Nur Kirabaev

1. Kirabaev Nur S.
2. Date of birth - 19.12.1951..
3. Place of birth - Kazakhstan
4. Nationality – Russia
5. Business Address, Phone, Fax - Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Miklukho-Maklaya Str., 6, Moscow, Russia, 117198, Tel./fax (095) 434-66-82, e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

6. Academic and Professional Background: • B.A., M.A. (Philosophy) - Moscow State University – 1974. • Ph. D. (Philosophy) - Moscow State University – 1979. • M.A. (Arabic Studies) - Moscow State University – 1984. • Dr. Sc. (Philosophy) - Moscow State University – 1990. • Lecturer, Assoc. Prof., Professor, Head of the Philosophy Department, Head of the History of Philosophy Department, • Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences – 1996-2006, • Vice-Rector (Research), Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia – 2006-2016 • First Vice-Rector, Vice-Rector for Research -2016 -present time.

7. Areas of Academic Interests: History of Arab-Muslim Philosophy, Comparative Philosophy, Dialogue of Philosophical Cultures, Cross-Cultural Interaction of Civilizations.

8. Major Publications:

• Values in Islamic Culture and the Experience of History. Russian Philosophical Studies, 1 // Washington, The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. 2002 • Paideia and Adab in Islam // Educating for Democracy. New York, 2004; • Philosophy at the Dawn of the XXI Century // Philosophical traditions and contemporary world: Russia-West-East, М., РУДН, 2004 г. • Russia in Contemporary Dialogue of Civilizations: An Introduction // Russian Civilization. New Delhi 2007, p. I-II • Multiculturalism: Pro et Contra // Pontes Interculturais Sao Leopoldo: Nova Harmonia 2007. P. 201-205 • The philosophy of power; al-Mawardi and al-Ghazali // Comparative Ethics in a Global age. The council for research in Values and Philosophy • Kirabaev Nur. Muslim Civilization and Cultural Dialogue between East and West // Philosophy in Times of Social Crisis. Integrity and Dialogue. Essays in Honor of Geroge F. McLean. – Sofia: Minerva Publishing House, 2010. 338 pages. P. 243-262 • Philosophy at the Dawn of the New Millennium // Dialogue among civilizations / Ed. by Nur Kirabaev, Yuriy Pochta: The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. Washington, 2010. • Islam as an Issue in Cross-Cultural Interaction between East and West // Dialogue among civilizations / Ed. by Nur Kirabaev, Yuriy Pochta: The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. Washington, 2010. • Kirabaev N.S., Al-Janabi. Faith and Reason in the Thought of Al-Ghazali / Knowledge and Belief in the Dialogue of Cultures / Russian Philosophical Studies / Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change / Series IVA, Eastern and Central Europe, Vol. 39 /Ed. by M. Stepanyants/ Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. – 2011. • Kirabaev N. Education for an Innovative Russia // Russia- The Challenges of Transformation. Edited by Piotr Dutkiewicz and Dmitri Trenin. NYU Press, 2011, 488 pages. P. 225-244 • Kirabaev N.S., Tlostanova M.V. Higher education strategies towards the 21st century innovation societies // Bulletin of Peoples` Friendship University of Russia. .Series « Philosophy», 2013г. , № 3, С. 178-182. • Kirabaev N.S. Civil Society: Overcoming Stereotypes // Philosophy and Spirituality across Cultures and Civilizations. Russian Philosophical Studies VII, Washington, D.C, The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, p 143-148 • Kirabaev N.S., M. Al-Janabi., About the classification of Science: Aristotle, Eastern Peripatetics, and al-Ghazali // Philosophy and Scince in Cultures: East and West / Russian Philosophical Studies, XIII, Ed. by M. Stepanyants / Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. – Washington, 2014. 350 p., P.289-295

1. Participation in Research Projects: • Dialogue of Civilizations: East - West (2000-2009); • Philosophical Grounds of Contemporary History: Russian Civilization in Globalization Era (2005); • Globalization and the Problems of Intercultural Dialogue (2005-2006); • WEB Resources Support for the Social, Humanitarian and Political Education Portal (2006); • Scientific-Methodological Support and Development of Social-Humanitarian Knowledge Basic Modules for the New Generation of State Educational Standards (2006-2007); • Muslim Civilization: Challenges of Globalization (2006-2007); • Philosophical Discourse in the Context of Cross-Cultural Interaction (2007-2008); • WEB Support for Teachers’ Professional Development (2006-2008); • Philosophical Analysis of the Methods of Conceptualizing Sufi Outlook in the Texts by al-Hallaj, an-Nifari, as-Suhrawardi and Ibn Arabi (2008-2009); • Main Models of Education Philosophy in Multicultural Society of XXI c. (2009). • Oriental philosophical texts: problems of translation and interpretation (2011) • Philosophical crossroads of interaction between civilizations: the culture and values(2014) • The doctrine of al-Ghazali about faith and reason (2015-2016)

2. Fellowship: • Egypt, Cairo University, 1986 - 10 months; • Saudi Arabia, Diplomatic Studies Institute, 1994 – 6 months, • France, Paris-8 University, 1999 - 1 month, • USA, American Catholic University, 2000 – 2 months.

3. Participation in international Conferences: As a speaker and chairman in international Scientific Conferences on political, cultural and philosophical problems in Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Finland, Norway, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, India, Tadjikistan, Kazakhstan, Estonia, Ukraine, France, China, USA, Canada, Greece.

4. Membership in International Organizations: • Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (USA); • European Society for Central Asian Studies (Netherlands).

5. Honors: • "Friendship" Order (2001); • "850 Anniversary of Moscow" Medal; • Honored Worker of Science of the Russian Federation, 2007. • Winner of the Prize of the Russian Government (2011)