Rafik Habib Explained

Rafik Habib
Birth Name:Rafik Samuel Habib
Birth Place:Minya, Egypt
Nationality:Egyptian
Alma Mater:Cairo University
Ain Shams University
Occupation:Political researcher, analyst, author, politician

Rafik Habib (Arabic: رفيق حبيب; born in 1959) is an Egyptian political researcher, and analyst, sometimes described as a Coptic intellectual. He serves as Senior Director for IT & Decision Support of CEOSS, an Egyptian, development organization.[1]

Biography

Habib was born in 1959 in Minya, Upper Egypt. He was the son of Samuel Habib, an evangelical pastor of a mega-church who served as president of the Evangelical Denomination in Egypt for many years, from 1980 to 1997.[2] [3]

In 1982, Habib graduated from the Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology at Cairo University. In 1988, he received his PhD in Psychology from Ain Shams University.[3] [4] [5]

He said his first interaction with the Muslim Brotherhood was in 1989 when he began researching Islamist movements.[6]

He was instrumental in the founding of the Al-Wasat Party, a moderate centrist, Islamist party, founded in 1996 and in July 2011, he was appointed deputy chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, which confused a lot of people given that he is Christian.[7] [8]

He was criticized by many for backing the Muslim Brotherhood. The Orthodox Coptic Pope, Pope Shenouda described him as being "an insurgent Protestant" and other people said he had converted to Islam.[4] [9]

He resigned from the position in December 2012- he was one of several advisers to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi who resigned in the midst of the 2012 Egyptian protests.[5]

In 2014, he predicted there would be a counter-coup.[10] He maintains a personal homepage where he posts his views with links to his articles published to a website called Scribd.[11]

External references

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CEOSS Board. CEOSS. 24 November 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161123143002/http://en.ceoss-eg.org/ceoss-board-and-management/. 23 November 2016.
  2. News: O'Neil. Tyler. Egyptian Christian, Who Is Son of Coptic Leader, to Lead Muslim Brotherhood Party in Egypt?. 24 November 2016. The Christian Post. September 14, 2013. live. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20130915121421/http://www.christianpost.com/news/egyptian-christian-who-is-son-of-coptic-leader-to-lead-muslim-brotherhood-party-in-egypt-104543/. 15 September 2013.
  3. Web site: Rafik Habib: On Sharia, State, and Christianity. A sense of belonging. December 8, 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130106045735/http://asenseofbelonging.org/2011/04/14/rafik-habib-on-sharia-state-and-christianity/. January 6, 2013.
  4. Book: Peter E. Makari. Conflict & Cooperation: Christian-Muslim Relations in Contemporary Egypt. December 8, 2012. 2007. Syracuse University Press. 978-0-8156-3144-6. 133.
  5. Web site: Coptic FJP leader and presidential advisor quits political life – Politics – Egypt. Ahram Online. December 8, 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121209025144/http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/59931/Egypt/Politics-/Coptic-FJP-leader-and-presidential-advisor-quits-p.aspx. December 9, 2012.
  6. Web site: Bradley Hope. A Coptic Christian's reasons for backing the Muslim Brotherhood. The National. December 8, 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130113220519/http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/a-coptic-christians-reasons-for-backing-the-muslim-brotherhood. January 13, 2013.
  7. Book: Elizabeth Iskander. Sectarian Conflict in Egypt: Coptic Media, Identity and Representation. December 8, 2012. May 31, 2012. Routledge. 978-0-415-69578-7. 183–.
  8. Web site: Bradley Hope . Morsi defends actions, calls for national dialogue meeting . The National . December 8, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121208134334/http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/morsi-defends-actions-calls-for-national-dialogue-meeting . December 8, 2012 .
  9. Web site: Rafik Habib. Islamopediaonline. 24 November 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133607/http://www.islamopediaonline.org/profile/rafik-habib. 4 March 2016.
  10. News: Coptic intellectual predicts counter-coup. 24 November 2016. Middle East Monitor. February 8, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161124092830/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20140208-coptic-intellectual-predicts-counter-coup/. 24 November 2016.
  11. Web site: Habib. Rafik. Dr. Rafiq Habib. Rafik Habib personal webpage. 24 November 2016.

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