Professor Gilles Kepel

Job Title Professor
Affiliation Institute of Political Studies, Paris
Bio Gilles Kepel is Professor, Institute of Political Studies, Paris (1985 to present); Senior Researcher, CNRS (National Board for Scientific Research), Paris (1984 to present); Director of the Doctoral Program on the Muslim World, Institute of Political Studies (1994 to present). He was Visiting Professor, Columbia University, New York (1996–1997); Researcher, CEDEJ (Egyptian–French Center for Scientific Cooperation), Cairo, Egypt (1980–1983). He is the author of several books on Islam, including Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam, published by IB Tauris in 2002, and Bad Moon Rising: A Chronicle of the Middle East Today (Saqi, 2003).

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Articles in the Journal

The Origins and Development of the Jihadist Movement: from Anti-communism to Terrorism
  Professor Gilles Kepel
  Asian Affairs, Volume 34 Number 2 July 2003

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Forthcoming Events

Wed 29 May Iraq - Ten Years On at Society of Chemical Industry
Fri 7 Jun Introduction to Indian Cinema at The RSAA Library
Wed 12 Jun Annual General Meeting at Society of Chemical Industry
Wed 12 Jun The Emerging Role of Qatar in Middle East Diplomacy at Society of Chemical Industry
Wed 26 Jun The Return of a King: the Battle for Afghanistan at Society of Chemical Industry

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An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles A book on Alfred Russel Wallace by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski more…

The Court Historian: The International Journal of Court Studies Courts and Capitals, 1815 - 1914 (iv) more…

Islam, Trade and Politics Across the Indian Ocean A travelling photographic exhibition: 30 May 2012 through to May 2013 more…

Recent Recordings

Success & Failure in Economic Development across Nine Major East Asian Economies

Afghanistan and the new Jihad

The Forgotten Coast of Malabar

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