Samir Abuzaid's VITA

Name : Samir Hussein Abuzaid
Address: 14 Ahmed Kassem Gouda street. – Nasr City –
Cairo – Egypt Post no. 11317
  Tel. (020)2-22611237 , mobile: (020) 161360836  
E.m : samir_abuzaid_h@hotmail.com , samirabuzaid@gmail.com
 

Personal:
Date of birth: 10 May 1957
Marital status: single
Nationality: Egyptian
Occupation: Engineering Consultant - Writer

Curriculum:

- BA of Civil Engineering, Cairo University 1979.
- Teaching assistantship Faculty of Engineering – Cairo University from 1979 to 1981.
- Diploma, soil mechanics and foundation, Faculty of Engineering Cairo University, 1982.
- Study for the Masters degree in Civil Engineering geotechnical engineering division, at 'the Ohio State University' U.S.A from 1984 to 1987.
- M.S. in Civil Engineering 'O.S.U' Dec. 1987.
- A personal study of general philosophy, philosophy of science, and philosophy of civilization, with the attendance of the monthly gathering, lectures and the yearly conferences of the Egyptian Philosophical Society from 1988 to 1995.
- Start preparation of my own philosophical project and joining the board of the Egyptian Philosophical Society on 1996.
- Participation in research in the conferences of the Egyptian Philosophical Society as well as the annual international conference of the Faculty of Islamic sciences 'Dar el'oloum', Cairo University from 1999 till today.
- Study of French language in the French Culture institute in Cairo, till the fifth grade, which is sufficient for reading, writing and speaking, on 1996 and 1997.
- Founder and editor of the site 'Philosophers of the Arabs', Jan. 2008 till today.

Philosophical Interests:

1- Philosophy of science, Philosophy of civilization.
2- Societal and cultural thought related to the renaissance of the Arab-Islamic civilization.

Civil Activity:

1- Member of the Egyptian Philosophical Society since 1989.

2- Member board of the Egyptian Philosophical Society from 1996 till 2004.

3- Founder and Chief editor of 'Philosophers of the Arabs' Website.

4- Member of the consultants of Al-Mukhatabat Philosophy magazine, issued by Professor Hamdy Mlika, Kayrawan University, Tunisia.
 
T.V & Radio Talks:

- Numerous talks in the culture channel, the Egyptian radio broadcast, in a program titled "Contemporary discussions of traditional Problems", the program is centered around traditional Islamic sciences, 2002/2003.  
- A discussion in the cultural channel, Egyptian broadcast, around the thought of sheikh Abdoulquaher Aljurjani with Prof. Abdoul Hamid Madkour, April 2004.
- A round table in the Altanweer channel, the Egyptian T.V, about the grounding of the Arabic renaissance, announcer Mr, Maged yusef, June 2005.
- A Talk in a program titled "different readings of one book" about a book of Prof. Abdoul Wahab elmessiri, the Egyptian T.V., announcer Mr. Ahmad Abdoul Aziz.
- A discussion about the book "Science and Conditions of Renaissance", Altanweer channel, the Egyptian T.V., announcer Mr. Ahmad Abdoul Aziz

Prizes:
The prize of 'the most important Arabic book' for my book "Science and the Arabic Worldview", awarded by 'the Arbic Thought Foundation', Beirut, for the year of 2010.

Dialogues:

Dialogue with Nama Center for Research and Studies (in Arabic): First Part, Second Part