Michele Brignone is the scientific secretary of the Oasis International Foundation and managing editor of the homonymous journal. A graduate in International and Diplomatic Studies at the University of Trieste, he holds a Ph.D. in History, Institutions and International Relations of Extra-European Countries (University of Pisa, Italy). Since 2010 he has been Adjunct Professor of Arabic Language at the Catholic University of Milan. His research focuses on modern and contemporary Islamic political thought and intellectual history.