Fouad Zakariyya Explained

Fouad Zakariyya
Birth Date:	1927
Death Date:	13 March
Citizenship:	Egypt
Fields:	Philosophy
Workplaces:	Kuwait University
Alma Mater:	Ain Shams University
Known For:	Existentialism

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

Notes and References

1. News: Fouad Zakariyya, Arab existentialist with a secular vision . 21 December 2013. The National. 20 March 2010.
2. News: Mohammad Al Mutawa. Fouad Zakaria: Saluting the father of Arab existentialism. 16 February 2015. Gulf News. March 17, 2010.
3. Web site: Fouad Zakariyya, 1927-2010. 24 March 2010. The Arabist. 29 May 2014.