Episode Number
68
Episode Number
68
Professor Gilles Kepel of Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, discusses his latest book, The Prophet and the Pandemic; why Saudi Arabia is shifting its center of gravity to the Red Sea; the symbolism and consequences of Erdogan’s re-Islamization of the Hagia Sophia; how and why trends in North Africa reach the banlieues of Europe; and more.
Links:
-Are Syrian Jihadis ready to take the fight to Afghanistan? - Al-Monitor
-Saudi Arabia seeks low key influence in Afghanistan - Al-Monitor