IDEO

The world's first private library on Islamic heritage

IDEO

The world's first private library on Islamic heritage

Ideo

A research center focused on the study of the theological and philosophical heritage of Islam. The goal of the institute is to gather scholars for the study of the original texts from the first ten centuries of Islam.

The Anawati chair

The Anawati Chair, established in 2023 within Ideo, is dedicated to the promotion of interreligious dialogue through the deconstruction of extremist and exclusivist discourses. Through its research and educational programs, the chair advocates for values of openness, respect, and civic equality.

The chair's next events

February 2024

Congress “Impact and perspectives of the Document on Human Fraternity”

A congress to assess the reception of this document on its fifth anniversary, and to explore the transformations needed to promote universal human brotherhood in the social, political and theological spheres.

May 2024

Certificate “Religious sciences and humanities”

An opportunity to explore the works of classical and medieval authors, as well as contemporary thinkers.

July 2025

Summer School – Citizenship

This session will enable students to share their research, methodologies and findings on citizenship from an interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing the fields of political science, law, history, sociology, Islamic studies and theology.

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November 12th, 2020/

Read MIDEO online! All the articles published before 2015 are downloadable in PDF format from our catalogue. List of members of...

January 28th, 2020/

We organise seminars and conferences: A public seminar, devoted to the Classical Arab-Muslim culture. About two sessions monthly, either in Arabic,...

August 6th, 2016/

Search the catalogue of our library TitlePeople and organisationsAll the catalogISBN/ISSNCall numberID ­   The IDEO’s library is operated by the...

May 3rd, 2026/

The visit of ISTR students from Paris provided a valuable opportunity to meet with al-Azhar’s Department of Islamic Studies, headed by...

April 7th, 2026/

There are those who do not choose between friendship and knowledge because they have understood—through a profound intuition, perhaps irreducible to...

March 8th, 2026/

An unprecedented training week was implemented at the beginning of February on the topic “Complementarity between Religions and Human Rights.” It...

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