Lycée Louis Massignon: more than 50 years of history
Creation of the school by the Société des Pétroles. It quickly became the École des Sociétés Françaises, with around forty students based near the current Hôtel Méridien.
The school is moving to Rabdan Street and inaugurating its new buildings for the start of the school year on 19 September.
The school officially takes the name Lycée Louis Massignon. The inauguration took place on 22 February in the presence of Minister Claude Cheysson and 700 students.
Kindergarten and first-grade pupils benefit from new, modern, purpose-built facilities.
Who was Louis Massignon?
Louis Massignon (1883-1962) was a major intellectual and spiritual figure of the 20th century. Islamologist, lecturer at the Collège de France, diplomat and defender of peace, he devoted his life to building bridges between christianity and islam.
His vocation took root in 1908, during a period of captivity in Islamic lands, which marked the beginning of a mystical commitment to the Church. interfaith meeting. It will study and promote spiritual figures common to both traditions, such as Mansûr Hallâj, Abraham or the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus.
Thinker of the non-violenceclose to Charles de Foucauldhe will campaign for the justicethe decolonisation andspiritual hospitalityThe Group is active in Egypt, Morocco, Madagascar and Algeria.
Louis Massignon also left behind a colossal body of work that has become an iconic work of art. classic of Islamology. His message, which is still relevant today, is a vibrant call to compassionthe justicethe reconciliation and dialogue between cultures.
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