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Bassam Tibi
Bassam Tibi
	Bassam Tibi in 2016.
Born	April 4, 1944 (age 80); Damascus, Syria
Nationality	Syrian, German
Alma mater	Goethe University Frankfurt (B.A.); University of Hamburg (D.Phil);
Known for	Islamic themes
	Scientific career
Fields	Political science, Islamic studies, Middle Eastern studies
Institutions	University of Göttingen, Cornell University

Bassam Tibi (Arabic: بسام طيبي), is a Syrian-born German political scientist and professor of international relations specializing in Islamic studies and Middle Eastern studies. He was born in 1944 in Damascus, Syria to an aristocratic family,^[1] and moved to West Germany in 1962, where he later became a naturalized citizen in 1976.

He is known for his analysis of international relations^[vague] and the introduction of Islam to the study of international conflict and of civilization. Tibi is known for introducing the controversial concept of European Leitkultur, as well as the concept of Euroislam to discussions about integration of Muslim immigrants in European countries.^[2] Tibi has done research in Asian and African countries. He publishes in English, German, and Arabic.

^ "Germany's refugee anniversary: Assimilation report". The Economist. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
^ As Paul Berman in his book "The Flight of the Intellectuals" (Melville House 2010, p. 150) notes, "Bassam Tibi, the liberal, means by Euro-Islam a Westernized Islam. In contrast, Tariq Ramadan means a Salafi reformism, and not a Westernized Islam".

[1] "Germany's refugee anniversary: Assimilation report". The Economist. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[2] As Paul Berman in his book "The Flight of the Intellectuals" (Melville House 2010, p. 150) notes, "Bassam Tibi, the liberal, means by Euro-Islam a Westernized Islam. In contrast, Tariq Ramadan means a Salafi reformism, and not a Westernized Islam".

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Bassam Tibi
Bassam Tibi in 2016.
Born	(1944-04-04) April 4, 1944 (age 80) Damascus, Syria
Nationality	Syrian, German
Alma mater	Goethe University Frankfurt (B.A.) University of Hamburg (D.Phil)
Known for	Islamic themes
Scientific career
Fields	Political science, Islamic studies, Middle Eastern studies
Institutions	University of Göttingen, Cornell University