and Histpry of Religions at the Luxembourg School of Religion & Society. Reporter : Raphaël Georgy With the collabor...

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Muslim as ‘Other’ in former Yugoslavia

Auteur(s) :

• Cédomir Nestorovic

Balkan Islam, and in particular that of the former Yugoslavia, is plural because of its ethnic diversity. However, the collective perception does not see it that way, due to a double homogenisation...

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Thinking Jihadist Radicalisation: Actors, Theories, Transformations

Auteur(s) :

• Elyamine Settoul

Like many countries, French society is facing the rise of violent radicalisation phenomena with a politico-religious referential. From the factors of jihadist commitment to the processes of disaffi...

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Between Standardization And Otherness: Being A Muslim In The In The French Armed Forces

Auteur(s) :

• Elyamine Settoul

Already present since the colonisation process, the question of Islam within the French army has reappeared strongly with the settling down of the populations resulting from the great waves of indu...

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Protestantism and Islam

Auteur(s) :

• Pierre-Olivier Léchot

How did Martin Luther and John Calvin view Islam? How have Protestant theologians contributed to research on Islam? Pierre-Olivier Léchot, professor of modern history at the Protestant Institute of...

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The field of fatwa production in French: a scene of tough competition between Islamic authorities

Auteur(s) :

• Bénédicte Du Chaffaut

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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The imam, the “priest” of Muslims?

Auteur(s) :

• Benjamin Latouche

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...