HomeAuthorsHakim El Karoui Hakim El Karoui Former Senior Fellow - Arab World, Islam Follow Hakim El Karoui is head of the Paris office of Brunswick, a UK-based communications consultancy.He has authored the report on Islam in France, Un islam français est possible, and Nouveau monde arabe, nouvelle politique arabe pour la France (the New Arab world, a new "Arab policy" for France).He taught at the University of Lyon II before joining the Prime Minister's office in 2002. After working at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, he joined the Rothschild bank in 2006. In 2011, he joined the strategy consulting firm Roland Berger, where he co-directs the Africa department while also consulting the French government. He is also the head of Volentia, a strategic consulting firm that he founded 5 years ago. He is also an author, analyst and social entrepreneur (he created the 21st Century Club and the Young Mediterranean Leaders).Hakim El Karoui is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and holds a degree in geography.PublicationsNoteMay 2021Stability in the Maghreb: an Imperative for EuropeEurope has to contribute to the economic recovery of the Maghreb after Covid-19. ReportSeptember 2018The Islamist Factory"The Islamist ideology generates fear. But we should be driven by reason rather than fear. It is by understanding the machinery of the Islamist engine that we will be able to respond to the challenge before us." Hakim El KarouiReportAugust 2017A New Strategy for France in a New Arab WorldThis report suggests a new strategy, around four goals: prioritizing the Maghreb, containing the spread of Islamism, preventing future migration crises and adopting a mediating force posture. ReportSeptember 2016A French Islam is Possible“It is because distrust, ignorance, and the growing hostility of part of the population are threatening our national unity, that the Muslims of France must use knowledge to combat stereotypes and fundamentalism.”03/18/2022The Politics of Macron’s Commemoration of the Algerian War Hakim El Karoui Former Senior Fellow - Arab World, Islam 11/18/2021Bataclan 6 Years On: The Attacks That Changed France Mahaut de Fougières Head of the International Politics Program 09/06/2021Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia: North Africa Gripped by Turmoil Hakim El Karoui Former Senior Fellow - Arab World, Islam 06/02/2021A Light at the End of the Libyan Tunnel? Youssef Chahed Former Head of Government of the Republic of Tunisia 05/25/2021Tunisia At A Crossroads Youssef Chahed Former Head of Government of the Republic of Tunisia 03/10/2021The French Brief - Reinforcing the Principles of the Republic: A French Par... Hakim El Karoui Former Senior Fellow - Arab World, Islam 11/09/2020The French Brief - Finding Answers to Islamic Separatism Hakim El Karoui Former Senior Fellow - Arab World, Islam 10/30/2020The French Brief - The Overdue Task of Understanding France's Poor District... Hakim El Karoui Former Senior Fellow - Arab World, Islam 05/05/2020Covid-19: No, the West Is Not Doomed Hakim El Karoui Former Senior Fellow - Arab World, Islam 04/23/2020Is Covid-19 a Game-Changer for the Middle East and the Maghreb? Michel Duclos Special Advisor and Resident Senior Fellow - Geopolitics and Diplomacy 11/18/2019The Muslim Veil in France: Why so Controversial? Hakim El Karoui Former Senior Fellow - Arab World, Islam 10/10/2018Demography and Society: Overcoming Fantasies - The Perspectives of Hakim El... Hakim El Karoui Former Senior Fellow - Arab World, Islam