Newsletter — February 2018
Dear friends, The month of February has been very busy, due in part to the annual Book Fair and the many personalities passing through Cairo. We were impressed by the…
Muslim theology of religions
In the contemporary context of the emergence of a Muslim theology of religions, this edition of MIDEO approaches this theme from a historical point of view which allows us to…
Newsletter — January 2018
Dear friends, The IDEO conference on Ḥadīṯ, organized in partnership with the French Institute of Egypt (see photo), was an extraordinary occasion for young specialists from several different countries to…
The emergence of Ḥadīṯ as the authority of knowledge between the 4ᵗʰ/10ᵗʰ and the 8ᵗʰ/14ᵗʰ centuries
January 11‒13, 2018 On January 11, 12 and 13, the Dominican Institute has organised in partnership with the French Institute an international conference dedicated to Ḥadīṯ. Our two guest speakers were Dr.…
Newsletter — December 2017
Dear friends, In the face of the dramatic situation that is shaking the Arab world, the victims of which are Muslims and Christians, atheists, believers and non-believers of all religions,…
No one will be saved if all are not saved
Guillaume de Vaulx Doctor of Philosophy and IDEO member Tuesday December 12ᵗʰ, 2017 It is impossible to hold these three statements at the same time: 1) “God wants all people…
Newsletter — November 2017
Dear friends, The finesse of the debates that we are witnesses to — be it in our common projects, seminars, lectures, at the defense of doctoral theses, or during the…
Divine Hospitality
Fadi Daou and Nayla Tabbara, Divine Hospitality: A Christian-Muslim Conversation, Amsterdam, World Council of Churches, July 2017, 180 pages. In face of unprecedented awareness of religious diversity, as well as…
Literalism
Seminar al-Azhar University and the IDEO Monday November 27ᵗʰ, 2017 A new session of the joint meetings, organized as part of the collaboration between the University of al-Azhar and…
The Plans for the City of the Dead in Cairo
Ahmed Gomaa Doctor from al-Azhar University Tuesday November 28ᵗʰ, 2017 The city of Cairo has this special feature of having neighborhoods in cemeteries where you can also find mosques, schools…
Newsletter — October 2017
Dear friends, The month of October was an opportunity to meet with you all twice, once during a conference organized by the association "Friends of IDEO" on October 9th at…
Pietro della Valle. Risāla-yi Piṭrūs dillā Vāllī
Dennis Halft, “Pietro della Valle. Risāla-yi Piṭrūs dillā Vāllī,” in: Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History, vol. 10 (Ottoman and Safavid Empires 1600‒1700), ed. D. Thomas and J. Chesworth, Leiden: Brill, 2017,…