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- From the Clinic to Culture: Arab Perspectives in Obstetrics and Gynecology within the German Context
dialogue on identity, integration, and gender relations, highlighting the experiences of Arab professionals working in obstetrics and gynecology in Germany. It explores how these experiences shed light on the diversity and social transformations within migrant communities. - The Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan — Between Democracy and Military Rule
an intellectual symposium discussing the roots of Sudan’s current crisis. The event will also explore prospects for democratic transition and possibilities for building a sustainable civil state. - Celebrating Arab Feminisms: Resistance and Resilience
Women have many faces, and feminism has just as many. Protest against oppression and the struggle for freedom and equality are always influenced by the place and society in which women live. There are many prejudices about Arab societies, and at least as many about their female members. When is a woman free, and is freedom the same at all times and in all places? Is resistance to patriarchy and the desire for change the same everywhere? - Udo Steinbach will be missed – a great expert on the Orient and friend has passed away
العربية Deutsch On the night of Sunday, 3 August 2025, Professor Dr. Udo Steinbach passed away unexpectedly at the age of 82 after a short illness.… Read more: Udo Steinbach will be missed – a great expert on the Orient and friend has passed away - Reimagining Morocco beyond Orientalism
العربية Deutsch Online Event in English without translation. Questions and contributions to the discussion following the lecture can also be asked in Arabic, we will translate… Read more: Reimagining Morocco beyond Orientalism - The Orientalisation of the Holy Land
where is “the Holy Land” actually located? Holiness comes from within the believers, and a person, an object or a place only becomes sacred through the attribution of a religious meaning. How does this process affect those who actually live in a sacred place every day? Who perhaps do not share the religiosity ascribed to the place? And how does it affect those who do not live there and for whom sacredness is more important than the actual place and its inhabitants? - Ibn Rushd Young N°4 \\ Beyond the Frame
Independent storytelling is an act of courage. It challenges norms, reclaims voices, and builds bridges between cultures. We invite you to join us for the upcoming Ibn Rushd Young event with the filmmakers Klud Dabash and Mehmet Küçük. With the boundary-pushing narratives of their films, they explore the complexities of identity, power, migration and creative resistance. Selected scenes from their films will be shown: - Young, Palestinian, and Stateless: Youthful Protest Movements in the Palestinian Refugee Camps of Lebanon
العربية Deutsch Online Event in English without translation. Questions and contributions to the discussion following the lecture can also be asked in Arabic, we will translate… Read more: Young, Palestinian, and Stateless: Youthful Protest Movements in the Palestinian Refugee Camps of Lebanon - Of Roman salutes, watermelons and collections
العربية Deutsch A guide through the narrowing corridors of freedom of expression Event in German without translation. Questions and contributions to the discussion following the lecture… Read more: Of Roman salutes, watermelons and collections - The hijacked democracy
العربية Deutsch On fascism and radicalism in a democratic context It has now been a year since our ‘Democracy in Danger’ event in February 2024, which… Read more: The hijacked democracy - Ibn Rushd Young N°3 \\ Sex Talk Bel-Araby
How does sex talk on social media platforms challenge local notions of hegemonic masculinity in the MENA region?Social media have played a significant role in advancing feminist movements - Yearly activity and financial reports from 2017 to 2023 are available now online in Germanالعربية Deutsch All Ibn Rushd annual and financial reports from 2017 onwards are now available online. We welcome feedback and comments. ==> Hier geht es zu… Read more: Yearly activity and financial reports from 2017 to 2023 are available now online in German
- Women and War #1
العربية Deutsch A day in the life of women in Sudan & Yemen in times of war ‘Women and War’ – mini-series within the Ibn Rushd… Read more: <strong>Women and War #1</strong> - Former Ibn Rushd prizewinner Sihem Bensedrine arrested in Tunisia
Journalist and human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine was arrested in Tunisia on 1 August 2024 on fabricated charges. As Chairwoman of the Commission for Truth and Dignity (IVD), she campaigned to document human rights crimes committed by the dictatorships in Tunisia and to allow their legally investigation. - Climate Change and Sustainable Environment: Challenges of Environmental Media in the Arab World
العربية Deutsch Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity today, as it affects various aspects of our lives, including the environment, economy, health,… Read more: Climate Change and Sustainable Environment: Challenges of Environmental Media in the Arab World - Femininity, Masculinity and their Manifestations in Contemporary Arab Culture
What are the most manifestations of “masculinity” and “femininity” in contemporary Arab culture? How did the rising influence of social media and the 2011 uprisings impact the concepts of “masculinity” and “femininity“? We will discuss these questions in our forthcoming lecture with Dr. Amal Grami and Dr.Hanadi Al-Samman. - Report and Recording – Ideologies in Crisis – What are the Alternatives? short version
العربية Deutsch An Ibn Rushd Lecture with the ex-President of Tunisia Dr Moncef Marzouki, Prof Dr Udo Steinbach and Manal Seifeldin. What distinguishes the 21st century… Read more: Report and Recording – Ideologies in Crisis – What are the Alternatives? short version - Report and Recording – Ideologies in Crisis – What are the Alternatives?العربية Deutsch An Ibn Rushd Lecture with the ex-President of Tunisia Dr Moncef Marzouki, Prof Dr Udo Steinbach and Manal Seifeldin. What distinguishes the 21st century… Read more: Report and Recording – Ideologies in Crisis – What are the Alternatives?
