Nasser Michaëlene-Gabryel

Born in France in 1971, Nasser Michaëlene-Gabryel (whose work also appears under the name Nasser Suleiman Gabryel) holds a doctorate in political science (Institut d’études politiques) and an accreditation to supervise research (HDR) in historical sociology. He is the founder of Saint Louis Université méditerranéenne des nations (Saint Louis Mediterranean University of Nations) and director of multidisciplinary research at the LAHRA-INTELEN laboratory.

He was previously director of scientific research at the Institut Montpensier (2018-2024), professor of international relations at HEC (2023-2024) and associate professor at the University of Casablanca (2022-2024). An associate researcher and lecturer at the Institut Catholique de Paris (2013-2019), he was also an associate researcher at the GRET of the University of Rabat and the GERM of the University of Marrakesh (2003-2019).

Holding a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Geneva (2007) and a postgraduate diploma (DESS) in social sciences from the EHESS, his specialities are political science, historical sociology, political anthropology and the sociology of culture. His research focuses in particular on liberalism, Islam and Arab societies.

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Political philosophy

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Understanding Salafism

  • Mohamed-Ali Adraoui

Published in 2022 by Palgrave Macmillan (Springer) in the series The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, this book by Mohamed-Ali Adraoui, professor at Sorbonne Par...

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Religious Freedom in Italy. An Unfinished Path (1848-2024)

  • Alessandro Ferrari

Published under the original title La libertà religiosa in Italia. Un percorso incompiuto (1848-2024), this synthesis by Alessandro Ferrari, professor of ecclesiastical law and comparative religiou...

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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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Beyond Representation: Systemic Epistemic Alterity and the Architecture of Knowledge in the Contemporary Academy

  • Wael Saleh

In this article, published in two parts by Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective (SERRC), Wael Saleh, a researcher at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) and a member of Pluriel's...

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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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The Muslim Brotherhood International Power Index (MBIPI) 2025

  • Wael Saleh
  • Patrice Brodeur

Published in February 2026 by TRENDS Research & Advisory (Abu Dhabi), The Muslim Brotherhood International Power Index (MBIPI) 2025 offers the first systematic, global measurement of the Brothe...