Sediq Afghan

Sediq Afghan (Template:Lang-Dari) (born 1958 in Kabul) is an Afghan mathematician. He is currently head the "World philosophical Math Research Center" in Kabul, Afghanistan. He is also a political activist. He had a prominent role in protests in Kabul about Afghanistan- and Islam-related issues, including an anti-American protest in 2003,[1] a hunger strike to protest over beatings of journalists by Afghan security officers in 2006, and another one to protest the 2008 Danish Muhammad cartoons.[2]

Biography

Afghan completed his preliminary education in Afghanistan and allegedly received his doctorate in mathematics from the Moscow University, though no evidence has been offered to support this.in his interviews he has claimed that Moscow university was incapable of supervising him in his chosen topic of mathematical philosophy. He is an outspoken person who criticises the Afghan government for the lack of attention to his works.[3] He has recently calculated the numbers of the verses of Quran and its relation with the creation of universe.. In general Mr Afghan's work is a mix of superstitions and elementary number theory and as such offers no worth to the field of mathematics.

In 2012, Afghan was recognized as the "Man of the Year" by the International Biography Center.[4] It is a well known fact that International Biographical Centre confers award for a price of between $200-$450. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Biographical_Centre and the award carries absolutely no value whatsoever. The center also authorized Afgan to confer the medal upon other scholars. This has been criticized by many scholars and a BBC report revealed that the so-called "International Biography Center" lacks any academic authorization, and its titles and medals do not have any academic value. He is known for his outspoken criticism of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, of the secular governments that followed, and of the Taliban regime. In Kabul, he led first anti-U.S. protests during May 2003.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Reuters (2003) First Anti-American Protest Held in Afghan Capital News article posted at CommonDreams.org, accessed on 2010-02-01.
  2. ↑ Anand Gopal (2008-03-10). "Danish cartoons: one Afghan's peaceful protest". Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18.
  3. ↑ http://www.khaama.com/philosopher-sediq-afghan-recognized-the-man-of-the-year-21691
  4. ↑ "Sediq Afghan Man of The Year 2012". Taand. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  5. ↑ http://www.khaama.com/philosopher-sediq-afghan-recognized-the-man-of-the-year-21691

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