Fadhil Rassoul

Fadhil Rassoul (Kurdish: فازیل ڕەسوڵ) born 1947 and died 13th of July 1989, was an academic at the University of Vienna.[1] He was born in Slemani, Iraq and was assassinated by the Iranian government in Vienna together with Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou while acting as mediator.

Fadhil Rassoul
فازیل ڕەسوڵ
Born1947
Died13th July 1989
Vienna, Austria
Cause of deathAssassination
NationalityIraqi Kurd

In the late 1970s he moves from Iraq to Beirut and works at a center called Center for Palestinian Studies.[2] In 1980 he moves to Vienna where he complets his PhD in 1985.[2] At the time of his assassination he was the editor of Algerian magazine El Hiwar (The Dialogue) by Ahmed Ben Bella, former president of Algeria who is also reported as a friend of his[3].

He is better known amongst Arabic readers as his works are in Arabic. He is best known for his book titled "This is how Ali Shariati talked" written in Arabic.[4] He is said to have completed his PhD in Berlin in 1985 [5] with the title: "Superpower Policy and Freedom Struggle - Kurdistan and Soviet Middle East Policy"[6] and also reported as being a researcher at "Austrian Institute of International Relations"[7] and in other sources as a freelancer at the same institute. He is known to have been a left leaning academic but goes through a radical change to become a moderate Islamist and starts befriending Islamic scholars.[8][9]

References
  1. کوردیپێدیا, Kurdipedia-. "فازیل مەلا مەحمود ڕەسوڵ، ئامۆزا گومناوەکەی فاروقی مەلا مستەفا". Kurdipedia.org. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. "Fadhil Rasul: One Person's Story". Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  3. حكيم, گۆران. "فازیل ڕه‌سوڵ، ئامۆزا گومناوه‌كه‌ی فاروقی مه‌لا مسته‌فا". History Of Kurd. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  4. "هكذا تكلم علي شريعتي". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  5. "فازیل رەسوڵ، شەهیدی گومناو". www.awene.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  6. "Großmachtpolitik und Freiheitskampf - Kurdistan und die sowjetische Nahost-Politik. von Rasoul, Fadil:: Gut OLeinen, 20,5 x 12,5 cm (1988) | Buchhandlung Gerhard Höcher". www.zvab.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  7. Cohen, Ronen A. (2018-11-02). "The Mojahedin-e Khalq versus the Islamic Republic of Iran: from war to propaganda and the war on propaganda and diplomacy". Middle Eastern Studies. 54 (6): 1000–1014. doi:10.1080/00263206.2018.1478813. ISSN 0026-3206.
  8. گل, ژیار (2019-07-16). "صداهای ناشنیده از آخرین لحظات ترور رهبران کرد در وین". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  9. Limited, Elaph Publishing. "فاضل رسول المفكر الكُردي المَََََََََنسي". @Elaph (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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