Abdennour Bidar (born 13 January 1971) is a French writer and philosopher of Islamic culture.[1]
Abdennour Bidar | |
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 Abdennour Bidar in 2014 | |
| Born | 13 January 1971 Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | École normale supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud |
| Occupation(s) | Philosopher Writer |
Author of several books and many articles, he came to public attention in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo shooting, when he wrote an "Open Letter to the Muslim World".[1][2][3]
He works for the French Ministry of National Education. In 2015, due to the death of Abdelwahab Meddeb, he is named responsible of the programme "Cultures d'islam" (English: "Cultures of Islam") on the public radio France Culture.
Notes and references edit
- ^ a b (in French) Céline Zünd, Emmanuel Gehrig et Olivier Perrin, "Dans le Coran, sur 6300 versets, cinq contiennent un appel à tuer", Le Temps, Thursday 29 January 2015, pages 10–11.
- ^ Abdennour Bidar, "Open Letter to the Muslim World" (page visited on 30 January 2015).
- ^ (in French) Abdennour Bidar, "Lettre ouverte au monde musulman", Huffington Post (page visited on 30 January 2015).
Bibliography edit
- Mohammed Hashas, "Reading Abdennour Bidar: New Pathways for European Islamic Thought," Journal of Muslims in Europe, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2013, pages 45 – 76, at: books and Journal Brill online
- Mohammed Hashas, "Abdennour Bidar: self Islam, Islamic existentialism, and overcoming religion," in The Idea of European Islam: Religion, Ethics, Politics and Perpetual Modernity at Routlegde.com (London and New York: Routledge, 2019)Chapter four, pp. 140-162. ISBN 9781138093843
- Kiwan, Nadia (May 2020). Abdennour Bidar: existentialist Islam as intercultural translation, in - Secularism, Islam and Public Intellectuals in Contemporary France. Manchester Scholarship Online. ISBN 9781784994129.
