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TRENDS 5th Annual Forum on Political Islam

Shared Patterns of Violence

Contemporary Approaches to Ideologically Driven Extremism

Tuesday
16 September 2025

10:00 AM - 05:20 PM
UAE Time

Fairmont Bab Al Bahr
Abu Dhabi, UAE

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09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration and Welcoming Reception
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Side Exhibition
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
Awareness video
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al Ali
CEO
TRENDS Research & Advisory
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Keynote Addresses
H.E. Dr. Khalifa Mubarak Al Dhaheri
Chancellor, Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities (MBZUH)
United Arab Emirates
Rt. Hon. Sir Liam Fox
Chairman, UK Abraham Accords Group
United Kingdom

Announcing the Winner of the TRENDS Global Award for Combating Terrorism and Extremism

Launching of the Interactive Map Showcasing the Global Influence Index of the Muslim Brotherhood

Measuring Attitudes Towards the Muslim Brotherhood: The Perceptions of Global Social Media Users Regarding the Muslim Brotherhood

10:50AM - 11:05 AM
Coffee break
11:05 AM - 12:05 PM
High-Level Session
From Islamism to the Far Right: How Violence Underpins Divergent Currents
Moderator
Paul Cruickshank
Editor-in-Chief, CTC Sentinel
Former CNN Terrorism Analyst
United States
Speakers
Fiyaz Mughal OBE
Founder and Director
Faith Matters
United Kingdom
H.E. Dherar Belhoul Al Falasi
Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder
The Al Majlis Group
United Arab Emirates
Senator Nathalie Goulet
Senator of Orne (Normandy)
The French Senate
France
Rt. Hon. Sir Liam Fox
Chairman
UK Abraham Accords Group
United Kingdom
12:05 PM - 01:05 PM
Session 1
Tracing the Origins of Extremisms
Moderator
Abdulaziz Al Shehhi
Senior Researcher and Deputy Head of Research
TRENDS Research & Advisory
Speakers
Prof. Alessandro Ferrari
Professor of State Laws and Religions and Comparative Law of Religions
University of Insubria
Italy
Prof. Radwan El Sayed
Dean of the Graduate Studies and Scientific Research College
Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities (MBZUH)
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Wael Saleh
Advisor for Political Islam and Extremism Affairs
TRENDS Research & Advisory
Prof. Patrice Brodeur
Associate Professor, Institute of Religious Studies
University of Montreal
Canada
01:05 PM - 02:05 PM
Lunch
02:05 PM - 03:05 PM
Session 2
Deconstructing the Foundational Ideas of Extremisms
Moderator
Mohamed Aldhuhoori
Senior Research / Director Of the Advanced Political Studies Department
TRENDS Research & Advisory
Speakers
Dr. Spasimir Domaradzki
Assistant Professor, Department of Law and Institutions of the European Union
University of Warsaw
Poland
Mohammed Khalfan Al Sawafi
Writer and Researcher in International Relations
United Arab Emirates
Meshari Al Thaydi
Opinion Writer and Political Analyst
Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Anne Speckhard
Director
International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism
United States
Aimen Dean
Reginal Affairs Advisor
United Kingdom
03:05 PM - 04:05 PM
Session 3
New Approaches to Combating Extremisms: Global Experiences
Moderator
Shamsa Al Qubaisi
Researcher - Political Islam Studies
TRENDS Research & Advisory
Speakers
Dr. José Pedro Zúquete
Research Fellow, Institute of Social Sciences
University of Lisbon
Portugal
Imam Mohammad Tawhidi
Vice President
The Global Imams Council
Canada
Prof. Yon Machmudi
Professor of History
Faculty of Humanities
University of Indonesia
Indonesia
Dr. Orla Lynch (Video)
Dean of Doctoral Studies and Senior Lecturer in Criminology
University College Cork
Ireland
04:05 PM - 05:20 PM
Session 4
Community Discussions on Shared Patterns of Violence
Moderator
Mohammed Al Mulla
Founder and President
Diwan Al Mulla Network
Kuwait
Speakers
Omar Al-Bashir Al-Turabi
Acting General Manager and Editor–in–Chief
Al Mesbar Studies and Research Center
United Arab Emirates
Abdullah bin Bijad Al Otaibi
Writer and Researcher
Saudi Arabia
Hamad Al Hosani
Senior Researcher and Head of Political Islam Studies
TRENDS Research & Advisory
Osama El Daleel
Head of International Affairs
Al-Ahram Newspaper
Egypt
Saleh Al Mu’ayṭa
Retired major general, strategic analyst, and academician
Jordan
Conclusions and Recommendations
Shamsa Al Qubaisi
Researcher – Political Islam Studies
TRENDS Research & Advisory

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