Gilles Kepel
Gilles Kepel | |
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Gilles Kepel at Chatham House in 2012 | |
| Born | 30 June 1955 |
| Known for | Political Islam and Arab World |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political science, Sociology |
| Institutions | Paris Institute of Political Studies, Institut Universitaire de France, London School of Economics, New York University, Columbia University, CNRS |
| Thesis | Le Prophète et le Pharaon (1984) |
| Website | gilleskepel |
Gilles Kepel (born June 30, 1955) is a French political scientist and Arabist, specialized in the contemporary Middle East and Muslims in the West. He was a professor at Sciences Po Paris, and Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) university, where he was the director of the Middle East and Mediterranean Program. His book Away from Chaos: The Middle East and the Challenge to the West (Columbia University Press, 2020) was reviewed by The New York Times as "an excellent primer for anyone wanting to get up to speed on the region." His essay Le Prophète et la Pandémie / du Moyen-Orient au jihadisme d'atmosphère topped the best-seller lists, and was translated into English as well as several other languages.