Affiche réalisée par Heidi Thieffry (stagiaire au sein de l'ANR PredicMO)
International Workshop - Mapping Preaching and Preachers in & from the Middle East: Circulation and Transnational Networks
May 27-28, 2026, Mmsh, Aix-en-Provence. Organized by The ANR PredicMO. Contact : anr.predicmo[at]gmail.com
PROGRAM
Tuesday, May 27, 2026, Paul-Albert Février Room and online
Link / ID of the meeting: 819 6713 1641 / Secret code: 907868
10:00 - 10:30 AM: Welcome and registration, Coffee
10:30 - 11:00 AM - Karène Sanchez-Summerer (University of Groningen) & Emir Mahieddin (CNRS, CéSor). Introduction: Presentation of the workshop and the special issue project.
11:00 - 12:00 PM - Discussion of the theoretical framework for the special issue based on pre-circulated texts:
- Kim Knott, 2010, “Religion, Space and Place. The spatial turn in Research on Religion,” Religion and Society: Advances in Research, vol. 1: 29–43.
- Lionel Obadia, 2014, “Spatial Turn, Beyond Geography: A New Agenda for Sciences of Religion”.
12:00 - 13:30 PM: Lunch break
13:30 - 14:00 PM: Umar Ryad (KU Leuven) & Mahmoud Afifi (Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia) [online], “Azhar Preachers and Da‘wah Initiatives in the Western Context”.
14:00 - 14:30 PM: Discussion led by Yannick Fer (CNRS, Centre Maurice Halbwachs)
14:30 - 15:00 PM: Questions and suggestions for the authors
15:00 - 15:30 PM: Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00 PM: Hamza Esmili (FRS, FNRS), “The Commune of Smāra, or the Utopia of Earthly Salvation”.
16:00 - 16:30 PM: Emir Mahieddin (CéSor, CNRS), “The Spiritual Geography of Arabic-Speaking Evangelicals: From the suburbs to the Biblical Lands (Sweden-Egypt)”.
16:30 - 17:00 PM: Cross-discussion led by Sophie Bava (IRD, LPED)
17:00 - 17:30 PM: Questions and suggestions for the authors
19:30 PM: Dinner
Wednesday, May 28, 2026, Duby Room and online
Link / ID of the meeting: 847 0585 6648 / Secret code: 798651
9:00 - 9:45 AM: Thibault Laval (IREMAM, Ifpo), “The Expansion of the Muslim Brotherhood in Iraq since the 1930s”.
9:45 - 10:30 AM: Muhamed Riyaz Chenganakkattil (Ghent University), “Transregional Sermons: Ibn Nubâta and Beyond in the Indian Ocean World”.
10:30 - 11:00 AM: Coffee break
11:00 - 11:45 AM: Samia Kotele (ENS Lyon, Institut d’Asie orientale) “From Aisyiyah to KUPI: Genealogies of women’s preaching and the reconfiguration of Islamic Authority in Indonesia (1917-2022)”.
11:45 - 12:15 PM: Cross-discussion led by Norig Neveu (CNRS, IREMAM)
12:15 - 12:45 PM: Final discussion and suggestions for the authors with the participation of prof. Seçil Dağtaş (Waterloo University, Canada/Iméra)
12:45 - 13:00 PM: Lunch
PROGRAMME
Mardi 27 mai 2026, salle Paul-Albert Février et en ligne
Lien Zoom / ID de réunion : 819 6713 1641 / Code secret : 907868
10h00 - 10h30 - Accueil des participants, café
10h30 - 11h00 : Karène Sanchez-Summerer (University of Groningen) & Emir Mahieddin (CNRS, CéSor) Introduction, présentation de la journée et du projet de numéro.
11h00 - 12h00 - Discussion du projet théorique du numéro à partir de textes envoyés pour lecture au préalable :
- Kim Knott, 2010, “Religion, Space and Place. The spatial turn in Research on Religion”, Religion and Society: Advances in Research, vol. 1: 29-43.
- Lionel Obadia, 2014, “Spatial Turn, Beyond Geography: A New Agenda for Sciences of Religion”.
12h00 - 13h30 - Déjeuner
13h30 - 14h00 : Umar Ryad (KU Leuven) & Mahmoud Afifi (Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia) [en ligne]. “Azhar Preachers and Da‘wah Initiatives in the Western Context”.
14h00 - 14h30 - Discussion conduite par Yannick Fer (CNRS, Centre Maurice Halbwachs)
14h30 - 15h00 - Questions et suggestions aux auteurs
15h00 - 15h30 - Pause-café
15h30 - 16h00 - Hamza Esmili (FRS, FNRS), "La Commune de Smāra, ou l'utopie du salut terrestre".
16h00 - 16h30 : Emir Mahieddin (CNRS, CéSor), "La géographie spirituelle des évangéliques arabophones : de la banlieue aux terres bibliques (Suède-Egypte)".
16h30 - 17h00 - Discussion croisée conduite par Sophie Bava (IRD, LPED)
17h00 - 17h30 - Questions et suggestions aux auteurs
19h30 - Dîner
Mercredi 28 mai 2026, Mmsh, salle Duby et en ligne
Lien Zoom / ID de réunion : 847 0585 6648 / Code secret : 798651
9h30 - 10h15 : Thibault Laval (IREMAM, Ifpo), "L’expansion des Frères musulmans en Irak depuis les années 1930".
10h15 - 11h00 : Muhamed Riyaz Chenganakkattil (Ghent University), “Transregional Sermons: Ibn Nubâta and Beyond in the Indian Ocean World”.
11h00 - 11h30 - Pause-café
11h30 - 12h15 : Samia Kotele (ENS Lyon, Institut d’Asie orientale), “From Aisyiyah to KUPI: Genealogies of women’s preaching and the reconfiguration of Islamic Authority in Indonesia (1917–2022)”.
12h15 - 12h45 - Discussion croisée conduite par Norig Neveu (CNRS, IREMAM)
12h45 - 13h15 - Discussion finale et suggestions aux auteurs avec la participation de Seçil Dağtaş (Waterloo University, Canada/Iméra
13h15 - 14h30 - Déjeuner