Alberto Priego Moreno
Alberto Priego Moreno is a professor (Profesor Propio Agregado) in the Department of Public Law of the Faculty of Law (ICADE) at the Pontifical University of Comillas (Madrid), which he joined in 2010. A doctor of international relations and a graduate in political science and administration with a specialisation in European studies (Complutense University of Madrid), his work focuses in particular on international relations, Islam and the Middle East.
He has been a visiting researcher at think tanks such as East-West and at foreign universities including the University of Reading, Coimbra and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), where he was a Postdoctoral Fellow. He contributes regularly to various media (El Mundo, El Confidencial, El País, RNE, La Cope, etc.).
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The Theory of Inclusion / Moderation as a Gate to Islamic Populism: The Case of the Muslim Brotherhood (Egypt, Palestine, Jordan and Syria)
- Alberto Priego Moreno
Original title : La Teoría de la Inclusión/Moderación como puerta hacia el Populismo Islámico: El caso de los Hermanos Musulmanes (Egipto, Palestina, Jordania y Siria) Abstract In the last decades ...
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The evolution of terrorism from Al Qaeda to ISIS: organization, methodology and profiles
- Alberto Priego Moreno
Original title : “La evolución del terrorismo de Al Qaeda al ISIS: organización, metodología y perfiles” Abstract In the last 25 years international terrorism has evolved significantly....
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Fundamentalism, Extremism, Fanaticism and Religious Terrorism. An effort at Clarification
- Alberto Priego Moreno
Original title: “Fundamentalismo, extremismo, fanatismo y terrorismo religioso. una clarificación de los conceptos” Abstract In recent years, we have witnessed an increase in terrorist ...
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Alberto Priego interviews John L. Esposito
- John L. Esposito
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Alberto Priego, International Relations professor at Comillas Pontifical University, interviews John L. Esposito on the ocassion of his appointmet as Doctor Honoris Causa.
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Islamic Populism: A Non-Western Response to Globalization
- Alberto Priego Moreno
Original title : “El populismo islámico: una respuesta no occidental a la globalización” Abstract Globalisation’s excesses, the Muslim world’s hybrid regimes and the lack of credibility...
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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...
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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...