Michele Brignone

Full professor Member of Research groups

Executive Director of the Oasis Foundation since 2019 and Director of the journal since 2018. In 2008 he obtained the PhD in History, Institutions and International Relations of Extra-European Countries at the University of Pisa. Since 2009 he has been Professor of Arabic Language at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, where he holds a course on Arab-Islamic discourse and political thought. Since 2017, he also teaches at the Master in Middle Eastern Studies at the School of Economics and International Relations (ASERI, Catholic University of Milan).

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Wael Saleh: “Recognising Without Confining, to Better ‘De-other’ the Public Debate”

  • Wael Saleh

In an op-ed published on 20 July 2026 by Le Devoir, Wael Saleh, a member of the scientific committee of Pluriel, puts forward a new concept for contemporary democratic debate: "de-othering" (in Fre...

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The Muslim Brotherhood in International Relations: Roles and Outcomes

  • Wael Saleh

In this book published by TRENDS Research & Advisory (Abu Dhabi, May 2026), Wael Saleh, a member of Pluriel‘s coordination committee, examines the place and modes of action of the Muslim ...

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Interreligious Dialogue and Ethnic Nationalisms in the Balkans

At the invitation of PISAI (Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Rome) and Georgetown University, Ahmet Alibašić, professor of Islamic civilization at the Faculty of Islamic Studies...

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Managing Religious Diversity in Italy: Law, Policy, and Practice in a Pluralist Era

  • Alessandro Ferrari

In this article published in the journal Religions 17/3 (2026), Alessandro Ferrari offers a comprehensive analysis of Italy’s regime for governing religious diversity, at the intersection of ...

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Islam and Fraternity: Impact and Prospects of the Abu Dhabi Declaration

The volume dedicated to the conference “Islam and Fraternity”, held in Abu Dhabi from February 4 to 7, 2024, under the auspices of the PLURIEL network, in partnership with Trends, a research center...

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Sayyid Qutb. Architect of Radical Islamism

  • Mounia Ait Kabboura

The thought of Sayyid Qutb (1906–1966) has profoundly shaped a wide range of religio-political movements, from the Muslim Brotherhood to Salafi-jihadists, radicalizing political Islam and inspiring...

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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...

Couverture de l'ouvrage Political, Social, Religious and Economic Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa

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Al-Azhar and Politics in Egypt in the Post-Arab Spring: Al-Azhar’s Position within State-Society Relations (2011-2021)

  • Mohamed Gamal Ali

Presentation This chapter analyses the transformations of al-Azhar's position within state-society relations in Egypt, from the 2011 revolution to 2021. A centuries-old religious institution, al-Az...