The Villa Gillet
Founded in 1987, the Villa Gillet welcomes in Lyon fiction and non-fiction writers, artists and scholars from over the world to ponder issues relevant to our ever shiflting world. The Villa Gillet makes the work of exciting contemporary thinkers accessible to the largest audience possible, by organizing events during the year, and during its festivals : the International Forum on the Novel — happening every year in May since 2007— co-organized with "Le Monde", Walls and Bridges, a ten-day series of events that happened from 2011 to 2013 and Mode d'emploi : un festival des idées — a festival of public debates — initiated in 2012.
Dialogue on Jewish-Muslim relations: ancient, modern, and contemporary history with Benjamin Stora and Ali Benmakhlouf
Ali Benmakhlouf et Benjamin Stora (photo Patricia Lecomte)
25 rue Chazière
Lyon 4ème
Dialogue on Jewish-Muslim relations: ancient, modern, and contemporary history (Histoire des relations entre juifs et musulmans des origines à nos jours)
directed by Abdelwahab Meddeb and Benjamin Stora (Albin Michel)
In partnership with the CPJL and Raja Tivka. In partnership with the Ouvrir l’œil bookstore.
With : Benjamin Stora and Ali Benmakhlouf.
Presented by : Frédéric Abécassis, historian / ENS Lyon
"From the very first exchanges between the Jewish tribes in Arabia and the Prophet Mohammed to the current conflicts in the Middle East, by way of the civilizations of Baghdad and Cordoba, the Ottoman Empire, and the Persian and European worlds, the relationships between the Jewish and Muslim populations, in turns fertile and tumultuous, are here impartially laid out and analyzed. Around a hundred and twenty authors from all over the world have participated in this unique encyclopedia, following a multidisciplinary approach that allows for a more complete grasp of this multi-faceted topic. The current struggles are thus reinterpreted in the light of a long-term history. This reference work is a precious tool to build better bridges between cultures."
6 € / Free for high school and university students, job-seekers, those receiving RSA aids and Amis de la Villa Gillet (with proof).
Pre-booking is required; contact the Villa Gillet starting January 5
› by phone : 04 78 27 02 48 (Monday-Thursday 1:30 pm – 8 pm / Friday 1:30 pm – 5 pm)
› through our website : www.villagillet.net
Tickets can be paid with a check or cash upon withdrawal. Last-minute ticket office (within the limits of available space) opens an hour before the event starts. Reservations will close on Monday, January 19, at 6 pm.
