ihsan_shaher@yahoo.ca

QUALIFICATION

Fluent in English, Russian, and Arabic.

Experience in administration and management of educational institutes.

Teaching, research, and translation skills.

Involvement with academic and cultural union groups.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1997- 1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Sana’a University.

26 July 1997 Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Sana’a University.

1998-1999 Sabbatical at Hamilton University, Canada.

2000-2003 Research Professor and Lecturer at the University of Toronto, Canada.

2004- 2007 Lecturer at the Canadian Institute of Islamic Sciences, Toronto.

2008-2009 Lecturer of Social Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Yemen-Sana’a.

November 7, 2017 Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Sana’a University.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Modern Philosophy: 1991-1967.

Greek Philosophy: 1992-1967.

Islamic Philosophy: 2018-2020.

Foundations of Philosophy: 2009-2022.

General Philosophical and Scientific Methods: 2009-Present.

Methods and Principles of Scientific Research: 2018-Present.

Philosophy of Human Rights: 2023-Present.

Philosophy of Language: 2023-Present.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

1993-1994 Chair of Social Sciences, Al-Mahwit Faculty of Education, Yemen.

2008 Till present, supervision of master’s and doctoral dissertation in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sana’a.

2008 Till now, I have worked as an internal and external opponent for master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation.

2008 Till now, I have worked as scientific arbitrators for academic promotion.

2020 I put the curriculum of Philosophical and general scientific Methods for the Department of philosophy at Sana’a University.

2020 I put the curriculum of methods and principles of scientific research.

2021 I put the curriculum of Foundations of Philosophy.

EDUCATIONS

1986-1989 PH.D. In philosophy, University of Moscow, Moscow.

Major: History of foreign Philosophy.

Dissertation: Philosophical Doctrine of Sadr al-Din Shīrāzī (Mulla Sadra)

1980-1985 M.A.in philosophy, University of Moscow, Moscow.

Major: History of foreign Philosophy.

Thesis: The Relationship of Being and Consciousness.

1979-1980 Preparatory Faculty, University of Moscow.

1976-1979 Sana’a University, Faculty of Arts, Department of social science.

Major: Philosophy and Sociology.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Book reviews

• Review of Kasr Asnam al-Jahiliyya (Demolition of the Idols of Ignorance) by Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi, Journal Al-thaqafa Al-Jadida, Ministry of Culture and Information -Aden, No. 3, 1985.
• A summary Review of The Most Important Sources of Sufism, Journal al-Yemen al-Jadid, Sana’a, Issue 4, 1986,
• Review And Analysis of The Book Abu Nasr Al-Farabi by A.J. Kasmijanov, Journal Al-thaqafa Al-Jadida, Ministry of Culture and Information-Aden, No, (5), 1987.

2. RESEARCS AND STUDIES

• Ibn Khaldun’s Methodology of Historical Knowledge, Journal al-Yemen al-Jadid, Sana’a, Issue (5), 1985.
• Hegel’s Philosophy of History, Journal al-Yemen al-Jadid, Sana’a, Issue 7, 1987.
• The Problem of Subject and Object in Kant’s Theory of Knowledge, Journal Al-thaqafa Al-Jadida, Ministry of Culture and Information -Aden, No. (4), 1987.
• Aristotle’s Conception of Some Problems of Art, Journal of culture, Ministry of Culture and Information – Eden, 1988, Issue (5).
• The Problem of Succession in The Evolution of Philosophical Knowledge, Journal Al-thaqafa Al-Jadida, Ministry of Culture and Information -Aden, No. 6, 1988.
• Aristotle’s Views on Time, Journal Al-thaqafa, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Sana’a, first year, No. 6, 1993.
• The Culture of Modernization and Democracy in Yemeni Society, Journal Al-Khikmha (Organ of The Yemeni Writers Union), The Republic of Yemen, Issue (200), 1994.
• Al-Mutakallimūn’ (Muslim Theologians) Proofs for the Existence of Atoms, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Sana’a University, No. (19), 1996.
• Al-Mutakallimin’ Views about Motion, journal of the Faculty of Arts, Sana’a University, No. 20, 1997.
• The Natural Philosophy and The Structure of The Material World in Al-Mutakallimin’s Perspective, Jerash for Research & Studies, Jerash University, v.1,No.2-June 1997.
• Philosophy of Religion in the view of Abu Bakr al-Razi, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Aden University, No. IX, November 2012.
• Al-mutakallimin views on Space and Tim, Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Sana’a University, Vol. 34, No. 2, April-June 2013.
• Moral philosophy of Razi, Journal ‘Alam Alfekr, Issue 2, Volume 43, October-December 2014.
• Tolstoy’s Philosophy, Khuyut Electronic Platform, October 30, 2023.
• Results of the Eight-Year War, Khuyut Electronic Platform, December 15, 2023.
• Automated Questions at Sana’a University, Khuyut Electronic Platform, February 16, 2024.
• Yemen: From Failed State to Non-State, Khuyut Electronic Platform, April 20, 2024.
• Some Issues of Educational Policy, Khuyut Electronic Platform, May 13, 2024. The Social Content of civil State Construction, Khuyut Electronic Platform, June 30, 2024.
• Customs, Traditions, and Religion, Khuyut Electronic Platform, October 2, 2024.
• The crisis of enlightenment intellectuals in Yemen, Khuyut Electronic Platform, October 28, 2024.
• Tribalism from the perspective of social development, Khuyut electronic platform, December 3, 2024.
• Yemeni society and the culture of dialogue, Khuyut electronic platform, January 17, 2025.
• Localization of Science and Language Problems, Khuyut Electronic Platform, July 30, 2024.
• Abu Bakr Al-Saqqaf, the first Yemeni philosopher, Khuyut electronic platform, August 31, 2024.

3. TRANSLATED WORKS

• A. P. A Critical Analysis of Pragmatic Aesthetics of John Dewey, Journal Al-thaqafa, Ministry of Culture and Information-Aden, No (5, 8), 1986. (From Russian into Arabic language).
• j. Lundin. South Arabic culture in the 6th century AD, Journal Al-thaqafa Ministry of Culture and Information-Aden, No.2, 1987. (From Russian into Arabic language).
• Seyyed Hossein Nasr. The Meaning of The Nature in Various Intellectual Perspectives in Islam, Journal Al-thaqafa, Sana’a, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the twenty-first year, October/ November, 1991.(From English to Arabic).
• Presentation of the study by M. N. Suvorov. “The Development of Yemeni Artistic Prose in the Twentieth Century”, Khuyut Electronic Platform, November 21, 2023.

4. BOOKS

• Philosophy of Abu Bakr Al-Razi, Arwaqah Foundation for Studies, Translation and Publishing, Cairo, 2021.
• The Natural Philosophy of Al-Mutakallimin, Arwaqah Foundation for Studies, Translation and Publishing, Cairo, 2023.
• The Comprehensive in Philosophical and general scientific methods (manuscript).
• History of Modern Philosophy (manuscript).
• The Foundations of Philosophy (manuscript).
• Greek Philosophy (manuscript).
• Islamic Philosophy (manuscript).

6. WORKS WITHIN BOOKS

• Our evaluation opinion of the Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University (attached to my biography and biography) and it was published in book under the title “The Inverse Relationship with Moscow State University”, published by Moscow State University, 2020. (in Russian).
• Professor Abdu Ali Othman, as a scholar and struggler, published in the book “Farewell, Noble Knight”, published by Queen Arwa University, Sana’a, 2021.

BUBLIC CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

• An active participant in the cultural and political events in the country.
• Providing consultations for individuals and institutions.
• Publishing general cultural articles on Facebook.