Arab Philosophers – Ancient and Contemporary

“Arab Philosophers - Ancient and Contemporary” is a new radio collection
promoted by COPEAM and ASBU. 16 Arab-speaking channels
belonging to public radios from Southern Europe, the MENA region and
the Gulf countries joined this original coproduction project. From Spain
to Egypt, from Tunisia to France, from Türkiye to Qatar, this collection
embraces an unprecedented number and variety of radio partners, all
contributing to a common project.
The series aims to explore and transmit the intellectual heritage of Arab
thinkers through the centuries, while making it accessible and relevant
to contemporary audiences.
Produced in Arabic, it highlights iconic figures of classical philosophy,
such as Averroes, Al-Fârâbî, Al-Tawhîdî and Avicenna, while echoing
the reflections of contemporary thinkers and, therefore, bridging the rich philosophical tradition of the Arab world with current matters and
demonstrating the universal resonance of those ideas.
The series intends to reach a broad audience and will be particularly
appreciated by students and enthusiasts of history and philosophy. To
ensure an international distribution, translated versions in French and
English of the episodes will be also available.
This project, sticking to the co-production approach of COPEAM and
ASBU, strengthens the ties between the partner regions, embodying
the importance of intercultural dialogue and audiovisual cooperation.
In November 2024, during the cultural event “Nouvelles Rencontres d’Averroès”
in Marseille, the first excerpts from the podcast were presented
in preview at the presence of the radio producer Micha Khalil (Radio
Monte-Carlo Doualiya / France Médias Monde) and Jawdath Jabbour,
expert in Arab philosophy and researcher at CNRS-TDMAM (AMU).