news 2023 marks the 70ᵗʰ anniversary of IDEO. What better way to celebrate this milestone than by announcing the establishment, on October 1ˢᵗ, of a Chair named after Father Anawati, our Egyptian founder from Alexandria? With the support of the European Union Delegation, this Chair embarks on the ambitious mission
IDEO/IMA –Editions of Islamic heritage texts The Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO) in partnership with the Institute for Arabic Manuscripts (IMA) is pleased to announce a call for applications for three post-doctoral fellowships in Islamic heritage (turath) as part of the new Anawati Chair program. The fellowship will focus
From September 18ᵗʰ to 23ʳᵈ, in Marseille, the Rencontres de la Méditerranée (Mediterranean Encounters) breathed new life into exchanges, sharing, reflection and friendship. Two IDEO members took part in the Scientific Council: Jean Jacques Pérennès, OP who is about to step down as director of the French School for Biblical
Hesham el-Sheikh, Mona Sabry, Emmanuel Pisani, OP On August 31, 2023, within the walls of IDEO, Mr. Hesham el-Sheikh defended his Higher Diploma. An Azhar student and preacher, he completed three years of studies at the Catholic Institute of Paris (ICP). The presiding jury was made up of Mrs. Mona
On the 15ᵗʰ of June, the general assembly of the association Friends of IDEO took place. Much more than a mere administrative formality, it represented the moment where dedication and support for IDEO’s unique mission were reaffirmed. By sharing the achievements of the past year, we have compiled a rich
Dennis Halft, “Mullā ʿAlī Nūrī”, in Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History, vol. 20 (Iran, Afghanistan and the Caucasus 1800-1914), edited by D. Thomas and J. Chesworth, Leiden, Brill, 2023, pp. 143-149.
Guillaume de Vaulx, “Arabic Zoology and the tasḫīr question”, Mélanges de l’Université saint Joseph, vol. 69, pp. 47-71.
The question of the relationship with others and their status is one of the most salient criteria for approaching the vitality and openness of a religious tradition. The Qurʾān and Qurʾānic interpretation (tafsīr) offer historical and theological resources for the history of belief, the apprehension of other religions and the
Conference organized at the Dominican Institute of Oriental Studies (Cairo) February 15ᵗʰ‒17ᵗʰ, 2024 By pointing the finger at the “literalism” or “fundamentalism” of this or that religious movement, current events willingly bring to the forefront the notion of the literal meaning of sacred texts, whether it is claimed as the
New Perspectives on the Dominican Engagement for a Catholic Dialogue with Jews and Muslims January 19‒21, 2024, in Trier (Germany) As “one of the final surprises of the Second Vatican Council”1 (Maurice Borrmans), its comparatively short declaration of Nostra Aetate “on the relation of the Church to non-Christian religions” (1965)
