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19 martiri d'Algeria: il ricordo di Valentino Cottini
12/12/2018
In ricordo dei 19 martiri d'Algeria, fra cui 7 alumni PISAI, splendida intervista di Valentino Cottini, ex preside del PISAI, alla Fondazione Oasis
Beatificazione 19 Martiri d'Algeria
12/6/2018
8 dicembre 2018 presso il Santuario di Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz di Orano, Algeria, beatificazione di 19 martiri, fra cui il Vescovo Pierre Claverie
Visit of Shi'i Muslims from the Hyderi Islamic Centre
12/5/2018
On Saturday 1 December, a group of Shi'i Muslims from the Hyderi Islamic Centre in London paid a short visit to Rome and to the PISAI
2019 Lectures: Vasco Fronzoni
11/21/2018
2019 Lectures: Thursday 17 January at 5pm, Vasco Fronzoni, ‘Sexuality in Islam among preachers and contrasting gender violence. Focus on Pakistan,...
'Women, Faith and Culture' Seminar
11/19/2018
Two professors from PISAI, Francesco Zannini and Diego Sarrió Cucarella, participated as panel chairs in a seminar entitled Women, Faith and Cultur...
Giuseppe Scattolin: 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination
11/13/2018
Father Giuseppe Scattolin, Comboni Missionary of the Heart of Jesus, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination in Cairo
Relations between PISAI and Shii community
11/12/2018
In the context of relations between PISAI and the Shia community Professor Christopher Clohessy was invited to participate in many events in London
'Maurice Borrmans' Collection
10/24/2018
PISAI is pleased to announce that its library has been enriched by a large number of volumes from the private collection of Father Maurice Borrmans
Academic Year 2018-2019 Opening
10/15/2018
On Friday 12TH October 2017, PISAI officially opened the Academic Year 2017-2018 with a solemn inauguration in the «Maurice Borrmans Memorial Library»
Jason Welle, OFM, new Dean of Studies of PISAI
10/8/2018
PISAI is happy to announce the recent double appointment of Jason Welle, OFM, as professore straordinario and Dean of Studies of PISAI
Liberté de religion et de conviction en Méditerranée : les nouveaux défis
10/2/2018
Le professeur Adnane Mokrani a participé au colloque « Liberté de religion et de conviction en Méditerranée : les nouveaux défis », Carthage (Tuni...
Future Directions for Interreligious Dialogue
10/1/2018
Diego Sarrió Cucarella, Rector of PISAI, participated in a conference entitled “Future Directions for Interreligious Dialogue”, Georgetown University
Diego Sarrió Cucarella new President of PISAI
9/17/2018
Father Diego Sarrió Cucarella, MAfr, was appointed as President of the Pontifical Istitute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI)
PISAI’s alumnus appointed Bishop
9/15/2018
On 14 July Pope Francis appointed Father Christophorus Tri Harsono, alumnus PISAI, as the new bishop of Purwokerto Diocese, Indonesia.
Passing of H.E. Card. Jean-Louis Tauran
7/6/2018
PISAI joins its condolences to those of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue for the death of H.E. the Card. Jean-Louis Tauran
Two new collaborations for PISAI
7/4/2018
PISAI signs a collaboration with the Institut de formation islamo-chrétienne de Bamako (Mali) and the Ecole pratique des hautes études (EPHE) of Paris
PLURIEL 2nd International Congress in Rome
6/14/2018
PLURIEL is organizing its 2nd International Congress in Rome, from 26 to 28 June 2018 under the theme Islam & Belonging.
Gianluca Parolin at IX Islamic Legal Studies Conference
6/12/2018
Gianluca Parolin (Agha Khan University, London), visiting professor at PISAI, participated in the IX Islamic Legal Studies Conference, in Finland
International Conference, Tangaza College Nairobi
5/28/2018
International Conference on Sustainable Peace and Security in Africa Tangaza University College, Nairobi 23-24 May 2018
Simposio in onore di Samir Khalil Samir
5/28/2018
Venerdì 25 maggio 2018 il PISAI ha partecipato al simposio organizzato dal Pontificio Istituto Orientale in onore di P. Samir Khalil Samir
Islamochristiana 43 Laudato si' and Ecology
5/17/2018
Latest issue of Islamochristiana 43 (2017) on the theme Laudato si’ and Ecology is now available,
The Sultan and the Saint, film (USA 2016)
5/9/2018
Auditorium Seraphicum, in collaboration with PISAI, 9 May 2018 at 6pm screening of the film The Sultan and the Saint, (USA 2016)
“The Etienne Renaud Memorial Lecture” 2018
5/8/2018
Vendredi le 18 mai 2018 à18h00 conférence par Rémi Caucanas Etienne Renaud: une rencontre à l’avant-garde.
