The Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy:
Name: Mohie Ed-deen Afifi Ahmed Abdel-Majeed
Nationality:Egyptian
Academic Rank: Professor
Major: Islamic Culture
Date of Birth: 21/ 3/ 1961
Place of Birth: Tahta – Sohag
Alma mater: Al Azhar University
Academic Background: Ph.D – First Honors Degree
Faculty of Islamic Studies in Cairo – Al-Azhar University
Master's Degree (Grade: Excellent)
Faculty of Islamic Studies in Cairo – Class 1991
Al-Azhar University
Bachelor's Degree in Islamic Dawah
Faculty of Islamic Dawah in Cairo – Class 1984
Grade: Very Good with Honors Degree
Positions:
Secretary- General of Al – Azhar Al-Sharif Islamic Research Academy (AIRA) (7/12/2014 till now)
Dean of the Faculty of Islamic studies for non-Arabic speakers (24/12/2011 –11/ 7/2014)
Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Dawah (11/8/2010 – 20/11/ 2011)
Head of the Islamic Culture Department in The Faculty of Islamic Dawah In Cairo ( 19/8/2009 –10/8/ 2010)
Became Professor – (2006)
Became Assistant Professor – (1999)
Bibliography:
The Concept of Freedom in Islamic Media and Contemporary Media
The stance of Islamic Dawah on Muslim Minority Issues in Africa
Islamic Media and International Challenges
The Rise and Fall of Civilizations in the light of Qur'an with a Contemporary Outlook on Reality
Islamic Minorities in Europe: Reality, Challenges and Solutions
Look Out!
Qur'an on Non-Muslims and its Benefits in Contemporary Age
History of Muslim Issues in Africa
The Role of Endowment in Supporting Scientific Research and Spreading Islamic culture
The Relationship between the Mind and Revelation and its Impact on Islamic thought
Preventing Pollution from both Western and Islamic Perspectives
Hisba and its Role in Observing Islamic Values
Western Sources of Knowledge about Islam
Modernity and Its Features in Islam
Contemporary Islamic World
Features of Islamic culture
Freedom of Sha'ria and its Role in Building the Islamic Personality
Prophetic Guidance and Inheritors of Prophetic Legacy
Tolerance and Facilitation in the Face of Extremism
Islamic Ummah is Real; Not an Illusion
Citizenship and Peaceful Coexistence from Islamic Perspective
The Hassle of Takfir
Academic Career:
Taught at Al-Azhar University for undergraduates, postgraduates, master's and Ph.D students
Supervised dissertations writing for Master's and Ph.D students at Al-Azhar University
Participated in developing academic courses and curriculum planning
Participated in a number of academic competitions
Participated in committees for developing courses
Taught at Imam Mohamed Ibn Soud Islamic University - Faculty of Dawah and Media - Riyadh - Saudi Arabia
Supervised 48 Master's and Ph.D dissertations
Examined 36 Master's and Ph.D dissertations
Arbitrated in scientific research
Taught a number of academic courses held at Al-Azhar University for dawah
Participated in a number of academic committees to assess academic plans
Delivered a number of academic lectures in many occasions
Presented academic visions to promote the learning process in the Faculty of Islamic Dawah in Cairo
Set educational program to promote the level of foreign students at the faculty of Islamic Dawah in Cairo
Participated in press, radio and television programs
Participated in delivering a number of academic lectures in different national and international events
Participated in committees for assessing Al-Azhar delegates around the world
Been a judge in the academic sustainable committee for promoting professors at Al-Azhar University
Participated in delivering academic lectures in preaching program designed for Azhar preachers and the priests in training courses made of House of the Egyptian Family
Rapporteur in the committee of religious discourse in the House of the Egyptian Family
Member of the Executive committee of the House of the Egyptian Family
Member of supreme secretariat for foreign students at Al-Azhar Al-Sharif
Member in the Committee of Selecting Leaders at Al-Azhar Al-Sharif