Faouzia Charfi
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[]
Charfi graduated from the Sorbonne, Paris, in 1963 in physical sciences, then gained doctorats in 1978 and 1984 from the 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[]
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 fundamentalism.[5][3]
Personal life[]
Charfi's husband was Mohamed Charfi (1936-2008), a Tunisian academic and politician.[5]
Selected publications[]
- 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.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Faouzia Charfi". France Culture. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Faouzia Farida Charfi". France Inter. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Samoud, Wafa (27 March 2018). "Selon Faouzia Charfi, "L'islam politique ne reconnaît pas la pensée rationnelle"". Huffpost. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Paris: Hommage de l'Institut du monde arabe à Faouzia Charfi". Kapitalis. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
Categories:
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Tunisian women physicists
- Women government ministers of Tunisia
- People from Sfax
- Government ministers of Tunisia
- Tunisian physicists
- University of Paris alumni
- Tunis El Manar University alumni
- 20th-century physicists
- 20th-century women scientists
- 21st-century physicists
- 21st-century women scientists
- 21st-century women politicians
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- Commandeurs of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
- Tunisian expatriates in France