Mohamed Selim El-Awa
Mohamed Selim El-Awa ( Arabic محمد سليم العوا, DMG Muḥammad Salīm al-ʿAuwā ; * 1942 ) is an Egyptian lawyer specializing in constitutional law . He is General Secretary of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (الاتحاد العالمي لعلماء المسلمين) and Chairman of the Board of the Egyptian Society for Culture and Dialogue (جمعية مصر للثقافة والحوار).
Life
El-Awa was born in Egypt in 1942, the son of a political activist. Through his father, a follower of Hassan al-Banna (founder of the Muslim Brotherhood ), he was introduced to the world of politics at a young age. His parents were deeply religious, but always remained open to the world. He grew up in the neighborhood of many Christians, Muslims, Armenians, Lebanese and British who taught him early on to deal with people of different religions, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. He studied Islamic law (أصول الفقه, DMG uṣūl al-fiqh ) at the University of Alexandria , where he also started a doctoral thesis after successfully completing his degree. His relationships with the Muslim Brotherhood earned him expulsion from the university. At the instigation of his teacher and today's father-in-law Hassan El-Ashmawi, he was accepted as a doctoral candidate at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London. In May 1972 he obtained a doctorate for a comparative study on punishment systems in Islamic and Anglo-Saxon legal systems. After a few years in the Gulf States, where he was involved in setting up legal institutes at various universities, he returned to Egypt in 1985 and taught constitutional law at the University of Zagazig .
Political attitude
El-Awa is an Egyptian nationalist and is considered one of the more important voices of Islamist intellectuals and for many represents the voice of the Muslim mainstream. He has a moderate political orientation, which is why he temporarily joined the al-Wasat party , which renounced the Muslim Brotherhood in 1995 .
Others
He was one of the 138 signatories of the open letter a common word between us and you ( Engl. A Common Word Between Us and You ), the personalities of Islam to "leaders of Christian churches everywhere" (Engl. "Leaders of Christian Churches, everywhere ... ") (October 13, 2007).
Fonts
- On the Political System of the Islamic State . American Trust Publications .
- Punishment in Islamic Law - A Comparative Study . American Trust Publications, Indianapolis 1993, ISBN 0-89259-142-0 .
- Religion and Political Structures - An Islamic Viewpoint . Birmingham 1999.
References and footnotes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | El-Awa, Mohamed Selim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | محمد سليم العوا, (Arabic); Muḥammad Salīm al-'Auwā (DMG) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian constitutional lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Egypt |