Francesco Chiabotti

Francesco Chiabotti is a Lecturer at the Department of Arab Studies, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO), specializing in Arabic languages and literatures. He is affiliated with the CERMOM research team and focuses on Islamic studies, particularly Sufism, hadith, Islamic prophetology, and the history of calligraphy.

• Research Themes: Sufism, Hadith, Islamic Prophetology, History of Calligraphy, Abraham in Islam
• Expertise Areas: Near and Middle East
• Administrative Roles: Coordinator of the "Islamology" distance learning diploma (2021-present), Interim Co-Director of the Department of Arab Studies (2024), former Deputy Director of GIS "Middle East and Muslim Worlds" (2019-2022)