IBN RUSHD Fund for Freedom of Thought presents theIBN RUSHD Prize 2004 tothe Egyptian author Sonallah Ibrahim On November 26th, 2004 Sonallah Ibrahim received the sixth IBN RUSHD Prize for Freedom of Thought at the Goethe Institute in Berlin. He is honoured for his enduring fight for freedom of speech and democracy in the Arab […]
Continue ReadingClaiming Back Sovereignty over the Arab World This Year’s Ibn Rushd-Prize for Freedom of Thought will be presented to the Egyptian author Sonallah Ibrahim. He will receive the award personally on Friday, 26th November in Berlin. Mr Ibrahim will be presented the Ibn Rushd-Prize for his enduring fight for freedom of speech and democracy […]
Continue ReadingThe IBN RUSHD Fund for Freedom of Thought will award its 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 […]
Continue ReadingMembers of the Jury Sabry Hafez The Egyptian professor Sabry Hafez first studied Sociology (1962) before dedicating himself more and more to the study of literature. After he graduated in literary criticism and drama at the Academy of Arts in Cairo in 1970 he travelled to London to continue his studies in literature. His […]
Continue ReadingSonalla Ibrahim PDFSonallah Ibrahim was born in Cairo in 1937.1952 he began to study law and worked as freelance journalist and translator.As a result of his political activities he was arrested several times and finally given a prison sentence of five years and six months during Nasser’s campaign against leftists in 1959.His first novel Tilka […]
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