Doctor of Sciences (Philosophy), Professor, Vice-Rector for Research, Head of the Philosophy Department, Head of the History of Philosophy Department

E-mail: kirabaev@gmail.com, n.kirabaev@rudn.ru

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.

Areas of Academic Interests

History of Arab-Muslim Philosophy, Comparative Philosophy, Dialogue of Philosophical Cultures, Cross-Cultural Interaction of Civilizations.

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, Мoscow, 2004.

• Russia in Contemporary Dialogue of Civilizations: An Introduction. In: Russian Civilization. New Delhi 2007, p. I-II.
• Multiculturalism: Pro et Contra. In: Pontes Interculturais Sao Leopoldo: Nova Harmonia 2007. Pp. 201-205.
• The philosophy of power; al-Mawardi and al-Ghazali. In: 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. In: Philosophy in Times of Social Crisis. Integrity and Dialogue. Essays in H or of Geroge F. McLean. Sofia: Minerva Publishing House, 2010. 338 p. Pp. 243-262.
• Philosophy at the Dawn of the New Millennium. In: 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. In: 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. In: 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. In: Russia - The Challenges of Transformation. Piotr Dutkiewicz and Dmitri Trenin (Eds). NYU Press, 2011. 488 pages. Pp. 225-244.
• Kirabaev N.S., Tlostanova M.V. Higher education strategies towards the 21^st century innovation societies. In: Bulletin of Peoples` Friendship University of Russia. Series « Philosophy», 2013, no. 3, Pp. 178-182.
• Kirabaev N.S. Civil Society: Overcoming Stereotypes. In: Philosophy and Spirituality across Cultures and Civilizations. Russian Philosophical Studies VII, Washington, D.C. The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. Pp. 143-148.
• Kirabaev N.S., M. Al-Janabi., About the classification of Science: Aristotle, Eastern Peripatetics, and al-Ghazali. In: 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., Pp. 289-295.
• Kirabaev N., Al-Janabi M. Prolegomena to Metaphysics of Al-Ghazali. In: RUDN Journal of Philosophy, 2016, no. 4, pp. 49-55.

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)

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.

Membership in International Organizations

• Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (USA);
• European Society for Central Asian Studies (Netherlands).

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)

Responsibilities in Science and Administration

• Editor in Chief of the Bulletin of Peoples' Friendship University, series “Philosophy”;
• Member of the editorial board of Moscow University Bulletin, , series “Philosophy”
• Member of the editorial board of  the journal Higher Education in Russia
•  Member of the International Academy of Higher Education;
• Member of the Russian Academy of Social Sciences;
• Vice-President of the Russian Philosophical Society.