- Ideologies in Crisis – What are the Alternatives?العربية Deutsch Ibn Rushd Lecture by Dr Moncef Marzouki, President of the Republic of Tunisia from 2011-2014 To register, please use this link. Speakers and Moderators:… Read more: Ideologies in Crisis – What are the Alternatives?
- Pictures of 2022 Ibn Rushd Prize The Awarding Ceremony
العربية Deutsch - Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought 2022
Speech of the Prize Winner Nayla Tabbaraالعربية Deutsch It is an honor to be receiving the Ibn Rushd Prize for both my personal work and on behalf of Adyan, the foundation for… Read more: Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought 2022<br>Speech of the Prize Winner Nayla Tabbara - Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought 2022 Welcome speech by Cora Josting (Chairwoman)العربية Deutsch (English will be published here soon) Guten Abend meine Damen und Herren, werte Exzellenzen, liebe Freundinnen und Freunde des Freien Denkens – ich möchte… Read more: Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought 2022 Welcome speech by Cora Josting (Chairwoman)
- Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought 2022 Welcome speech by Dr. Amani Al Siefyالعربية Deutsch (English will be published here soon) Seien Sie alle herzlich willkommen. Ich freue mich, dass Sie in so großer Zahl unserer Einladung gefolgt sind,… Read more: Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought 2022 Welcome speech by Dr. Amani Al Siefy
- Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought 2022 Speech of to Prize Winner Saad Salloumالعربية Deutsch Fighting with a sword made of glass (English translation will be published here soon) (German): Dieser Diskurs richtet sich an eine Generation, die in… Read more: Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought 2022 Speech of to Prize Winner Saad Salloum
- Laudatory speech for prize winner Dr. Saad Salloum, held by Khazal Almajidiالعربية Deutsch Ladies and GentlemenI am greatly honoured to be with you On behalf of jury of the Ibn Rushd Prize for Free thought of the… Read more: Laudatory speech for prize winner Dr. Saad Salloum, held by Khazal Almajidi
- Laudatory speech for prize winner Nayla Tabbara held by Prof. Elizabeth Kassab, University of Dohaالعربية Deutsch Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to start my laudatory speech by inviting you on a drone tour over the countries from where our… Read more: Laudatory speech for prize winner Nayla Tabbara held by Prof. Elizabeth Kassab, University of Doha
- Ibn Rushd Prize 2022 – Freedom of Religion: Invitation to Attend on September 8th
The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought is delighted to announce the two winners of this year’s Ibn Rushd Prize: Nayla Tabbara from Lebanon with her organization ‘Adyan Foundation’ and Saad Salloum from Iraq with his organization ‘Masarat’. The two have been named the joint winners of the 20th Ibn Rushd Prize for this year’s topic ‘Freedom of Religion’. The award ceremony will take place on September 8, 2022, in Berlin, Germany. - Freedom and Religion: An Ibn Rushd Conference on Religious Freedom, Politics and Democracy
Freedom and Religion: An Ibn Rushd conference on religious freedom, politics and democracy. curated by Cora Josting & Amany Abdelrazek-Alsiefy - Ibn Rushd Prize 2022 – Freedom of Religion: Jointly won by Nayla Tabbara from Lebanon and Saad Salloum from Iraq
The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought is delighted to announce the two winners of this year’s Ibn Rushd Prize: Nayla Tabbara from Lebanon with her organization ‘Adyan Foundation’ and Saad Salloum from Iraq with his organization ‘Masarat’. The two have been named the joint winners of the 20th Ibn Rushd Prize for this year’s topic ‘Freedom of Religion’. The award ceremony will take place on September 8, 2022, in Berlin, Germany. - Award 2022: CV Saad Salloum with Masarat Iraq
Dr Saad Salloum is a young Iraqi author and an assistant professor of political science at College of Political Science at Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad. He cofounded the Christian-Muslim Dialogue Initiative 2010 , the Iraqi Council for Interfaith Dialogue 2013, the National Center for Countering Hate Speeches 2018, the Institute for Religious Diversity Studies in Baghdad 2019, and the Institute for Diversity Journalism in Iraq 2020. - Award 2022: CV Nayla Tabbara with Adyan Foundation
After both a BA and MA in Medieval History from the Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon, Dr. Tabbara received her PhD in Religious Studies from the École Pratique des Hautes Études (Sorbonne, Paris) and Saint Joseph University. Currently her area of expertise covers Islamic theology of religious diversity, Islamic feminism, exegesis of the Quran, Sufism, and education on interreligious and intercultural diversity. - Members of the Jury 2022
