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IBN RUSHD Prize 2001 to the Egyptian Writer and Critic Mahmoud Amin El Alem On December 8th, 2001 Mahmoud Amin El Alem received the third IBN RUSHD Prize for Freedom of Thought in the Literaturhaus Fasanenstrasse in Berlin. He is honoured for his struggle for freedom and democracy, for his critical thinking and his political commitment, for his writings and analyses, his engagement in support of open dialogue and services to a culture of rational dispute and enlightenment. |
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Nabil Bushnaq, Chairman of the IBN RUSHD Fund for Freedom of Thought, gives a welcome speech. He explains in brief how and why the fund was founded and for what reasons the prize was given this year to Mahmoud Amin El Alem. |
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Dr. Hamid Fadlalla, member of the board, makes a speech in M. Amin El Alem’s honour. His eulogy deals with M. Amin El Alems rich life, his struggle for freedom and his many works in literature, theory of culture and philosophy. |
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Mahmoud Amin El Alem receives the IBN RUSHD Prize 2001 from Nabil Bushnaq (right). Dr. Hamid Fadlalla is seen on the left-hand side of the picture. |
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Mahmoud Amin El Alem expresses his thanks to the Fund and to all those present for their acknowledgement |
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In his speech Mahmoud Amin El Alem explains his point of view about culture and civilization, about the new world order and the predominance of globalized capitalism, but also about his hope to see another more comprehensive kind of globalization that will soon replace the present one. He warns Arabs not to interpret globalization as an americanization. |
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Mahmoud Amin El Alem speaks in front of the audience on the occasion of receiving the IBN RUSHD Prize 2001 in Literaturhaus in Berlin. Among the German and Arab guests are academics, journalists, intellectuals, poets and artists of different nationalities. |
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Der arabische Dichter Adonis (links im Bild) nimmt an der Festivität teil. The Arab poet Adonis (left), too, attends the festivity. |
El Alem auf dem Podium zwischen Nabil Bushnaq (links) und Farouq Abbushi (rechts) während der Pressekonferenz. El Alem on the podium, sitting between Nabil Bushnaq (left) and Farouq Abbushi (right) during the press conference. |
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After the festivity interested people are invited to attend a press conference, at which El Alem answers the questions of the journalists. Mr. Farouq Abbushi, member of the executive and founder of the cultural society al-Qantara (Berlin), is sitting at his right. |
| Auf die Frage eines Journalisten erklärt El Alem, dass es viele
Sorten von Intellektuelle gibt, und dass alle auf ihre Art helfen können,
die Situation zu ändern. Man sollte Andersdenkende nicht zu schnell
verurteilen und immer die Nützlichkeit für das Allgemeinwohl
im Auge behalten.
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