Sheikh Toufik El Hibri, (1869–1954) ( ar, توفيق الهبري) was one of the primary founders of the Scout movement in
Lebanon, as well as one of the earliest promoters of the
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking ...
movement in the
Arab world, while much of the region was still within the
Ottoman Empire. He was born in "Harat Eljourah" (حارة الجورة) neighborhood of
central Beirut. He died in Beirut on 7 October 1954.
Life
His family was brought up in a religious family and received his education in the presence of well known sheiks in the "Omari Mosque" and Emir Monzer Mosque.
He had the opportunity to learn his religion and life wisdom from different scientist from around the world like
Morocco,
Damascus
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India and many famous visitors to Beirut who had acquaintance with his father.
Social activities
He had many social activities some of which are: President of the Islamic Teaching and Education Committee school which started in 1899.
Scouting activities
In 1905, he sponsored two young Indian men who came to Beirut to continue their post secondary education. He supported them to establish a new youth movement that was initiated by
Baden-Powell which he called the "Ottoman Scout." After the end of World War I, he recreated the Scout movement under the name "The Moslem Scout" (الكشاف المسلم ). He sent delegates to Libya to help establishing a Scout movement there.
Muntada
In 1973, his son Muhammad el-Hibri was awarded the '' Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
Offspring
He was the father of Khalil al-Hibri
Khalil al-Hibri ( ar, خليل الهبري) was a Lebanese people, Lebanese politician and businessman.
Biography
Al-Hibri served in parliament in 1957 and as Minister of Public Works in the government of Sami el-Solh during the presidency o ...
, a prominent Lebanese politician and businessman, and Mohamad al-Hibri who was an active member of the Lebanese jarah Scout and Yahya Al-Hibri who was a Lebanese Diplomat. His grandchildren are Azizah Y. al-Hibri
Azizah Y. al-Hibri ( ar, عزيزة يحيى الهبري; born 1943) is an American philosopher and legal scholar who specializes in Islam and law.
Biography
Al-Hibri is professor emerita at the T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmo ...
, a prominent women's rights activist, law professor and Islamic scholar in the United States, and Hind Al Hibri A hind is a female deer, especially a red deer.
Places
* Hind (Sasanian province, 262-484)
* Hind and al-Hind, a Persian and Arabic name for the Indian subcontinent
* Hind (crater), a lunar impact crater
* 1897 Hind, an asteroid
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who is involved in scientific research. Ibrahim Al-Hibri was an industrialist and philanthropist and the father of Fuad El-Hibri.
See also
*Lebanese Scouting Federation
The Lebanese Scouting Federation (french: Fédération du scoutisme libanais, ar, إتحاد كشاف لبنان), is the national federation of 29 Scouting organisations of Lebanon, founded in 1961. The federation became a member of the World Or ...
*Türkiye İzcilik Federasyonu
Scouting and Guiding Federation of Turkey (''Türkiye İzcilik Federasyonu'', TİF) is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Turkey. It serves 33,974 Scouts (as of 2011) and 2,883 Guides (as of 2006). The federation is a member of the ...
References
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1869 births
1954 deaths
Arab people from the Ottoman Empire
Scouting pioneers
Scouting and Guiding in Lebanon