Nietzche in Paradise:Tea Over Books:Dr Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre in Conversation with Professor Timothy Winter-Cambridge Muslim College- September10,2026
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Dr Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre joins Cambridge Muslim College for Tea Over Books to discuss her new book, Nietzche in Paradise.Cambridge Muslim College: Nietzche in Paradise:Dr Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre
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Nietzsche in Paradiso
Nietzsche is in Heaven on Dante’s journey of the Muslim poet Muhammad Iqbal, while Victor Hugo tells with devotion the last moments of the life of the Prophet of Islam in the Légende des siècles. They are not anecdotes, but examples of an ever-present path between Islam and the West, which has not yet been told. Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre wanted to do it, revealing the unsuspected cultural echoes in the Western imagination – like Robinson Crusoe, modeled on an Arab novel of the year 1000 -, pairing not only lives, but a thought. The very Western Cartesian doubt can be read through the lens of al-Ghazali; the end of Heidegger’s metaphysics is linked to that of ibn ʿArabı-. Nietzsche in Paradise is manifest for Islam which often takes refuge in the East, and a new possibility for the West worn out by the clash of civilizations.
The author is one of Italy’s leading Muslim thinkers, and has written a number of books on Islamic thought, literature. She also writes poetry and stage plays.
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Dr. Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre is an Italian scholar, educator, author, and practitioner whose work bridges psychology, neuroscience, Islamic spirituality, and traditional Islamic learning. Her academic background includes studies in cognitive psychology, neuro-cognitive psychology, and systemic neuroscience, while her Islamic studies include formal diplomas, traditional ijazat, and training in Islamic Psychology.
Her journey into Islam began in Damascus in 2009, where she was introduced to Islamic spiritual learning and the foundations of Islamic Psychology through women’s study circles. Since then, she has dedicated her work to understanding the human being through both modern psychological sciences and the Islamic spiritual tradition.
She has authored several books, directed the Averroè Institute for Italian-speaking Muslim children, and teaches Islamic Psychology at Cambridge Muslim College. Her work is rooted in scholarship, lived spiritual tradition, and years of service to Muslim communities.
Her journey into Islam began in Damascus in 2009, where she was introduced to Islamic spiritual learning and the foundations of Islamic Psychology through women’s study circles. Since then, she has dedicated her work to understanding the human being through both modern psychological sciences and the Islamic spiritual tradition.
She has authored several books, directed the Averroè Institute for Italian-speaking Muslim children, and teaches Islamic Psychology at Cambridge Muslim College. Her work is rooted in scholarship, lived spiritual tradition, and years of service to Muslim communities.
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