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Faouzia Charfi

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Faouzia Charfi in 2015

Faouzia Farida Charfi (born 1941 in Sfax, née Rekik) is a Tunisian scientist, intellectual and politician. She was Minister of State for Education in 2011.

Life

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Charfi graduated from the Sorbonne, Paris, in 1963 in physical sciences, then gained doctorates in 1978 and 1984 from the Faculty of Science of Tunis [fr] which is part of Tunis El Manar University.[1] She became the Tunisian Minister of State for Education in 2011.[1][2][3][4]

Recognition

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In 1997 she was appointed a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, and in 2001 a Commandeur des Palmes Académiques.[1] In 2019 she was awarded the Chair's medal of the Arab World Institute in recognition of her work against islamic fundamentalism.[5][3]

Personal life

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Charfi's husband was Mohamed Charfi (1936–2008), a Tunisian academic and politician.[5]

Selected publications

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  • Charfi, Faouzia Farida (2013). La science voilée. Odile Jacob. ISBN 978-2738129895.
  • Charfi, Faouzia Farida (2017). Sacrées questions... : Pour un islam d'aujourd'hui. Odile Jacob. ISBN 978-2738134868.
  • Charfi, Faouzia Farida (2009). Electromagnétisme, Electrostatique et magnétostatique. Centre de Publication Universitaire, Tunis.
  • Charfi, Faouzia (2021). L’islam et la science – en finir avec les compromis. Odile Jacob. ISBN 978-2738156723.
  • Charfi, Faouzia (2020). La science en pays d'Islam. Bayard. ISBN 978-2227498235.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Faouzia Charfi". France Culture. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Faouzia Farida Charfi". France Inter. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Boukhayatia, Rihab (20 February 2019). "L'universitaire et intellectuelle tunisienne Faouzia Charfi honorée à l'IMA, à Paris". Huffpost. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ^ Samoud, Wafa (27 March 2018). "Selon Faouzia Charfi, "L'islam politique ne reconnaît pas la pensée rationnelle"". Huffpost. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Paris: Hommage de l'Institut du monde arabe à Faouzia Charfi". Kapitalis. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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