Moussa Bourekba is a Research Fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB). He is also adjunct professor at Blanquerna Faculty of Communication and International Relations and at the University of Barcelona, where he teaches international relations in the MENA region, terrorism and violent radicalisation. Prior to joining CIDOB, he was junior research fellow at the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed, Barcelona). He also worked as a consultant for the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI, Paris).

At CIDOB, Moussa focuses on international relations in the MENA region, democratisation processes in North Africa, violent extremism and Islamophobia. His research also covers Islamophobia in Europe. Moussa is completing his PhD on Spanish strategies to prevent violent extremism at the University of Barcelona. He speaks French, English, Spanish and Arabic.