Category: Ibn Rushd-Prize

The Ibn Rushd Prize 2018 calls for: a caricaturist who criticizes or ridicules political, religious or social leaders and authorities. A caricature is an exaggerating drawing highlighting the negative characteristics […]

Amjad Rasmi Born in 1974 Amman, Jordan. Lives between London and Amman. Majored in Fine Arts in Amman. Started in Al Shark Al Awsat newspaper as a journalist. Worked in […]

Ibn Rush Price 2019 Born in Tunisia. Obtained certificates of “efficiency in research” with a university research on the aesthetics of Adreno in French in 1990. PhD in modern philosophy […]

Pictures from the 2017 Ibn Rushd Prize awarding ceremony to AMAN – Palestine

Dear friends of freedom of thought in the Arab World and elsewhere: We wish you a Happy New Year 2018. May the new year be less stormy, both concerning weather […]

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 on the 1st December 2017

Kinda Hattar has worked with Transparency International (TI) for 5 years as the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) regional Advisor, she has developed TI presence in Tunisia and Jordan […]

Welcoming Speech of the Ibn Rushd Fund at the occasion of awarding the Ibn Rushd Prize to AMAN, Coalition for Accountability and Integrity Palestine on December 01, 2017 Dear ladies […]

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 AMAN on the 1st December 2017 […]

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 in Political Science; and B.A in […]

The Ibn Rushd Prize 2017 calls for a person, organisation or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to combatting corruption In many parts of the world social inequality is […]

The Coalition for Accountability and Integrity (AMAN) AMAN was established in 2000 upon an initiative by a number of Palestinian civil society organizations working in the fields of democracy, human […]

Members of the Jury of Ibn Rushd Prize 2015 Mohammed Achaari Moroccan poet and writer, born in 1951. Contributed to the political and trade union struggle for years and this […]

Ahmed Marzouki Ahmed Marzouki was born in 1947 in Bouajul, a village in northwest Morrocco. His father worked at the local court after having studied law at the University of […]

Aisha Odeh Born in Deir Jerir near Ramallah/Al-Bireh in 1944.Primary school Deir Jerir, middle and secondary school in Ramallah.Diploma in Education at the Teacher’s Collge in Ramallah in 1966Work experience […]

Welcome speech of the Ibn Rushd Fund (held by Dr. Hamid Fadlalla) on occasion of awarding the Ibn Rushd Prize 2014 to Rachid al-Ghannouchi Simultanübersetzung: Dr. Günther Orth Verehrte Damen […]

Members of the Jury of Ibn Rushd Prize 2014 The Ibn Rushd Fund’s voting procedure for the determination of the award winner: After a period of public nomination (any person […]

Rashid al-Ghannushi Rashid al-Ghannushi (born in 1941), is a Tunisian politician, co-founder of the Al-Nahda Movement and serving as its “intellectual leader”.Al-Ghannushi was born outside El Hamma, in the governorate […]

Call for Nomination The Ibn Rushd Prize 2014 is calling fora person who stands for a modern Islam as a pillar of civil society and in so doing calls for […]

Laudatory speech to Rim Banna at her receiving of the Ibn Rushd Award 2013 by Erik Hillestad, music producer and lyricist, Norway My meeting with Rim I met Rim Banna […]

Members of the Jury of Ibn Rushd Prize 2013 Lotfi Bouchnak Lotfi Bouchnak, born 1952 in Tunis to a family of Turkish-Bosnian origin, is a Tunisian singer, oud player, composer […]

Rim Banna Rim Banna, a Palestinian singer-song writer, composer, arranger and activist, was born in Nazareth, Galilee, on December 8, 1966. During her studies at at the Gnesins’ Academy of […]

Call for Nomination The Ibn Rushd Prize 2013 is calling for a singer, songwriter, or band whose songs deal with the quest for freedom, civil rights, and democracy, and call […]

Laudatio on the occasion of the awarding of the 14th Ibn Rushd Prize on November 30, 2012 to Razan Zaituneh, at the Museum of Islamic Art, Pergamon Museum, Berlin. Prof. […]

Members of the Jury of Ibn Rushd Prize 2012 Taoufik Ben BrikTaoufik Ben Brik was born in 1960 as the son of a trade unionist in Jérissa, a town in […]

Razan Zaitouneh Razan Zaitouneh was born in 1977 in Syria. In 1999 she completed her studies at the faculty of law in Damascus and initiated her work as a lawyer […]

Call for Nomination The Ibn Rushd Fund is seeking nominations for the 2012 Ibn Rushd Award:a young activist of the Arab Spring who peacefully fights for a democratic state The revolutions […]

Laudatory for Sihem Bensedrine by Prof. Dr. Kai HafezThis Laudatory is available only in German (original language) or translated to Arabic. CV Prof. Dr. Kai Hafez Prof. Dr. Kai Hafez […]

Members of the Jury 2011 Toujan al-Faisal Toujan al-Faisal is a human rights activist, born in Jordan in 1948.  She was a TV journalist and Jordan’s first female Member of […]

Sihem Bensedrine Personal Born on 28th October 1950 in La Marsa (Tunis), married to Omar Mestiri, three children Education MA of Philosophy from the University Toulouse Le Mirail Professional Life […]

