Dr. Catarina Belo Associate professor of philosophy at The American University in Cairo icon-calendar Tuesday March 19ᵗʰ, 2019 During this seminar session, Catarina Belo presented the views of al-Fārābī (d. 339/950) on prophecy and prophethood, in the frame of his philosophy of religion. Indeed, the metaphysical and political writings of
Dr. Zeinab Taha Assistant Professor of Arabic Language at the American University of Cairo icon-calendar Tuesday March 5ᵗʰ, 2019 There is often a difference between the meaning of words, according to the dictionary, and the intention of the speaker who uses these same words according to his knowledge, culture, religion,
Djamel Djazouli, Denis Gril and Omero Marongiu-Perria A round table leaded by Adrien Candiard, OP (IDEO) At the French Institute in Egypt icon-calendar Friday November 30ᵗʰ, 2018 at 6:00 p.m It is true that interreligious dialogue has long been the initiative of Christians, however, more and more Muslim voices are
Mr. Oussama al-Saadouni Gamil PhD student at Dār al-ʿUlūm, Cairo University icon-calendar Tuesday November 13ᵗʰ, 2018 Mr. Oussama al-Saadouni Gamil is preparing his doctoral thesis at Dār al-ʿUlūm on inflation during the Mamluk era. He chose to focus on a ten-year period, from 800/1397 to 810/1408, in order to study
Frédéric Abécassis Director of Studies at the French Institute for Oriental Archaeology (IFAO) in Cairo icon-calendar Tuesday October 16ᵗʰ, 2018 Frédéric Abécassis is the new Director of Studies at the French Institute for Oriental Archaeology (IFAO) in Cairo. This seminar was an opportunity for him to present the different stages
Aziz Hilal Doctor of Arabic Philosophy icon-calendar Wednesday October 3ʳᵈ, 2018 Muḥammad ʿĀbid al-Ǧābirī (d. 2010) supported the idea of an epistemological break between the philosophical thought of the Arab East and Arab West. According to him, thinking in the East devolved, especially with Avicenna (d. 428/1037), into Gnosticism and
Jean-Marc Aveline Auxiliary Bishop of Marseille President of the Council for Interreligious Relations at the Bishop’s Conference of France icon-calendar Wednesday September 12ᵗʰ, 2018 Listen to the lecture (in French): Interreligious dialogue covers two very different realities: it is both what public authorities would like religions to do for greater
Adrien Candiard Member of the IDEO and PhD student in Islamic studies icon-calendar Tuesday May 22nd, 2018 For Heidegger (1889‒1976), if metaphysics failed in its project, it is because it identified the “Being” with God, transforming into a sterile onto-theology. This description undoubtedly applies to Avicenna (d. 428/1037), for whom
Seminar al-Azhar University and the IDEO icon-calendar Monday May 7ᵗʰ, 2018 On May 7th, the latest session of our joint seminar between Al-Azhar and IDEO took place at the Faculty of Languages and Translations at Al-Azhar University. The chosen topic was “Faith and Reason”, based on a commentary by the
Noëmie Lucas PhD candidate, Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne University icon-calendar Monday April 30ᵗʰ, 2018 In his work Ansāb al-ašrāf, al-Balāḏurī (d. 279/892?) relates an episode of the construction of the canal “al-Mubārak” by Ḫālid b. ʿAbd Allāh al-Qasrī (d. 126/743), the governor of Iraq at the time. He was praised by the
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