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)
The Scientific Council of the MIDEO was held on April 28ᵗʰ under the leadership of its director, Dennis Halft, OP a professor of theology at the University of Trier, who is carefully and zealously preparing a conference on the reception of Nostra Aetate next year. For the past ten years,
Place, service The French Institute for Oriental Archeology (IFAO) and the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO) are partnering to fund a 10-month pre-doctoral or doctoral scholarship from September 1ˢᵗ to June 30ᵗʰ, 2024. This scholarship includes accommodation at IDEO and two hours of private Arabic classes per day, five
Miniature tirée de : ‘Les meilleures sentences et les plus précieux dictons’ d’al-Mubashir 13ᵉ s., conservé au Palais de Topkapi à İstanbul. For several years, the IDEO has been offering scholarships to allow students to benefit from the framework and the resources of our Institute for their research on the Islamic
