CURRICULUM VITAE
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| Ermal Bega |
Area of Specialization
- Oriental Studies
- Islamic Studies
- Islam in Albania
- East & West relationships and the role of Albania
Education
2004 Course of Italian Language, Institute of Foreign Languages, Damascus-Syria
2003-2004 Arabic Language Training at Abu Nour University, Damascus-Syria 1999-2006 Oriental Studies, Faculty of Philology, University of Prishtina, Kosova
1999- Faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Prishtina, Kosova
Work experience
2003- Reviser for Albanian language of many books published in Albania, Kosova and Macedonia
2008- Editor in Chief of "URA" magazine, Albanian Journal for Oriental & Islamic Studies
2008 Teacher of Albanian language for an Arab living in Albania (June-September 2008)
2007- Executive Director of "Albanian Center for Oriental Studies", Tirana-Albania
2007 Teaching staff in Islamic Madrassah in Tirana-Albania, teaching Orientalism and History of Islamic Science
2002-2007 Executive Director of "Future’s Youth" Organization, Tirana-Albania
2002 Editor of "Zgjimi Islam", Students magazine of the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Prishtina-Kosova
Collaborator of many magazines and newspapers in Tirana and Pristine, on Oriental & Islamic Studies, such as:
2008- Cultural Magazine “URA” (The Bridge), Tirana-Albania
2006- Cultural Magazine "Qytetërimi Islam", Tirana-Albania
2005- "Drita e Dijes" Journal, Shkodër-Albania
2005 "Rimëkëmbja" Journal, Tirana-Albania
2004- Cultural Magazine "Perla", Tirana-Albania
2003- Cultural Magazine "Edukata Islame", Prishtina-Kosova
2002- Cultural Magazine "Familja", Tirana-Albania
2000- Cultural Magazine "Dituria Islame", Prishtina-Kosova
1999-2003 Cultural Magazine "Jehona", Tirana-Albania
Different Trainings
1. March-April 2010, film project coordinator in Albania for a documentary about Islam in Albania, for ALJAZEERA DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL
2. 4-7 March, 2010, attending in Forum 2010, organized by Anna Lindh Foundation, Barcelona-Spain (Albanian Center for Oriental Studies is a member of ALF, Alexandria-Egypt)
3. September 2nd, 2006, Lecturer at the International Conference: "Muslims in the Balkans: Current Reality and Future Perspective", with the title "The Islamic Identity of Albanians - Myth or Reality"
4. 2007 Short course on Marketing Strategies, organized by NET and Islamic Relief organization, Tirana-Albania
5. May 2006, I’ve been trained in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) on relationships in community
6. 26-28 May, 2005, I’ve been trained from USAID & World Learning on Religion Relationships among Religion Communities in Albania
Publications
English
• "Damascus" poem, published in www.islamonline.net
• “Islamic identity of Albanians - Myth or reality, published in http://albanian-orientalist.blogspot.com/2010/11/islamic-identity-of-albanians-myth-or_8016.html
Italian
• L’identità islamica degli Albanesi - Mito o realtà, published in www.islam-online.it/2009/09/lidentita-islamica-degli-albanesi-mito-o-realta/
• Le maniere per demolire l’Islam in Albania, published in http://www.mondoraro.org/2010/07/12/le-maniere-per-demolire-lislam-in-albania/
Albanian
• "The Islamic Identity of Albanians - Myth or Reality", "Qytetërimi Islam" (Islamic Civilization) Journal 2006, Tirana-Albania
• "Ugarit" - "Qytetërimi Islam" (Islamic Civilization) Journal, 2006, Tirana-Albania
• "Nëpër rrugët e botës" (Roads of the World) (poem), in "Familja" Magazine, 2006, Tirana-Albania
• "Mënyrat e shkatërrimit të Islamit në Shqipëri" (Ways to collapse the Islam in Albania), "Rimëkëmbja" Journal, December 2005, Tirana-Albania
• "Islami në Shqipëri në kohët modern" (Islam in Albania in Modern Times), "Drita Islame" (Islamic Light) Journal, Tirana-Albania, 2005
I have also been invited in many Islamic programs in different radios and TV-s in Albania.
Translations in Albanian
Books
2010 "Muslims in Search of an Identity", Dr. Adnan Silajžić
2010 "Architects of the Scientific Thought in Islamic Civilization", Halima al-Ghrari
2009 "History of Islamic Science", George Sarton
2008 "A Basic Dictionary of Islam", Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsoud
2007 "Islam", Dr. Murad Hofmann
2005 "America and the fight against terrorism", Muhammad Adnan Salem
2005 "The Spirit of Islam", Muhammad Asad
Articles
2010 "For Love", Khalil Gibran, URA magazine, Tirana-Albania
2009 "Islam in Albania", by Huseyin Abiva, "URA" magazine, Tirana-Albania
2008 "Islam and Orientalism", by Seyyid Alim Ashraf, "URA" magazine, Tirana-Albania
2007 "How did Islam influenced on Science", by Maksud Aftab, "Drita Islame" Journal, Tirana-Albania
2005 "Islamic Art and Architecture", "Drita Islame" Journal, Tirana-Albania
Articles published on my activities
2008 "Al-Hayat", Cairo-Egypt, by Dr. Beqir Ismaili
2007 "Al-Ghad" Journal, Amman-Jordan, by Dr. Muhammad al-Arnaut
2007 "ABC" Journal, Tirana-Albania
2006 "Shqip" Journal, Tirana-Albania
2006 "Shekulli" Journal, Tirana-Albania
Language Proficiency
- Albanian
- English
- Arabic
- Italian
