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Prizes for Freedom of Thought in the Arab World The IBN RUSHD Fund for Freedom of Thought will award its PRIZE 2003 to
an Arab
thinker and professor (fem., masc.) who has rendered outstanding services in the
field of enlightenment, who has offered through his theoretical work a
genuinely Arab guide to reason finding new perspectives for the
present and future whilst preserving the dialogue between tradition
and modernity The IBN
RUSHD PRIZE for Freedom of Thought will be given to the prize winner in an
official ceremony in Berlin, around the 10th of December, in
commemoration of the 800th anniversary of Ibn Rushd’s (a.k.a
Averroes) death and his heritage – especially his appeal for freedom of
thought and tolerance. Following the awarding there will be a press
conference. The Prize amounts to 2500,-- EUR. The IBN RUSHD Fund agrees to
pay a return flight to Berlin, board and lodging for three-days. Anyone
interested can nominate a person whom he or she thinks would deserve the
prize. Please send your proposal per letter or e-Mail before the 1st of July
2003 to the address below and attach a paper in which you explain the reason
for your choice and information These proposals will be passed
on to the members of an independent jury who will select the winner from
among the proposals. Prizes
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
http://www.ibn-rushd.org/English/prizes.htm The first IBN RUSHD Prize
1999 was given in Arab
Media. The winner was Al JAZEERA TV Satellite Channel/Qatar for its efforts to make freedom of speech and tolerance
possible and respected in Arab Media. The second IBN RUSHD Prize 2000
was given for the emancipation of Arab women. The winner was Issam Abdulhadi,
President of the General Union of Palestinian Women. The third IBN RUSHD Prize 2001 was given on the 8th of December in
House of Literature/Berlin to the Egyptian writer and critic Mahmoud Amin El
Alem for his struggle for freedom, democracy and enlightenment as well as his
political commitment. 4th IBN RUSHD Prize 2002 was given to the Arab PARLIAMENTARIAN who has rendered
outstanding services to the realisation of democracy and multi-party system
in the Arab society. The winner
is Dr. Azmi Bishara, a palestinian member of Knesset in Israel. Address IBN RUSHD e.V, P.O.Box 1216, 59931
Olsberg, Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 2962 5162, Fax:
+49 (0) 2962 80 24 24 eMail : info@ibn-rushd.org , Web:
www.ibn-rushd.org Our
Internet magazine - Minbar IBN RUSHD li-l-Fikr al-Hurr - is at your disposal as a forum for articles and discussions
that contribute to enlightenment and progress in the Arab World. See: First
issue: http://www.ibn-rushd.org/forum/content.htm Second issue: http://www.ibn-rushd.org/forum/content2.html Third issue: http://www.ibn-rushd.org/forum/content3.htm Fourth issue: http://www.ibn-rushd.org/forum/content4.htm |