Hassan Hanafi

Hassan Hanafi

Prof. Dr. Hassan Hanafi (حسن حنفی) (b. 1935 in Egypt) is a professor of philosophy and a leading authority on modern Islam.

Hanafi studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. Since 1967, he has been a professor of philosophy in Cairo, as well as a visiting professor at universities in France, the United States of America, Belgium, Kuwait and Germany.

Hanafi has acted as an advisor to the InterAction Council, a coalition of 26 former prime ministers and presidents. He is also a member of the Association for Intercultural Philosophy, which encourages a dialogue among philosophers from all over the world.

He is one of the signatories of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter by Islamic scholars to Christian leaders, calling for peace and understanding.


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