MELCOM
Association Française pour l'étude du Monde Arabe et Musulman
(AFEMAM)
Contact address
Association Française pour l'étude du Monde Arabe et Musulman
UFR Orient - Monde Arabe
Université de Paris III
13 rue de Santeuil
F-75005 Paris
France
Paul Dumont
URA Mondes turcs et iraniens
USIIS - 22 rue R. Descartes
F-67000 Strasbourg
France
Fax: +33-8841 7440
Email: zeugma@ushs.u-strasbg.fr
Survey of scholars
The reference work here is "L'annuaire des chercheurs et enseignants" which was
published by AFEMAM in November 1993, comprising 380 pages. Although somewhat
out of date, it still provides a good overview of the French position. It
contains 781 names, most of which are of individuals based in universities, but
also including journalists, some students and others with an interest in the
Middle East. The directory points to 78 specialists grouped into six
categories. Most are members of AFEMAM.
The categories are as follows:
- Language, linguistics and literature: 283 individuals, of whom 89 are
listed under Arabic language, 21 under Turkish and 14 under Iranian;
- Islamic studies: 218, of whom 41 are listed under Islamic sects, 29 under
popular Islam and 28 under Sufism;
- History - 410
- The Muslim World - 681, including geography (55), economics (46),
demographics (85), urban studies (64), political science (67), international
relations (62), sociology (136)
- Art and archaeology - 155
- Cultural problems, teaching - 242
The main teaching and research
centres are as follows:
Paris:
Paris I, Paris III, Paris IV, Paris VII and Paris X, together with
EPHE (École pratique des hautes études), EHESS (École des
hautes études en sciences sociales), INALCO, Institut national des
langues et civilisations orientales
Outside Paris:
Aix en Provence - the Universities of Aix-Marseille I,
Aix-Marseille III and IREMAM; at Lyon there is the University of Lyon II and
the Maison de l'Orient; at Tours there is the University and URBAMA and the
University of Strasbourg I.
There are also 'instituts' which are based outside France, but have
affiliations with local institutions and have many active researchers. Under
this category come IFAO (Institut français d'archéologie orientale) and CEDEJ
(Centre d'études economiques et juridiques) in Cairo, CERMOC (Centre d'études
et de recherches sur le Moyen Orient contemporain) at Beyrouth, IFEA (Institut
français d'études arabes) in Damascus, IFEA (Institut français d'études
anatoliennes) in Istanbul, IRMC (Institut de recherches sur le Maghreb
contemporain) in Tunis and CFEY (Centre français d'études yemenites in San'a).
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