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2009 Samir Amin
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The prize was announced to be awarded to
an Arab expert of economy who has - either in theory or in practice - tackled in his/her work the problems of economical development in the Arab World.
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2008 Mohammed Abed al-Jabri
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The prize was announced to be awarded to
an Arab author of a study analyzing the failure of Arab enlightenment.
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2007 Nouri Bouzid
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The prize was announced to be awarded to
an Arab film maker (cinema or TV), who has dedicated himself/herself to freedom and democracy and has tackled the problems of social and political taboos through his/her works, critically investigating related phenomena and practices from a new perspective.
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2006 Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim
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The prize was announced to be awarded to
a politically committed Arab woman who has rendered outstanding services to freedom of thought, equal rights and democracy in the Arab world.
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2005 Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd
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The prize was announced to be awarded to
an Arab scholar of Islam who strives for a fundamental reform of Islamic thought, and who works towards a reapprochement between Islamic tradition and modernity.
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2004 Sonallah Ibrahim
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The prize was announced to be awarded to
an 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.
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2003 Mohammed Arkoun
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The prize was announced to be awarded to
an Arab thinker and professor 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.
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2002 Azmi Bishara
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2001 Mahmoud Amin El Alem
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2000 Issam Abdulhadi
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1999 Al-Jazeera TV Channel
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