Ilgar Ibrahimoglu (Azerbaijani: İlqar İbrahimoğlu; born 5 November 1973) is the chairman of DEVAMM (the Centre for the Protection of Freedom of Conscience and Religion), Muslim scholar, imam of the "Juma" mosque in Icheri-Sheher and Chief Editor of "Deyerler (Azerbaijan Islam News)" news portal.[1][2]

Ilgar Ibrahimoglu
İlqar İbrahimoğlu
Born (1973-11-05) November 5, 1973 (age 51)
EraModern era
RegionMuslim scholar
SchoolIslam

Early life

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Ilqar Ibrahimoglu was born on November 5, 1973, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Since his childhood he was engaged in chess under the supervision of honored Azerbaijani trainer Oleg Isaakovich Privorotsky. In his youth he was a team captain in the intellectual game "What? Where? When?"( "Что? Где? Когда?"). He is a first-degree chess player, and received his education in economic sciences, philosophy and theology.[3]

Public career

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He has written his dissertation on "The integration of Islamic and Western Philosophy". He is alumni of the Warsaw International School of Human Right, simultaneously he holds "International expert certificate on alcoholism and drug addiction". He is co-founder and coordinator of the social projects "Asma-ul-Husna" and "Yetimsiz Vətən" (Homeland without orphans), which are aim to take care of children with chronological blood diseases and to support the psychosocial rehabilitation and social integration of the children deprived of parental care. In the meanwhile, he is a supervisor of the "Hikmət Evi" (Wisdom House) dispute center, and "İslam Maarifi" (Islamic enlightenment) program. Also, he leads "Mədəniyyətlərin dialoqu" (Dialogs of the cultures) program, which is intend to improve tolerance, patience and cultural integration in the society. Ilgar Ibrahimoglu conducts interdisciplinary researches in the fields like theology, postmodern philosophy and philosophy of Human Rights.

According to The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center, Jordan, Ilgar Ibrahimoglu was among the most 500 hundred influential muslims in the world.[4]

He also engaged in research about the role and place of the neuro-linguistic in the interpersonal interactions and in paradigmatic contacts. Within the frame of his researches he has visited several countries such as Austria, Poland, Turkey, United States, Russian Federation, Iran, Germany, Jordan, Switzerland, Ukraine, France and Italy.[5]

In 2012, he has campaigned to stop male violence against women.[6]

Personal life

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Married and has three children.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ De Cordier, Bruno. "Ilgar Ibrahimoglu: "I see a potential for Euro-Islam in Azerbaijan"". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. ^ Robinson, Matt. "Azerbaijan wrestles with Islam in rough region". Retrieved 19 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ http://www.adam.az. Retrieved 2015-08-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference https://sia.az/az/news/interesting/322588.html https://themuslim500.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/TheMuslim500-2010-low.pdf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ http://www.adam.az. Retrieved 27 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ Алим Гасымов, Гурбан Гурбанов и Ко снялись в социальной рекламе против насилия над женщинами - ВИДЕО. www.1news.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.