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Prizes for
Freedom of Thought in the Arab World The
IBN RUSHD Fund for Freedom of Thought will award a PRIZE to a living
Arab author
who has enriched modern engaged
literature with outstanding writing by
recognising the mood of the times he compels his Arab readers to have a
critical look at the problems of their time, heightening their awareness
and encouraging them to shape their environment actively 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 of Ibn Rushd’s (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 2-3 days.
Anyone
interested can nominate a person whom he or she thinks would deserve the
prize. Please send your proposal per letter or eMail before the
15th of July 2004 to the address below and attach a paper in
which you explain the reason for your choice and information (short
curriculum vitae) about your candidate.
These
proposals will be passed on to the members of an independent jury who will
select the winner from among the proposals. IBN
RUSHD Prizes
http://www.ibn-rushd.org/English/prizes.htm The
first IBN RUSHD Prize 1999 was given in Arab Media to Al
JAZEERA TV Satellite Channel/Qatar. Among the last prize
winners were the Palestinian parliamentarian Azmi Bishara and the Algerian
social historian Mohammed Arkoun. Address IBN RUSHD Our
Internet magazine - Minbar IBN RUSHD
li-l-Fikr al-Hurr -
is at your disposal. Most recent issue: http://www.ibn-rushd.org/forum/content5.html |