Research notes, conference proceedings, journal updates, and institutional news from IDEO Cairo since 1953.
Sībawayh and the Knowledge Traditions of His Time Influences, Dialogues, Critiques, and Legacies A foundational figure of Arabic grammar, Sībawayh (d. ca. 180/796) occupies a singular place in the intellectual
Read MIDEO online! All the articles published before 2015 are downloadable in PDF format from our catalogue. List of members of MIDEO’s Scientific committee. Guidelines for MIDEO‘s authors. You can
We organise seminars and conferences: A public seminar, devoted to the Classical Arab-Muslim culture. About two sessions monthly, either in Arabic, or French or English. Free of charge and open
Search the catalogue of our library TitlePeople and organisationsAll the catalogISBN/ISSNCall numberID The IDEO’s library is operated by the software suite Diamond-ILS, developed by us.
An unprecedented training week was implemented at the beginning of February on the topic “Complementarity between Religions and Human Rights.” It was organized in partnership with the Observatory for Combating
The proceedings of the Islam and Fraternity conference, organized in Abu Dhabi by the Pluriel network with the support of the Anawati Chair, in partnership with Trends, and to which
Sometimes a place calls upon those who inhabit it to bring it out of oblivion. When Francesco Antonini came in September 2023 as a recipient of the IDEO-Ifao-IFI predoctoral fellowship,
Dr. Muhammad Gomaa al-Dirbi, November 7ᵗʰ, 2025 Session report Introduction Muhammad Gomaa al-Dirbi is a faculty member at the Faculty of Languages, Luxor University, Egypt. His lecture is devoted to
– €35,000! This year’s deficit has gradually decreased over the months thanks to tight management, but it still remains very significant! If you love IDEO, if you believe in our
Since October, IDEO, in partnership with the French Institute of Islamic studies (IFI), has inaugurated a seminar on methodology applied to Islamic studies, whose studies unfold within the fertile soil
“Al-ʿilm ḥayāt al-qalb min al-ǧahl” – knowledge is the life of the heart against ignorance – and Imam al-Nawawī (d. 1277) added, “the lamp of the eyes against darkness, the
Summer is always, for scholars, a season both of writing and of intense reading. This year, we immersed ourselves in several works recently published by members of IDEO, and it
We are always delighted to announce the release of our Institute’ journal, MIDÉO. This year’s volume is devoted to a topic as fascinating as it is urgent, particularly given its
