PISAI Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies

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Professors

At present the professors of the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies are twenty in number, coming from a variety of countries. Six among them are Arabic speakers from countries such as Lebanon, Iraq, Tunis, Syria; others speak fluently Arabic, and other languages, thanks to their long experience of working and living abroad. Each of them has his own personal, yet everyone is highly specialized in Islamic Sciences. The professors of PISAI are strongly encouraged to carry on their research and publishing activities.

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Our past

The PISAI was founded in 1926 as training centre for missionaries and priests in charge in various areas of the Muslim world..

Nowadays

Starting from 2006 H. H. the Pope Benedict XVI manifested his personal interest in the PISAI and decided, trough the Congregation for Catholic Education, to strenghten the Pontifical Institut for Arabic and Islamic Studies, under the protection of the Holy See.

Students

Students of PISAI come from all over the world, either lay or religious...

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In the dialogue

The PISAI aims at offering its students an objective knowledge of the Arab-Muslim culture and religion, through a direct observation and study of the Arabic language and Muslim sources.