Hussein Halawa
Hussein Mohammed Halawa ( Arabic حسين محمد حلاوة, DMG Ḥusain Muḥammad Ḥalāwa ; born 1956 in Cairo ) is an Islamic theologian of Egyptian origin and a figure of Islam in Europe . He is an Imam at the Islamic Cultural Center of Ireland (ICCI) and the current Secretary General of the European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR), the "European Council for Fatwa and Research", an organization of Islamic scholars affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood . Halawa studied at al-Azhar University in the Egyptian capital Cairo and at the International Islamic University in Islamabad , Pakistan . He is also Chairman of the Irish Council of Imams (ICI; Irish Council of Imams ).
See also
literature
- Steven Merly: The Muslim Brotherhood in Ireland. Global Muslim Brotherhood Research Center. June 2009 ( Online )
Web links
- CV ( ECFR ) (Arabic)
- Ibrahim Halawa - the inside story
- Sheikh Hussain Halawa of the ICCI lecture in Al-Mustafa Peace Conference 2012 Dublin Ireland (youtube.com)
References and footnotes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Halawa, Hussein |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Halawa, Hussein Mohammed (full name); حسين محمد حلاوة (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Islamic theologian of Egyptian origin and a figure of Islam in Europe |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo |