…Muslim qadi or royal bailiff? One often reads that within Medieval Muslim societies, dhimmi communities (Jews and Christians) had their own justice systems to settle internal disputes between members of their communities, and only turned to Muslim qadis when they came into conflict with Muslims (or Jews with Christians). And…
Summary: The Ethnographic Film and Media Program of the Middle East and Central Eurasia is held annually with the help of the Anthropology of the Middle East and Central Eurasia Network of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA). Its goal is to promote original works, movies and other visual…
Dominique Avon, co-director of the IPRA, translated a text written in arab by more than fifty Saudi ulama and preachers in reaction to the intervention of Russian troops in Syria, calling on Sunnis to support, in one way or another, the jihad taking place in Syria (the translation was rewied…
…teaching actions. Practical information: Date: Tuesday March 22 of 2016, from 9am to 5pm Place: Centre Social des Quartiers Sud, 20 boulevard des Glonnières, 72100 Le Mans Free upon registration (you must register before the 18th of March) at the following address: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KKEvKBQg1c-hX86ika1cx0QSSDMV4p2ZXTXVFtHqd7k/viewform Info : 02 43 39 27 18…
Dominique Avon, co-director of the IPRA, gave a lecture entitled ‘L’université Al Azhar et les développements religieux en Egypte’ (the Al Azhar university and the religious developments in Egypt) at the Musée d’Aquitaine of Bordeaux on the 10th of November 2015. Summary: Founded more than a thousand years ago under…
…event (where you will find practical information, a detailled program and a list of the lecturers): http://relrac2016.sciencesconf.org/ The conference will be broadcasted in streaming live via Daily Motion at the following address: http://www.dailymotion.com/RelRac2016 Crédit image : détail de l’affiche du colloque, huile sur toile de Mark Brown : Tranformation 2…
