Fouad Zakariyya

Egyptian philosopher

Fouad Zakariyya
Born	1927
Died	13 March 2010 (aged 82–83)
Citizenship	Egypt
Alma mater	Ain Shams University
Known for	Existentialism
Scientific career
Fields	Philosophy
Institutions	Kuwait University

Fouad Zakariyya (or Fuʼād Zakarīyā; 1927 – 13 March 2010) was an Egyptian philosopher, and critic of Islamist thought who is known as “the father of Arab existentialism.”^[1]^[2]

Biography

Zakariyya was born in 1927.^[1] He studied at Ain Shams University in Cairo, and obtained a doctorate in philosophy in 1956.^[3] Zakariyya was the head of the philosophy department at Kuwait University from 1974 to 1991.^[1]

Zakarriya was a recipient of the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Award for Humanities and Future Studies.

Books

Myth and Reality in the Contemporary Islamist Movement^[1]

Articles

The Incoherence of Islamic Fundamentalism

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Fouad Zakariyya, Arab existentialist with a secular vision". The National. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
^ Mohammad Al Mutawa (17 March 2010). "Fouad Zakaria: Saluting the father of Arab existentialism". Gulf News. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^ "Fouad Zakariyya, 1927-2010". The Arabist. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2014.