The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa awards the professor of Semitic Languages Francisco del Río

Francisco del Río, on the right, together with the winners of the two other categories.
Francisco del Río, on the right, together with the winners of the two other categories.
(11/11/2014)

Francisco del Río, professor from the Department of Semitic Languages of the University of Barcelona, received one of the awards conferred by the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) on the best scientific papers presented on its annual conference, which took place in Washington. The award-winning article “The rejection of Muhammadʼs message by Jews and Christians. And its effect on Islamic theological argumentation” argues that the basis of the Islamic theory are related to the original discrepancy that existed among this religion and Judaism and Christianity.

Francisco del Río, on the right, together with the winners of the two other categories.
Francisco del Río, on the right, together with the winners of the two other categories.
11/11/2014

Francisco del Río, professor from the Department of Semitic Languages of the University of Barcelona, received one of the awards conferred by the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) on the best scientific papers presented on its annual conference, which took place in Washington. The award-winning article “The rejection of Muhammadʼs message by Jews and Christians. And its effect on Islamic theological argumentation” argues that the basis of the Islamic theory are related to the original discrepancy that existed among this religion and Judaism and Christianity.

Francisco del Río received the award for the best scientific article in the category of Middle East. The other two award categories were: Africa and the best scientific paper presented by a student.