IISMM 2025-2026 seminar "Contemporary literatures of the Arab world (SELICMA)".

Salle B3-18 at IISMM (EHESS, 54 bd Raspail 75006 Paris)
Monday from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
october 2025 - June 2026

This IISMM seminar is jointly organized by CERMOM, CEDEJ and Ifpo. It is devoted to contemporary literary production in the Arab worlds. Sélicma focuses primarily on Arabic-language literature, but is occasionally open to literature in French, English, Tamazight, Hebrew, Persian and other languages. Its aim is to present research carried out in the field of contemporary fiction, theater or poetry from the Arab world, as well as to interview key figures speaking about their works.

Sessions are held in Arabic, French or English.

Session schedule

October 13, 2025: Najla Nakhlé-Cerruti (CNRS/Ifpo), session in French

November 10, 2025: Izza Abu Haija (Freie Universität Berlin), session in French

November 17, 2025: Noor Shihadeh (L'Orientale/Inalco), session in French

December 8, 2025: Dounia al-Amal (author, Inalco), session in Arabic

January 12, 2026: Hammour Ziada (author), session in Arabic

February 09, 2026: Hisham Boustani (Sciences Po CERI), session in Arabic

March 09, 2026: Hanane Laguer (Inalco), session in French

April 13, 2026: Alma Abou Fakher (associate at Ifpo) and Ali al-Muqri (author), session in Arabic

May 11, 2026: Lorenzo Casini (University of Messina), session in English

June 01, 2026: Saud Alsanoussi (author), session in Arabic

Registration by e-mail: View e-mail

Responsible:

Amani El habiby, Prag at Sorbonne University; 
Frédéric Lagrange, University Professor at Sorbonne University / CEDEJ (Cairo);
Najla Nakhlé-Cerruti, CNRS research fellow, IFPO (Amman); 
Marcella Rubino, senior lecturer at INALCO; 
Rima Sleiman, university professor at INALCO