Gilles Kepel

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. Provided by Wikipedia