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About Gilles Kepel

Gilles Kepel is a Professor at the Institut d’Ìätudes Politiques (IEP) in Paris and an expert on Muslim and Middle East affairs.

Articles by Gilles Kepel

Tuesday 23rd August

Europe's answer to Londonistan

Gilles Kepel, 23 August 2005
The London bombs expose the failure of Britain’s multicultural model, but also pose a challenge to Europe’s sense of identity, says Gilles Kepel.
Tuesday 14th December

Turkey's European problem

Gilles Kepel, 14 December 2004
The European Union’s decision to admit Turkey to accession talks is also a test of how far Turkey’s politics can and will become Europeanised and secularised, says Gilles Kepel.
Thursday 11th November

The war for Muslim minds: an interview with Gilles Kepel

openDemocracy and Gilles Kepel, 11 November 2004
From Fallujah and Peshawar to Amsterdam and Paris, is radical, militant Islam winning or losing its political battle for the support of the world’s Muslims? Gilles Kepel, leading analyst of post–9/11 global fractures, talks to openDemocracy’s Rosemary Bechler.
Tuesday 2nd July

The trail of political Islam

Gilles Kepel, 2 July 2002
The history and spread of Islamist political movements across the last generation is a complex issue that requires attentiveness to the nuances of ideology, faith and cultural location across a number of states. Gilles Kepel, a foremost expert in the subject, offers an insightful analysis into this politico-religious phenomenon.
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