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:

-Gilles Kepel : ‘La déroute américaine en Afghanistan s’inscrit dans les bouleversements de l’écosystème djihadiste global’

-Are Syrian Jihadis ready to take the fight to Afghanistan? - Al-Monitor

-Saudi Arabia seeks low key influence in Afghanistan - Al-Monitor

 

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