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 |
Abdennour Bidar (born 13 January 1971) is a French writer and philosopher of Islamic culture.[1]
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.
- ^ 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"[usurped], Huffington Post (page visited on 30 January 2015).