CV of the members of the Jury who selected the winners of the Ibn Rushd Prize 2022. - 30.01.22 | Contemporary Challenges for Pluralism in the Islamic Context
العربية Deutsch Dear Friends of Freedom of Thought, The discourse on promoting the concept of a multi-cultural society is considered an urgent endeavor to encourage plurality,… Read more: 30.01.22 | Contemporary Challenges for Pluralism in the Islamic Context - The Ibn Rushd Prize 2022: Call For NominationThe Ibn Rushd Prize 2022 therefore calls for: an institution or a person who fostered or protected religious freedom in their region or country – including the freedom from religion and the possibility of choosing another religion, as well as the freedom from the obligation to marry within the same religious group – and therewith not only countering all kinds of sectarianism as well as the abuse of power by political and religious authorities, but fostering pluralism, tolerance and peace within society. The person’s or institution’s work must have fostered and protected religious freedom sustainably for all, not only for specific individuals or specific groups in a society.
- Afdal ma qara’t
العربية Deutsch Reading Canon of Arabic literature On behalf of Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought we embarked on this project Afdal ma qara’t in… Read more: Afdal ma qara’t - 12-06-2021 | Invitation! Concert Between Maqam and Harmony & Exhibition Eyes of Gaza
Welcome to the next event of the online version of our ongoing [zait wa: zaʕtar] Festival of Palestinian Arts and Culture! For the next upcoming lockdown weekend, we prepared a the screening of Kamal Aljafari’s film ‘Recollection’ for you, together with the artist talking with the festival’s film curator Nahed Awwad. - Film Screening: “Speed Sisters” (2015) 85 mins
The Speed Sisters are the first all-woman race car driving team in the Middle East. Grabbing headlines and turning heads at improvised tracks across the West Bank, these five women have sped their way into the heart of the gritty, male-dominated Palestinian street car-racing scene. Weaving together their lives on and off the track, SPEED SISTERS takes you on a surprising journey into the drive to go further and faster than anyone thought you could.#zaitwazaatarberlin#SpeedSisters - Film Screening: “Recollection” (2015) 70 mins
Welcome to the next event of the online version of our ongoing [zait wa: zaʕtar] Festival of Palestinian Arts and Culture! For the next upcoming lockdown weekend, we prepared a the screening of Kamal Aljafari’s film ‘Recollection’ for you, together with the artist talking with the festival’s film curator Nahed Awwad. - Film Screening: ‘A Magical Substance Flows Into Me’
Over the course of the film, Manna follows in Dr. Robert Lachmann’s footsteps and visits Kurdish, Moroccan and Yemenite Jews, Samaritans, members of urban and rural Palestinian communities, Bedouins and Coptic Christians, as they exist today within the geographic space of historical Palestine. - New Year’s greetings with Zait WaZa3tar Podcast with Bakr Khleifi
العربية Deutsch Dear friends of the Ibn Rushd Fund, We wish you a new year as happy as possible in the current circumstances. But the light… Read more: New Year’s greetings with Zait WaZa3tar Podcast with Bakr Khleifi - Zait WaZa3tar Festival: 13.12.2020 – Restoring Memory through Archive
Missing Archive, missing narrative? Where is the archive of Palestine, and who owns it? How did the missing archive create a void in the Palestinian narrative and what did the Palestinians do to compensate this? In her films, Mahasen Nasser Eldin […] - Zait WaZa3tar Festival: 22.11.2020 – Against the Loveless World – Book Discussion with Susan Abulhawa
العربية Deutsch Following our discussion of “Silences & Words” in Palestinian literature (you can find the recording of the event here), we are glad to announce… Read more: Zait WaZa3tar Festival: 22.11.2020 – Against the Loveless World – Book Discussion with Susan Abulhawa - Recording | 2020-11-15 | First online event of the Zait WaZar3tar Festival 2020 in Berlin
The [zait wa: zaʕtar] Festival for Palestinian Arts & Culture starting on November 15th 2020 in Berlin will be a meeting of hearts and minds: to meet to talk about films, exhibitions, literature, music and much more. We will be presenting narratives less explored, like the vital role Palestinian literature plays in preserving diasporic as well as Palestinian identities. - Migration – promise of a new life and a trauma?
