Olga Torres Díaz
Born in 1965 in Spain, Dr. Olga Torres Díaz is, since 2014, a lecturer and a member of the research group Ixbilia at the University of Seville (Spain), where she has been, since February 2022, a professor in the Department of Integrated Philologies (Area of Arabic and Islamic Studies). She holds a BA in Arabic and Islamic Studies, a Postgraduate Degree in Analysis of Jihadist Terrorism, Insurgency and Radical Movements, an MA in International Relations and a PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies.
Her major research interests focus on classical Islamic political thought and its traces on contemporary Islamic fundamentalist movements, West African Islam and gender issues. From 2015 to 2018, she was a visiting lecturer at the Army War College, Spanish Ministry of Defence. In 2015, she was a visiting lecturer at the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps, Spain Headquarters (HQ NRDC-ESP).
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Geopolitics of religions
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Opening address of the Cordoba congress
- Michel Younès
On Tuesday 10 February 2026 in Cordoba, Michel Younès, general coordinator of Pluriel and dean of the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy), delivered the opening address of...
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God Is with Us: How Islam and Judaism Justify Violence
- Haoues Seniguer
Long before October 7, 2023—and even more so since—certain politicized strands of Judaism and Islam have been creating conditions that legitimize, escalate, and sacralize violence in God’s na...
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Inaugural Lecture for the Chair in Mediterranean Studies, Religions and Societies
- Dominique Avon
Lecture given by Professor Dominique Avon on October 13, 2025, at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI).
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Muslim worship in France: is the State-led reorganization underway?
- Mohamed-Ali Mostfa
In this article published on February 26, 2025, on The Conversation, Ali Mostfa analyzes the evolution of the Forum of Islam in France (Forif), created in 2022 to replace the French Council of Musl...
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The Return of Turbans. Al-Azhar’s Presence in Egyptian Society
- Mohamed Gamal Ali
Published in late 2024, “The Return of the Turbans: Al-Azhar’s Presence in Egyptian Society” is the culmination of Mohamad Gamal Ali’s master’s thesis in political sci...
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Religious minorities between the Mediterranean shores: a study of the status of religious minorities in the Mediterranean context (REMiMEsO) – Final Report
- Alessandro Ferrari
The REMiMESo project, led by Ilaria Valenzi and supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, explores the situation of religious minorities in five Mediterranean countries: Israel, Morocco...
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Women, Agency and Religion: Social and Legal Issues in the Mediterranean Public Space
- Leïla Tauil
On the two Mediterranean shores, women’s agency is articulated by new social and legal actors who face the religious factor both as an asset and as a hindrance. This book explores how female ...
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Revival and Dynamics of Islamic Studies in Europe
- Michel Younès
- Emmanuel Pisani
- Cédric Baylocq
- Zohra Aziadé Zemirli
- Michele Brignone
- Haoues Seniguer
“In a troubled international context where Islam is sometimes defined as an ideological marker of many conflicts, academic research drawing on history, sociology, and political science has mu...