فَاسْأَلُواْ أَهْلَ
الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ
(Coran
21.7)
''Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know not!"
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CALEM INSTITUTE | Rumi's Isiphephelo The CALEM
Institute offers you the opportunity to
benefit its trainings, on the basis of renowned studies, in
relationship to the
reform of our representations of contemporary Islam, respecting human
rights and
towards universally egalitarian societies. >
OUR VISION: make of Islam a factor of
emancipation for all >
OUR MISSION:
training imams, teachers and students, in Islamic liberation theology |
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PIT (Progressive Islamic Trainings) Level I (basic Islamic progressive & inclusive values), or
Level
II (in
coordination with Universities, full scholarshiped offered, dedicated
to: -
imam (« guide » :
men, women,
trans., intersex...), -
ustadh (« teacher »), -
daa'iya (« engaged citizen »), - tilmidh (« student ») : You
have the
desire to commit yourself to a progressive, Whatever
are
your origins, your gender, your religious convictions, Detailed programs of
our trainings by email.
Weekly trainings (2 hours at the Institute or on Zoom). Regular exams, inclusive weekends and international guest speakers.
1) Expertise: The CALEM Institute
has been working for twenty years for egalitarian representations of
our
cultural and religious identities. We invite you to take part in our
training
courses, which are scheduled every Friday at our Progressive Islamic
Center
(Marseille), or by video conference (Skype & Periscope) for
participants
residing elsewhere than in France. 2)
Intersectionality: We
will discuss the Islamic theology of liberation, inclusive and
humanistic
interpretations of the Qur'an, epistemology of the Arabic language,
Muslim
mystical traditions, Social sciences, humanities and historiography,
applied to
the field of inclusive Islamology. 3) Sharing: The main idea of these trainings is
to learn from each other, while respecting the everyone's freedom of
consciousness (shura), respecting the rules of
politeness, clearly
stated at the start of your training (adab), as well
as the
specifications of these training courses mentioned above. Our sessions
will
alternate between reformed islamology and a review of scientific books,
adapted
to the academic level of each participant and in relation to our topics. 4) Visibility: Theses weekly
trainings will be given mainly by Doctor and Imam Ludovic-Mohamed
Zahed, in
collaboration with other intellectuals who will be invited occasionally
to
participate in our reflections, researches and dynamic learning. 5) Commitment: No special
qualifications are required to participate in our weekly training
courses,
although studies, past or current, in the areas covered, would be a
plus for
your application. When considering your application, we prefer as much
as
possible, personal motivation, empathy and good character, as well as
the
desire for personal fulfillment and future community commitments,
rather than
past achievements. 6) Evaluation: Weekly summaries
will be sent to the participants (attendance at the sessions is
required), two
annual exams will be organized (January and June). Finally, an
end-of-year
dissertation will be required; Our Academic Council (made up of
progressive
Muslim scholars) will examine the latter, the best of them will be
published by
CALEM editions. 7) Certification: At the end of your training (over one or two years), and according to your past curriculum, you will receive a certificate attesting to your continued training as imam, ustadh, daa'iya or tilmidh. The academic levels of the participants will be diverse, so efforts, interactions, openness and patience will be required of all. Participants to the training will be able to judge the quality of our courses by means of an anonymous questionnaire at the end of the year. ____________________________________________________________________________  At the end of
this course, the
certificate issued by the CALEM Institute will enable you, inch'Allah,
to give
more credit to your future commitments in various environments
(mosques,
universities, prisons, social centers, etc.), within progressive and
inclusive
Muslim communities, currently emerging around the world. The Prophet of
Muslims "Certainly, at
the
beginning of each century Allah will grant this Ummah (community) those who will revive its religion” (Abu Dawud) Thanks to the progressive imam-as who will join us at some parts of our classes to share with us some of their lights: see the INIMuslim network here |
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