العربية Deutsch Our FIRST event since the breakout of COVID-19! Wars, conflicts and persecution in several regions of Africa and Asia have driven millions of migrants… Read more: Migration – promise of a new life and a trauma? - Tunisia: 9 years after the revolution
nine years since the flight of long-time President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on January 14, 2011, which triggered the revolutions in many Arab countries, and were later called the ‘Arab Spring’. - Ibn Rushd Lecture: Gaza 2020- Ahmed Abu Artema
العربية Deutsch Sovereignty, the Subject and Life under Siege & what led him to initiate the Great Return March Dear friends of Freedom of Thought, in… Read more: Ibn Rushd Lecture: Gaza 2020- Ahmed Abu Artema - Freedom of Expression between the frontlinesالعربية Deutsch The hashtag ‘#My Palestinian Sitty’, a phrase coined by the democratic US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, is trending on social media: My Palestinian Grandma. Lots… Read more: Freedom of Expression between the frontlines
- Ibn Rushd Lecture with Mohamed Hashem
العربية Deutsch Dear friends of freedom of thought, in the Arab World and elsewhere, We cordially invite you to an Ibn Rushd Lecture with the Egyptian writer… Read more: Ibn Rushd Lecture with Mohamed Hashem - Photos, Music and Performance
العربية Deutsch - Call for Nominationالعربية Deutsch The Ibn Rushd Prize 2018 calls for: a caricaturist who criticizes or ridicules political, religious or social leaders and authorities. A caricature is an… Read more: Call for Nomination
- Members of the Jury 2019العربية Deutsch Amjad Rasmi Born in 1974 Amman, Jordan. Lives between London and Amman. Majored in Fine Arts in Amman. Started in Al Shark Al Awsat… Read more: Members of the Jury 2019
- Press releaseالعربية Deutsch Ibn Rushd Prize 2019 goes to Bahraini Artist Sara Qaed The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought is delighted to announce the Bahraini… Read more: Press release
- Members of the Juryالعربية Deutsch Amjad Rasmi Born in 1974 Amman, Jordan. Lives between London and Amman. Majored in Fine Arts in Amman. Started in Al Shark Al Awsat… Read more: Members of the Jury
- Laudatory speaker (CV)العربية Deutsch Ibn Rush Price 2019 Born in Tunisia. Obtained certificates of “efficiency in research” with a university research on the aesthetics of Adreno in French… Read more: Laudatory speaker (CV)
- Ibn Rushd Award 2019 CV Sarah Qaed
العربية Deutsch is an artist from Bahrain currently living in Newcastle, UK.She practices art via editorial caricatures, drawings, comics, illustrations, wearable pieces, and anything in between,… Read more: Ibn Rushd Award 2019 CV Sarah Qaed - Ibn Rushd Lecture: Out Of Place (Screening)
العربية Deutsch Dear friends of freedom of thought, in the Arab World and elsewhere, Roots are at the base of everyone’s identity, and the need to… Read more: Ibn Rushd Lecture: Out Of Place (Screening) - Sudan – History, Present and Perspectives
العربية Deutsch Dear friends of freedom of thought, in the Arab World and elsewhere, Sudan is a country many of us here in Germany know very… Read more: Sudan – History, Present and Perspectives - In celebration of Mahmoud Darwish
العربية Deutsch Dear friends of freedom of thought, the next Ibn Rushd Lecture is a special one, complemented by recital and music, and rounded off with… Read more: In celebration of Mahmoud Darwish - Ibn Rushd Lecture: Peace in Palestine – can this dream still come true?العربية Deutsch with Dr. Hanan Ashrawi Palestine is a name for a region that has undergone dramatic change. Once sounding like a divine promise, it now… Read more: Ibn Rushd Lecture: Peace in Palestine – can this dream still come true?
