Faouzia Farida Charfi (born 1941 in

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n scientist, intellectual and politician. She was Minister of State for Education in 2011.

Life

Charfi graduated from the

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, in 1963 in physical sciences, then gained doctorates in 1978 and 1984 from the which is part of Tunis El Manar University. She became the Tunisian Minister of State for Education in 2011.

Recognition

In 1997 she was appointed a

Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

, and in 2001 a Commandeur des Palmes Académiques. In 2019 she was awarded the Chair's medal of the

Arab World Institute The ''Institut du Monde Arabe'', French for Arab World Institute, abbreviated ''IMA'', is an organization founded in Paris in 1980 by France with 18 Arab countries to research and disseminate information about the Arab world and its cultural an ...

in recognition of her work against

islamic fundamentalism Islamic fundamentalism has been defined as a puritanical, revivalist, and reform movement of Muslims who aim to return to the founding scriptures of Islam. Islamic fundamentalists are of the view that Muslim-majority countries should return t ...

Personal life

Charfi's husband was

Mohamed Charfi Mohamed Charfi (11 October 1936 – 6 June 2008) was a Tunisia, Tunisian academic and politician who served as Ministry of Education (Tunisia), Minister of Education of Tunisia from 1989 to 1994. Early life Charfi was born in Sfax, Tunisia, on ...

(1936-2008), a Tunisian academic and politician.

Selected publications

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External links

Première partie : la science dans les contextes islamiques
Conversation between the Islamologist

Ghaleb Bencheikh Ghaleb Bencheikh (born 1960 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) is a Doctor of Science and physics. Son of Sheikh Abbas Bencheikh El Hocine and brother of Soheib Bencheikh, Ghaleb Bencheikh is the President of the "Foundation of Islam in France". He hosts t ...

and Faouzia Charfi at

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on January 16, 2022.
Deuxième partie : la science dans les contextes islamiques
Conversation between the Islamologist

and Faouzia Charfi at

on January 23, 2022.

References

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