Newsletter August-September 2025
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…
Newsletter July 2025
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…
Newsletter June 2025
A Shared Understanding of Religions IDEO remains steadfast in its conviction that only a patient, rigorous, and shared understanding of religious knowledge can open paths to collaboration and reconciliation. But…
Newsletter May 2025
The conference organized by IDEO, The Authority of Silence: Constructing the Figure of the salafs (7ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ centuries), held in the prestigious Oriental Hall at the American University in Cairo, offered an…
Newsletter April 2025
A hundred years ago, L’Islam et les fondements du pouvoir by Ali Abdelrazek was published, a landmark work in the history of Islamic political thought. Through a methodical and well-argued…
Analysis of the methodology for reading Sībawayh’s Kitāb.
Analysis of the methodology for reading Sībawayh’s Kitāb Dʳ Abderrahmane Boudraa, February 27ᵗʰ, 2025 Session report Introduction The scientific study of the Kitāb must first place it within its original…
Newsletter March 2025
It is with great joy that we announce the publication in Arabic of the biography of Father Georges Anawati, written by Jean Jacques Pérennès. A founding figure of IDEO, a…
« Nadwat Sībawayh »
“Nadwat Sībawayh”: strengthening the dialogue between eastern and western academic approaches The “Nadwat Sībawayh” is a joint initiative led by Jean Druel (Dominican Institute in Cairo) and Zübeyt Nalçakan (Kahramanmaraş…
The Foundations of Arabic Linguistic Theory and the Influence of Sībawayh’s Kitāb on it
Dr. Ramzi Baalbaki, January 25, 2025 Session report Introduction The lecture delivered by Dr. Ramzi Baalbaki focused on the Arabic linguistic theory, with particular emphasis on grammar and lexicography. For…
Newsletter February 2025
“In the beginning was the Word”: this is the topic of the 56ᵗʰ edition of the Cairo International Book Fair, which this year honored the Sultanate of Oman. As every…
Newsletter January 2025
It was twenty years ago, in the light of the summer of 2004, that Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen already offered us a fascinating account: the history of a legendary pilgrimage in Islam-the…
Newsletter December 2024
Kalidou Kassé, Porte de l’espoir (Dakar). Although geographically situated at the crossroads of the Near East, bordering Israel and the Gaza Strip, Egypt remains on the African continent. Inspired by…