- Let´s celebrate together! 03.10.2018
Unity and community is important on more than one level of society. There is the unity of the two Germanys, but there is an increasing importance also of the unity of those living together in this society, because there are many and they are diverse and that is a good thing. - Condolanceالعربية Deutsch Ibn Rushd Fund mourns the death of the 2009 Ibn Rushd award winner Samir Amin Today we are saying farewell to a pioneer, a… Read more: Condolance
- Shaping Consciosness and our Relationships to the Different ” others “العربية Deutsch This Diwan will be held mostly in Arabic. Do philosophy and literature shape our consciousness and relationships with others? Diwan Al-Falsafa with Dr. Abdul-Hakim… Read more: Shaping Consciosness and our Relationships to the Different ” others “
- Light for the Future
project was primarily about bringing refugee women closer to their surroundings. Old and new Berlin women met and took thematic walks in nature, history, politics and culture, getting to know their surroundings and each other better. We then processed the collected impressions and thoughts at subsequent Art Workshops. - Al Qafila 2018: Concert in Berlin June 29th 2018
Ibn Rushd on tour with Al Qafila 2018 – the cultural caravan on the Journey of Life along the ‘Balkan Route’. The Qafila al-Hayat sends artists and musicians from seven Arab countries on a Journey of Life to travel as a caravan in the footsteps of the men and women who fled war and destruction in their home countries in the Middle East along what became known as the Balkan Route. And while they are experiencing their compatriots journey, these young people are on a mission: to show local audiences the rich culture that is a treasure brought by the people traveling towards a future on this most fateful journey of their lives. - Old and New Elites in the Arab World
العربية Deutsch with Salam Kawakibi Elite – what does this term mean in relation to the Arab world in general, and to Syria in particular? How… Read more: Old and New Elites in the Arab World - The Phenomenon of Self-hatred in Immigrant Circles
العربية Deutsch with Salam Kawakibi Dear friends of freedom of thought, the Syrian political scientist Salam Kawakibi will be in Berlin next week – we seized… Read more: The Phenomenon of Self-hatred in Immigrant Circles - Freedom? On the philosophy of liberation according to M Aziz Lahbabi
العربية Deutsch Freedom. Each language has its own special connotations vibrating along with this value, such as the famous French ‘liberté’ or the American ‘freedom’, and… Read more: Freedom? On the philosophy of liberation according to M Aziz Lahbabi - Secularism, Secularity and Secularisationالعربية Deutsch Secularism, secularity and secularisation – what exactly does each notion mean, and how are they related to and distinguished from each other? Does secularism, for… Read more: Secularism, Secularity and Secularisation
- Editorial – 21rst issue spring 2018
العربية Deutsch Dear Readers, he lived most of his life in his home land, but his work was effective in the entire Arab world … he… Read more: Editorial – 21rst issue spring 2018 - Memorial Speech for Sadiq Jalal al-Azm
On this occasion, I have to admit here that despite my studies of philosophy and Immanuel Kant at the Humboldt University in Berlin, I read Sadiq’s dissertation on Kant’s Theory of Time as one of the black copy books in Damascus – but I never understood it as much as I tried. This immensely increased my respect for the author, of course. But more remarkably, although I was a bit disappointed about myself, it did not matter at all. Not for him, and not for me, because most of the intellectual exchange with him took place orally, in hour-long and night-long conversations, interrupted with witty humour, laughter and human warmth. - Recollection along my Father’s Journey
Many of you are here to honour Sadik, the thinker, the public intellectual, the philosopher, and the teacher. Others are here in memory of a friend. I am here to honour my father. I would like to start by saying that Sadik lived his life as he saw fit. He described his life’s journey as “prolific, full and rich, a journey which I enjoyed tremendously, a life with no regrets”. In other words, he did it his way. Just like the Frank Sinatra song. - Minbar Ibn Rushd 21st issue spring 2018
