Selim Chazbijewicz

Selim Chazbijewicz

Selim Chazbijewicz is Professor of Political Sciences in Olsztyn, Poland. Active participant of the interreligious Christian-Muslim dialogue in Poland.

Co-founder of the Polish Tatar’s Association in 1992 and chairman of the Association in years 1999 to 2007. Former imam of the Muslim Community Mosque in Gdańsk and vice-chairman of the Common Council of Muslims and Catholics. Member of the ‘Abraham Forum’ by the International Council of Christians and Jews. Member of the Oriental Sciences Committee at the Polish Academy of Sciences. The author of: Tatar-Muslims in Poland, Crimean Tatars. Fight for the nation and the free fatherland, Awdet means the return. Political fight of the Crymean Tatars for the national tradition and independence after the II World War. Also the author of several books of poetry.