Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies

The Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO / Arabic: معهد الدراسات الشرقية للآباء الدومنكيين - Maʿhad ad-Dirāsāt aš-Šarqiyya li-l-Ābāʾ ad-Dūmnikiyyīn) is a center for fundamental research on the sources of Arab-Islamic civilization. Founded in 1953, it is located in Cairo.