he lived most of his life in his home land, but his work was effective in the entire Arab world … he died secluded in exile in Berlin where he lived the last few years of his life. Sadiq Jalal al-Azm is considered as one of the pioneers of Arab Modernism and an outstanding scholar of critical thought in the Arab world. Al-Azm achieved great fame in 1968 and 1969 with the publishing of his works “Self-criticism after the defeat” and “Critique of Religious Thought”, in which he radically attacked central dogmas of political and religious-cultural discourse within Arab society. - Contemporary Arab Culture From Description to Change
العربية Deutsch (Linguistic and Sociologic Perspectives) Mohammed Chawich analyses what constitutes contemporary Arab culture – its major trends and possible linguistic and social perspectives – through… Read more: Contemporary Arab Culture From Description to Change - The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought mourns for Rim Banna
العربية Deutsch The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought mourns for Reem Banna, who left us today, Saturday March 24, 2018. Through her moving music… Read more: The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought mourns for Rim Banna - Values
العربية Deutsch Values: Are they universal? Are they cultural? What are “our” values? Diwan in German. Are all values the same everywhere, as the ‘Universal Declaration… Read more: Values - Photos, Music and Performanceالعربية Deutsch Pictures from the 2017 Ibn Rushd Prize awarding ceremony to AMAN – Palestine
- Awarding Ceremony Summaryالعربية Deutsch Dear friends of freedom of thought in the Arab World and elsewhere: We wish you a Happy New Year 2018. May the new year… Read more: Awarding Ceremony Summary
- Laudatory: Kinda Hattarالعربية Deutsch Laudatory Speech given by Kinda Hattar, Transparency International on occasion of AMAN-Coalition, Transparency of Palestine, winning the Ibn Rushd Prize for freedom of Thought… Read more: Laudatory: Kinda Hattar
- Laudatory speaker (CV)العربية Deutsch Kinda Hattar has worked with Transparency International (TI) for 5 years as the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) regional Advisor, she has developed… Read more: Laudatory speaker (CV)
- Speech of the Fundالعربية Deutsch Welcoming Speech of the Ibn Rushd Fund at the occasion of awarding the Ibn Rushd Prize to AMAN, Coalition for Accountability and Integrity Palestine… Read more: Speech of the Fund
- Speech of the Prize Winnerالعربية Deutsch Speech given by Majdi Abu Zaid, Executive Director of the AMAN-Coalition, Transparency of Palestine, during presentation of the Ibn Rushd Prize on behalf of… Read more: Speech of the Prize Winner
- Press releaseالعربية Deutsch Ibn Rushd Prize 2017 goes to AMAN – Coalition for Accountability and Integrity The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought is delighted to… Read more: Press release
- Members of the Juryالعربية Deutsch Atta El-Battahani Dr. Atta El-Battahani is a Professor in Political Science, he holds a Ph.D. from the University of Sussex, (Britain), and M.Sc, B.Sc… Read more: Members of the Jury
- Call for Nominationالعربية Deutsch The Ibn Rushd Prize 2017 calls for a person, organisation or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to combatting corruption In many parts… Read more: Call for Nomination
- CV (Info) AMANالعربية Deutsch The Coalition for Accountability and Integrity (AMAN) AMAN was established in 2000 upon an initiative by a number of Palestinian civil society organizations working… Read more: CV (Info) AMAN
- Integrationالعربية Deutsch What do we mean when we speak about integration? It seems a simple question; there is, however, no single or simple answer. And despite… Read more: Integration
- The Individual and Islamالعربية Deutsch Individualism in Eastern and Western Cultures It seems that the concept of the “individual”, in its moral and political sense, represents a cultural and… Read more: The Individual and Islam
- Womans rights and the arabic governments – Gender (in)equalityالعربية Deutsch
- Post SecularismDespite the fact that most societies have endeavoured to adopt the secular model and separated the state from religious institutions to achieve democracy and enforce equality, tolerance and human rights, it is obvious that religious practices continue to exist both in non-Western as well as in Western societies; the best example being the USA, where scientific and technical modernity exist right next to substantial religiosity.
