Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
Mohamed-Ali Adraoui holds a doctorate in political science from the Institut d’études politiques de Paris since 2011 after completing his thesis on contemporary Salafism. He is currently a researcher at the Scuola Superiore Meridionale in Naples.
He specialises in the study of the globalisation of Salafism, which he examines at local, national and transnational levels. He is also interested in jihadist mobilisations, Islamist movements and American foreign policy in the Middle East.
Furthermore, he has held several academic positions in different countries (Sciences Po Ceri, European University Institute, Georgetown University, Oxford University, London School of Economics, National University of Singapore, IEP Grenoble) and has published several books and scientific articles on the issue of contemporary Salafism, jihadism and Islamism.
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Salafist Movements in Europe: Between Local and Transnational Mobilizations
- Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
In this chapter, the author sheds light on the main sociological features and academic debates on the issue of Salafism in Europe. Through a comparative analysis of different countries, he shows th...
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Islamists and international relations
- Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
Full title of the conference: “Islamists and International Relations. What worldview? What diplomatic practices? Emergence, evolution and amendment of a culturalist and antagonistic theory of...
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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 grammar of sacred violence: A critical discourse analysis of radical Islamist writings
- Mohamed-Ali Mostfa
This article offers a discursive analysis of two contemporary Islamist texts that present violence not as a deviation from religious normativity, but as its necessary, even redemptive expression. I...
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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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Salafist Movements in Europe: Between Local and Transnational Mobilizations
- Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
In this chapter, the author sheds light on the main sociological features and academic debates on the issue of Salafism in Europe. Through a comparative analysis of different countries, he shows th...
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The Caliphate and Secularism. Syrian perspectives
- Wasim Salman
The book confronts us with two opposing possibilities facing contemporary Arab society, namely the caliphate and secularism. While the former refers to the Islamic monarchy, theocracy and absolute ...
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The representation of non-Islamist Muslims in Sunni Islamist discourse
- Wael Saleh
Full lecture title : 'The representation of non-Islamist Muslims in Sunni Islamist discourse: an intra-religious otherness?' In what ways do non-Brother Muslims (especially secular, liberal and ...
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Radical evil and the Canadian multiculturalist otherness
- Mounia Ait Kabboura
The "radical evil" that tore Europe apart in the 20th century was totalitarianism (Hannah Arendt). Today, this evil has been reincarnated into a barbaric radicalisation that undermines societies. T...
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Islamists and international relations
- Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
Full title of the conference: "Islamists and International Relations. What worldview? What diplomatic practices? Emergence, evolution and amendment of a culturalist and antagonistic theory of world...