Summer School - Citizenship and Religious Pluralism
Presentation
As part of the Anawati Chair “Combating Religious Extremism through Interfaith Dialogue,” the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo, in partnership with the University of Insubria (Varese and Como), is organizing a summer school in July 2025. This program is intended for PhD students or defended their theses in 2023 or 2024, on the theme of citizenship and religious pluralism.
From an interdisciplinary perspective, the Summer School will welcome 25 students enrolled in doctoral studies or having defended their theses in 2023 or 2024, from all the universities and university institutes in the Mediterranean basin that are working on this issue within their discipline (political science, law, history, philosophy, theology, economics).
Schedule
Each student will present the current state of their research, including their research questions, hypotheses, and findings. The discussions will aim to broaden and enrich everyone’s perspectives while also creating an international network of young researchers working on this topic. Students will be asked to submit an English text summarizing their presentation, of between 1,500 and 2,000 words, by May 31, 2025.
Throughout the Summer School, five scholars from various disciplines will give presentations and facilitate discussions and exchanges during the week.
The working language will primarily be English.
Scientific Committee
1- Constance Arminjon, Director of Studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE-PSL)
2- Amine Elias, Assistant Professor, Lebanese University
3- Alessandro Ferrari, Professor of State and Religious Law and Comparative Religious Law at the University of Insubria (Varese and Como) and current Director of REDESM
4- Emmanuel Pisani, Director of Idéo, Associate Professor at the ICP Vice-Rectorate for Research
5-Raja Sakrani, Scientific Coordinator in Bonn at the Käte Hamburger Center for Advanced Study “Law as Culture”.
Conditions
– Eligibility: Be a PhD student or have defended your thesis no later than January 1, 2023, at a university or institute in the Mediterranean region.
– Research Focus: The topic or theme must address the issue of citizenship and religious pluralism.
Application Requirements
In a single PDF document, following the order of the documents listed below:
– A CV
– A photocopy of your passport or ID card
– A motivation letter
– A recommendation letter from your thesis advisor
– Thesis reports if the doctorate has already been defended
– Enrollment certificate for the current academic year for PhD students
– An article or a chapter of the thesis (or the doctoral project for first-year students)
General Information
– Date: July 15-21, 2025
– Location: Cairo, Egypt
– Participants: 25 students and 5 professors/researchers
– Theme: Citizenship and Religious Pluralism
– Application Deadline: February 1, 2025
– Announcement of Results: March 1, 2025
– Application Email Address: summerschool-2025@ideo-cairo.org
Registration Costs
The Chair Anawati will cover your airfare, transportation to Cairo airport, accommodation in a 4-star hotel for the duration of the Summer School, lunches, a dinner cruise on the Nile, and a cultural visit.
– For Egyptian students, the registration fee after acceptance is 500 EGP.
– For non-Egyptian students from the southern Mediterranean (excluding the European Union), the fee after acceptance is 170 euros.
– For non-Egyptian students from the northern Mediterranean (European Union), the fee after acceptance is 300 euros.
For any questions or to submit your application, please contact [summerschool-2025@ideo-cairo.org].