Mr. Gunnar Bauer
Mr. Gunnar is a Muslim German native speaker.
Teaching Experience
Mr. Gunnar has a great massive experience in teaching]; We are glad to have him as a member of MINHAJ teachers.
He teaches different courses, he teaches":
[ Arabic, Islamic studies, and German Language].He was a lecturer at the prestigious Islamic university in Egypt “Al-Azhar University,” in the German department: linguistic and Islamic subjects.
He obtained the position of being the head of the German department in Dar al-Ifta [ the Legal Opinion House] “, Cairo, Egypt.
WORK Experience
1978 - 1982: Self-employed editor and translator
1982 - 1987: Official in charge of export
1988 - 1997: Self-employed editor, translator, and language teacher (Arabic, English, German for foreigners)
1998 - 2006: Lecturer in German (Uni Al-Minya, Al-Azhar Cairo: linguistic and Islamic subjects)
2006 - 2016: Head of German department in Dar al-Ifta Cairo
2016 - 2018: Self-employed editor and translator
2018 - to date: 1- head of German department for translations Arabic-German and reviser for “verso” (https://verso- text.de/)
2- Self-employed German teacher preparing for exam B1, B2, and C1
3- Reviser for pieces of research in German.
SKILLS:
Languages: German (Native Speaker)
Fluent in Arabic (written and spoken)
Fluent in English (written and spoken)
Computer skills: user, word, zoom
TRANSLATIONS
1. Translation of the book “The Spirit of Islam” by Muhammad Asad into German: “Vom Geist des Islam”, 1984 by Islamic Scientific Academy, Cologne.
2. Translation of the book “Muhammad in the bible” by David Benjamin into German:“Muhammad in der Bibel”, 1992 by SKD Bavaria Verlag, Munich.
3. “1001 fatwa” of Egyptian Dar al-Ifta translated from Arabic into German with a self-written glossary of Islamic terms and names, 2017
AUTHORSHIP
1. “Quran and problems of translation” in German: „Koran und Übersetzungsprobleme“, 2nd edition, Cairo, March 2006, Dar Assam Press.
2. “System of Islamic economy – an alternative working hypothesis” in German: “Islamisches Wirtschaftssystem – ein alternatives Denkmodell”, translated into Arabic by Abdurrahman Issam ad-Din and Muhammad Abdallah al-Fakharany, Cairo, March 2012, Dar Assam Press
3. “Islamic texts” in German: “Islamische Texte”, Cairo, August 2012, Dar Assam Press
4. “Translation – Introduction and texts of exercises Arabic-German/German – Arabic” in German: “Übersetzung – Einführung und Übungstexte arabisch – deutsch/deutsch – arabisch“, Cairo, September 2012, Dar Assam Press
5. “Steps in German phonetics and grammar to B1-qualification” in German: “Schritte in der deutschen Fonetik und Grammatik zur B1-Qualifizierung“, 10th of Ramadan City/Sharkia, 2021
6. “Steps to C1-qualification” in German: “Schritte zur C1-Qualifizierung, 10th of Ramadan City/Sharkia, 2021.