Discussions of the sacred are gradually returning to the forefront, both among young people on social networks and in the media-political world. A return that is more instrumental than spiritual.
Islam
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Accused of anti-Semitism following a tweet, the rapper from Le Havre was a guest at the summer universities of the ecologists and La France insoumise. Where the word Islamism is no longer uttered. At the same time, Gabriel Attal banned the wearing of the abaya in schools.
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Humorist, novelist and filmmaker, Mourad Winter made a name for himself on Instagram, where his stories made (almost) everyone howl with laughter. Today, he publishes «Les Meufs c'est des mecs bien», with a tone as irreverent as ever. But at what price?
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The Kunsthaus deserves the gold award for the title of exhibition thanks to «Re-Orientations», on view until July 16. A contemporary and enlightening, if confusing, look at the influence of European art on Islamic art and vice versa, since 1851.
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Literature
«La petite dernière»: choosing to be tirelessly between two poles
par Lauriane Pipozpar Lauriane PipozFatima Daas, Muslim and lesbian
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Society
Sophie Woeldgen reports: Small emotional arrangements
par Sophie Woeldgenpar Sophie WoeldgenEvery month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who take turns writing for Le Regard Libre. Freelance journalist Sophie Woeldgen shares her views as a reporter in the Middle East on an itchy subject.
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A question of principle
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History
Pascal Couchepin's reading: «The Koran of historians».»
par Pascal Couchepinpar Pascal CouchepinLe Regard Libre N° 67 - Pascal Couchepin
Each month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who give us the pleasure of alternating between the two. Current affairs, history, politics and philosophy: former Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin's readings.
Editions du Cerf has embarked on an ambitious and perilous adventure, publishing a three-volume set of over 900 pages each on Le Coran des Historiens. The ambition of the first volume is to provide an overview of research on the Koran, its historical, religious and literary environment, its writing, canonization and reception by what were to become the two main branches of Islam, the Sunnis and the Shiites. The other two volumes are devoted to a sura-by-sura exegesis of the text of the Koran.
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In its violent expression, Islamism struck again in France on Thursday, October 29. After the attack that claimed the life of a teacher in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine on October 16, a terrorist stabbed three people to death in the basilica in Nice. To combat this scourge, it is important to recognize and situate Islamism, a revanchist ideology that is above all political. It must be dissociated from Muslims.
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Golshifteh Farahani takes you into a dream.