Adnane Mokrani speaking at Doha, Qatar
5/6/2018
Contemporary Western Trends in Qur’anic Studies. The Problem of Objectivity and Bias: An Epistemological Perspective, Doha, Qatar, 2-3 May 2018
Muslim-Christian Engagement for Social Transformation in Africa: The Role of Academic Institutions
4/16/2018
On 11 and 12 April, the first conference jointly organized by a Christian institution, Tangaza University College (TUC), and an Islamic institution...
Etudes Arabes 114
4/11/2018
The latest issue of Etudes Arabes 114 is now available: LA CRISE DU POUVOIR ET L’IMPASSE DE LA DÉMOCRATIE DANS LE MONDE ARABE.
Diego Sarrió Cucarella at the University of Notre Dame
4/10/2018
Diego Sarrió Cucarella, MAfr, direttore degli studi del PISAI, ha tenuto una conferenza all’Università di Notre Dame il 5 aprile 2018 dal titolo "M...
Father Piet Horsten, MAfr, passed away
4/4/2018
Father Piet Horsten passed away on Saturday the 31st of March 2018 at Heythuysen (The Netherlands)
Fr Georges Massouh passed away on Sunday 25 March 2018
3/26/2018
Fr Georges Massouh, professor of Islamic Studies at Balamand University and alumnus of PISAI passed away on Sunday 25 March 2018.
Tavola rotonda “Le Fedi in Medio Oriente"
3/22/2018
UNEDI in collaborazione con PISAI e Donne di Fede per la Pace organizzano la tavola rotonda “Le Fedi in Medio Oriente. A 800 anni dall’incontro tra...
Collection Studi arabo-islamici del Pisai n° 22: Raḥma. Muslim and Christian Studies in MERCY.
3/15/2018
Publication of the proceedings of the Rahma conference, Raḥma. Muslim and Christian Studies in Mercy, in a new issue of the Pisai Arabic-Islamic St...
Conferenze 2018. Henri Teissier
3/12/2018
CONFERENZE 2018: 22 marzo alle ore 17.00 Mons. Henri Teissier, Arcivescovo Emerito di Algeri: Les 19 martyrs d’Algérie: vies données au Christ et a...
Doctoral dissertation of Patrick Chinedu Mbarah
3/6/2018
Patrick Chinedu MBARAH, alumnus of PISAI, defended his doctoral dissertation at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum, o...
Conference "Tackling violence committed in the name of religion"
2/12/2018
Diego Sarrió Cucarella and Louis Raphaël I Sako were speakers at the conference “Tackling violence committed in the name of religion”
2018 Lectures. Michel Lagarde
2/8/2018
On 22 February at 5pm Lecture by Michel Lagarde: “L’obsession de la Parole : Présentation de Le parfait manuel des sciences coraniques de Jalāl al-...
Commemoration of Father Maurice Borrmans
2/6/2018
On Saturday 17 February 2018, PISAI will commemorate Father Maurice Borrmans, Missionary of Africa, who passed away on 26 December 2017 in Bry-sur-...
Dottorato del Rev. Valentin Nsabimana
1/22/2018
Mercoledì 17 gennaio alle ore 17 il Rev. Valentin Nsabimana della Diocesi di Gitega, Burundi, alumnus PISAI, ha difeso con successo la sua tesi di...
Conference at University of Notre Dame
1/11/2018
A delegation from PISAI attended a conference entitled “The Whole is Greater Than Its Parts”: Christian Unity and Interreligious Encounter Today.
The Death of Father Maurice Borrmans
1/8/2018
Father Maurice Borrmans, a member of the Society of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers), died on December 26th 2017, in Bry-sur-Marne