- Arab Political Thought, the Syrian Revolution & the Question of Asylum
العربية Deutsch Dr. Housamedden Darwish Ibn Rushd Lecture on Wednesday, 26th April, at 8:00pm in the Lettrétage Berlin. The Syrian philosopher Hosamedden Darwish spoke on Critical Ideas in… Read more: Arab Political Thought, the Syrian Revolution & the Question of Asylum - In Memory of Sadiq Jalal Al-Azm
The Ibn Rushd Fund and the Sadik Al-Azm Foundation for Culture and Education hosted a memorial event for Prof. Sadiq Jalal Al-Azm, who passed away on December 11th, 2016 after a short but grave illness. The event took place on February 10th, 2017 in Berlin in the Festsaal of Berlin’s main city hall Rotes Rathaus. - Libya – the Country, its People and the Current Situation
العربية Deutsch Dr. Aly Masednah El-Kothany Libya Today Libya is a country that at present appears as a blank area on the medial map. Hardly any… Read more: Libya – the Country, its People and the Current Situation - Minbar Ibn Rushd: 20th Issue autumn 2016
we warmly welcome you to this new edition of Minbar Ibn Rushd, our online magazine. Here are our topics:
In December 2015 the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik – SWP) in Berlin published a study entitled “The bitter harvest of the Arab Spring. Transformation, the change of the elite and a new social Mobilization” by Dr. Muriel Asseburg and Heiko Wimmen, now translated into Arabic and reviewed here by Dr. Hamid Fadlalla and Fadia Foda. The article summarises the main points of the study and discusses the development, aftermath and perspective of the Arab Spring revolutions. After this extensive analysis, which examines the dimensions of this wide movement and the regional and international complications, the conclusion reached is that it is a bitter harvest after five years of instability.
- Editorial – 20th issue autumn 2016
العربية Deutsch Dear readers, we warmly welcome you to this new edition of Minbar Ibn Rushd, our online magazine. Here are our topics: In December 2015… Read more: Editorial – 20th issue autumn 2016 - Ibn Rushd Lecture with Dr. Mohamed Adel Mtimet – The missing of the idividual in the Arab culture
العربية Deutsch the unmentioned paradox when calling for democracy in the Arab world: On July 19th 2016 the Tunisian philosopher Mohamed Adel Mtimet held an Ibn… Read more: Ibn Rushd Lecture with Dr. Mohamed Adel Mtimet – The missing of the idividual in the Arab culture - Diwan Al Falsafa: Modernityالعربية Deutsch Modernity, as a philosophical movement, emerged as a direct consequence of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries´ scientific revolution in Europe. Based on the new… Read more: Diwan Al Falsafa: Modernity
- Minbar Ibn Rushd 19th issue Spring 2016We are opening the issue with an essay by Rachid Boutayeb from Morocco entitled “The body of the other (towards a post-Islamic subjectivity)”. Islam, he says, being religion, culture and history, has made an important contribution to civilization in all of these aspects. Those, who want to deny this – out of a sense of anger or prejudice or ignorance – will be laying the ground for racist discourse, which contradicts even the fundamental values of democracy. On the other hand, those, who speak about Islam as something absolute, are demanding nothing less than that Islam should enforce its authority. The author recalls that the Koran says that man – every man – is God’s successor (Caliph) on earth. Each of us bears responsibility for life in the world. However, what we see today with the tyrannical rule of the regime in light of the confederacy of religious orthodoxy is a great distortion of this concept and of religion.
- Editorial – 19th issue spring 2016We are opening the issue with an essay by Rachid Boutayeb from Morocco entitled “The body of the other (towards a post-Islamic subjectivity)”. Islam, he says, being religion, culture and history, has made an important contribution to civilization in all of these aspects. Those, who want to deny this – out of a sense of anger or prejudice or ignorance – will be laying the ground for racist discourse, which contradicts even the fundamental values of democracy. On the other hand, those, who speak about Islam as something absolute, are demanding nothing less than that Islam should enforce its authority. The author recalls that the Koran says that man – every man – is God’s successor (Caliph) on earth.
- Excerpt from the novel “al-Qawqa’a. Yawmiyyat mutalassis” (The Shell. Memoirs of a Hidden Observer)
العربية Deutsch Mustafa Khalifa I wrote most of these diaries in the desert prison. But the word “wrote” isn’t quite accurate. There are neither pens nor… Read more: Excerpt from the novel “al-Qawqa’a. Yawmiyyat mutalassis” (The Shell. Memoirs of a Hidden Observer) - Arab Prison Literature
العربية Deutsch Radwa Ashour PDF East of the Mediterranean (1975), a novel about torture and abuse of political prisoners, is probably the most widely read prison… Read more: Arab Prison Literature