Call for Nomination The Ibn Rushd Fund is seeking nominationsfor the 2011 Ibn Rushd Award: A woman journalistwho actively and courageously fosters freedom of thought in the Arab world The […]

Members of the jury Ahmed Ashour Ahmed Ashour (born in Jordan 1981) holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts with a major in graphic design from the University in Amman, […]

Rezgar Akrawi Main coordinator of internet-forum al-Hewar al-MutamaddinCoordinator of Centre for Marxist and Left-Wing Studies and Research Born 1966 in Aqra in Iraq (Kurdistan-Iraq) Political Activity 1984-1990: Member of Iraqi Communist […]

Call for Nomination The Ibn Rushd Award 2010 calls for a Webblogger who fundamentally enriches and advances public discourse. The internet’s contribution to the transformation of mass-communication is difficult to […]

Members of the jury Henry Azzam Dr. Henry Azzam joined Deutsche Bank in May 2007 as Chief Executive Officer for Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA). Before that Dr. […]

Samir Amin Born 04.09.1931 in Cairo/Egypt University Studies Diploma of Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris (1952) Diploma of Statistics and Mathematics, Paris (1956) Ph D Economics, Paris (1957) Professor of Economics […]

Call for Nomination The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought will award its Prize 2009 to an Arab expert of economy who has – either in theory or in […]

Members of the jury   Hala Rachid Ammoun Professor of Philosophy at the Lebanese University in Beirut and at the University of Balamand located at al-Koura North of Lebanon. Hala Rachid […]

Mohammed Abed al-Jabri Born on 27th December 1935 in Fagig/Morocco. Academic degrees 1967 Diploma in Philosophy, University of Mohammed V., Faculty of Humanities, Rabat. 1970 PhD in Philosophy, University of […]

Call for Nomination The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought will award its Prize 2008 to an Arab author of a study analyzing the failure of Arab enlightenment. The modern enlightenment movements […]

Members of the Jury 2007 Samir Farid Samir Farid was born in 1943 in Cairo, Egypt. He studied drama criticism at the Academy of Arts, High Institute of Dramatic Arts […]

Nouri Bouzid Nouri Bouzid was born in 1945 in Sfax, the secon largest city in Tunisia. He studied cinema at the Institut National Superieur des Arts du Spectacle (INSAS) in […]

Call for Nomination The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought will award its Prize 2007 to An Arab film maker (cinema or TV), who has dedicated himself/herself to freedom […]

Members of the jury 2006 Ahmad Faez al-Fawwaz Ahmad Faez al-Fawwaz was born in Riqqa in 1934. After studying medicine in the Syrian University in Damascus (1952-1957) he did his […]

Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim was born in 1933 in Khartoum/Sudan. As a daughter of a school teacher she has had an educated and religious upbringing. Even her mother […]

Call for Nomination The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought will award its Prize 2006 to a politically committed Arab woman who has rendered outstanding services to freedom of […]

Members of the jury: Bin Salem Himmich Bin Salem Himmich, a Morroccan novelist and essayist, born 1945, is the author of more than 26 books in Arabic and French, most […]

Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Dr. Nasr H. Abû Zayd BIRTH: 10-7-1943, Tantâ, Egypt ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: 1972: BA in Arabic Studies with Highest Honors from the Department of Arabic Language and […]

Announcement of the 2005 Ibn Rushd Prize Subject: Is Islamic Thought compatible with modernity? The Ibn Rushd-Prize 2005 calls for an independent reformer of Islamic Thought Is Islamic thought compatible […]

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 […]

The 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 […]

Members 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 […]

Sonalla 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 […]

Members of the Jury of Ibn Rushd Prize 2003 Prof. Ahmad El-Baqhdadi  The Kuwaiti scholar Dr. Ahmad Ali El-Baqhdadi, born in 1951, attained his PhD in “Islamic Thought” from The […]

Autobiography of Mohammed Arkoun Mohammed Arkoun was born in Taourirt-Mimoun, a town in Grande Kabylie in Algeria. He spent his primary education in Taourirt-Mimoun and his secondary education in Oran. He […]

Prizes for Freedom of Thought in the Arab WorldThe IBN RUSHD Fund for Freedom of Thought will award its PRIZE 2003 toan Arab thinker and professor (fem., masc.) who has […]

Photos of the event

PDF The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought awards its prize this year to Dr. Azmi Bishara, an Arab member of the Israeli Knesset. The prize, awarded for special […]

Press Release: Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought will be awarded to the Egyptian thinker and philosopher Mahmoud Amin El Alem PDF Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought […]

Aziz Al-AzmehGeb. 1947 in Damaskus, studierte u. a. in Tübingen und Oxford, Ph. D. in Orientalistik (University of Oxford), lehrte in Beirut und Kuweit, seit 1985 Sharjah Professor of Islamic […]

PDF His Vita: Mahmoud Amin El Alim was born on February 18th, 1922 in ad-Darb al-Ahmar in Cairo. He studied philosophy at King Fuad I. University in Cairo (1954). Due […]

Ali A. Attiga Dr. Ali Attiga has spent more than 37 years working in different areas of economic and social development. He is the vice-Chairman of the World Energy Council and […]

Awarding ceremony 1999 In the ceremony, the IBN RUSHD Fund for Freedom of Thought was represented by (from left to right) Dr. Khairi Qattawi, Mr. Sherif, Mr. Bushnaq and Dr. […]