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Photos and videos. Pluriel held its fifth international congress in Córdoba from 10 to 14 February 2026 on the theme “Ethics and Aesthetics in the Islamic Heritage”. Following the inaugural evening in the presence of representatives of Loyola University, the city, the diocese, the cathedral chapter and the Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, as well as Ghaleb Bencheikh, President of the Foundation for Islam in France, 47 researchers from 29 universities, 14 countries and 4 continents presented their papers. The videos are being progressively made available on this site and on Pluriel’s YouTube channel.

Photos et vidéos. Pluriel a tenu son cinquième congrès international à Cordoue du 10 au 14 février 2026 sur le thème “Éthique et esthétique dans le patrimoine islamique”. Après la soirée inaugurale en présence des représentants de l’université Loyola, de la ville, du diocèse, du chapitre de la cathédrale et du dicastère du Vatican pour le dialogue interreligieux, ainsi que Ghaleb Bencheikh, président de la Fondation pour l’islam de France, pour la conférence inaugurale, 47 chercheurs venant de 29 institutions universitaires, 14 pays et 4 continents ont présenté leur communication. Les vidéos sont progressivement mises en ligne sur ce site et la chaîne YouTube de Pluriel.

صور وفيديوهات. أقامت Pluriel مؤتمرها الدولي الخامس في قرطبة من 10 إلى 14 فبراير 2026 تحت شعار «الأخلاق والجمال في التراث الإسلامي». في أعقاب حفل الافتتاح الذي جمع ممثلين عن جامعة لويولا والمدينة والأبرشية وفصل الكاتدرائية وهيئة الفاتيكان للحوار بين الأديان، فضلاً عن غالب بنشيخ رئيس مؤسسة الإسلام في فرنسا، قدّم 47 باحثاً من 29 جامعة و14 دولة و4 قارات أوراقهم البحثية. وتُتاح مقاطع الفيديو تدريجياً على هذا الموقع وعلى قناة Pluriel على يوتيوب.

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