Wael Farouq
He has worked at several international universities, such as the American University in Cairo, the University of Macerata, and the Faculty of Law at New York University. Currently, he is a professor of Arabic language and culture at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan (Italy), director of the Arabic Cultural Institute in Milan, a member of the scientific and steering committee of the Center for Arabic Language Research (CARA), a member of the steering committee of the Observatory of Terminologies and Language Policies (OTPL). He is a member of the scientific committee of the European Journal of Language Policy and the scientific magazine Cahiers de Lexicologie, as well as a member of the series The Studies of OTPL of the publishing house EDUCATT. He is the editor of the international intercultural journal Jusur in English. He was a consultant for the City of Milan on Arab culture in 2017.
In October 2025, he was awarded the International Mediterranean Excellence Award – promoted by the Mediterranean Journalists Association and conferred by the Italian Ministry of Culture under the high patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - for his commitment to promoting intercultural dialogue, language education, and Mediterranean cooperation through culture, education, and ethical reflection.
He is the author of several scholarly articles, essays, and monographs, in Italian, Arabic, and English, including The fatwā in the digital age. What are Muslim millennials looking for? (Palgrave – McMillan, 2024), Conflicting Arab Identities: Language, Tradition and Modernity (Muta 2023) and Discourse Analysis in the Epistles of the Brothers of Purity (Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2018). He is co-author of the book Dio salvi la ragione (God save reason), with Pope Benedict XII (Cantagalli, 2007), translated in Spanish, German, and French, and co-author of the book Not Just Good, but Beautiful: The Complementary Relationship Between Man and Woman, with Pope Francis.
