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Mohamed Elmasry (born December 24 , 1943 ) is an Egyptian - Canadian professor of computer engineering and activist for Muslim causes. He is the current president of the Canadian Islamic Congress . Born in Cairo , Egypt in 1943 , he earned a B.Sc. degree from Cairo University in 1965. After moving to Canada, he continued his studies at the University of Ottawa , and in 1974 earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. His area of specialty is digital integrated circuits and system design. From 1972 to 1974 he worked at Bell-Northern Research (which later became Nortel ).¹ Since 1974, he has taught at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo .² He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineers .³ As a spokesman for Muslim causes through the Canadian Islamic Congress, he has been a regular contributor to the Globe and Mail .⁴ His remarks, especially those concerning the Israel-Palestine issue, have sometimes aroused controversy in Canadian media.⁵

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Mohamed Elmasry ( ) (born December 24, 1943) is a Canadian engineering professor, imam , and a leader in the Canadian Muslim community. He was born in Cairo , Egypt and received his Bachelor of Science in 1965 from Cairo University . He continued his studies in Canada earning a Masters and Doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Ottawa in 1970 and 1974. He has worked in the area of digital integrated microchip design for over four decades. From 1965 to 1968, Elmasry worked for Cairo University and from 1972 to 1974 for Bell-Northern Research in Ottawa , Canada . Since 1974, he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo in Ontario where he is a founding Director of the VLSI (Microchip) Research Group. As a spokesman for Muslim causes through the Canadian Islamic Congress , he has been a regular contributor to the Globe and Mail . His remarks, especially those concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict , have drawn significant attention in the Canadian media. He has accused some of his opponents of being anti-Islam . Elmasry has authored and co-authored more than 500 research papers and 16 books on integrated circuit design and design automation, as well as having several patents to his credit. He has edited the following books for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers : Digital MOS Integrated Circuits (1981); Digital VLSI Systems (1985), Digital MOS Integrated Circuits II (1991) and Analysis and Design of BiCMOS Integrated Circuits (1993).

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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mohamed Elmasry ( ) (born December 24, 1943) is a Canadian engineering professor, imam , and has been a leader in the Canadian Muslim community. He was born in Cairo , Egypt and received his Bachelor of Science in 1965 from Cairo University . He continued his studies in Canada earning a Masters and Doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Ottawa in 1970 and 1974. He has worked in the area of digital integrated microchip design for over four decades. From 1965 to 1968, Elmasry worked for Cairo University and from 1972 to 1974 for Bell-Northern Research in Ottawa , Canada . Since 1974, he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo in Ontario where he is a founding Director of the VLSI (Microchip) Research Group. As a spokesperson for Muslim causes through the Canadian Islamic Congress , he has been a regular contributor to The Globe and Mail . His remarks, especially those concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict , have drawn significant attention in the Canadian media. He has accused some of his opponents of being anti-Islam . Elmasry has authored and co-authored more than 500 research papers and 16 books on integrated circuit design and design automation, as well as having several patents to his credit. He has edited the following books for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers : Digital MOS Integrated Circuits (1981); Digital VLSI Systems (1985), Digital MOS Integrated Circuits II (1991) and Analysis and Design of BiCMOS Integrated Circuits (1993).

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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mohamed Elmasry ( ) (born December 24, 1943) is a Canadian engineering professor, imam , and has been a leader in the Canadian Muslim community. He was born in Cairo , Egypt and received his Bachelor of Science in 1965 from Cairo University . He continued his studies in Canada earning masters and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Ottawa in 1970 and 1974. He has worked in the area of digital integrated microchip design for over four decades. From 1965 to 1968, Elmasry worked for Cairo University and from 1972 to 1974 for Bell-Northern Research in Ottawa, Ontario , Canada. Since 1974, he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo in Ontario where he is a founding Director of the VLSI (Microchip) Research Group. As a spokesperson for Muslim causes through the Canadian Islamic Congress , he has been a regular contributor to The Globe and Mail . His remarks, especially those concerning the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , have drawn significant attention in the Canadian media. He has accused some of his opponents of being anti-Islam . Elmasry has authored and co-authored more than 500 research papers and 16 books on integrated circuit design and design automation, as well as having several patents to his credit. He has edited the following books for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers : Digital MOS Integrated Circuits (1981); Digital VLSI Systems (1985), Digital MOS Integrated Circuits II (1991) and Analysis and Design of BiCMOS Integrated Circuits (1993).

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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mohamed Elmasry ( ) (born December 24, 1943) is a Canadian engineering professor, imam , and Muslim community leader.

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Canadian academic and Imam For other people named Mohamed Elmasry, see Mohamed Elmasry (disambiguation) . ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mohamed Elmasry ( Arabic : محمد المصري ) (born December 24, 1943) is a Canadian engineering professor, imam , and Muslim community leader.

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