Tres Culturas, together with the prestigious ICMES (International Council for Middle East Studies) and the collaboration of the Moroccan association Essaouira Mogador, will analyse the relations between Islam and modernity, delving into various issues of special relevance and interest in the Arab-Islamic world, including various aspects related to Islamic thought and the status of women in Islam.
The meeting, which will take place at the headquarters of the Essaouira Mogador Association in Essaouira (Morocco) and will be addressed by the President Delegate of the Three Cultures Foundation, André Azoulay, will be divided into two sessions. The format chosen is the presentation of a keynote address in each session by an expert, to which another of the intellectuals taking part in the conference will respond and comment. Both sessions will be followed by discussion sessions, should other academics wish to complement or comment on the presentations.
Among the different issues to be addressed, the first session will ask whether we are witnessing a renaissance of Islamic thought and will debate the status and place of women in Islam. As for the second session, we will analyse the challenge of designing a dual legal system, with its respective religious and secular jurisdictions, and we will end by looking in depth at the relationship between Islam and secular societies in the 21st century.
The conference will be conducted entirely in English and will be open only to experts in the field.
You can download the programme from here
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