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, tolerance, fight discrimination, and foster a […]
Continue ReadingSovereignty, the Subject and Life under Siege & what led him to initiate the Great Return March Dear friends of Freedom of Thought, in the Arab World and elsewhere, “How […]
Continue ReadingDear friends of freedom of thought, in the Arab World and elsewhere, We cordially invite you to an Ibn Rushd Lecture with the Egyptian writer and publisher Mohamed Hashem on: “Culture […]
Continue ReadingDear friends of freedom of thought, in the Arab World and elsewhere, Roots are at the base of everyone’s identity, and the need to know one’s roots plays a central […]
Continue ReadingDear friends of freedom of thought, in the Arab World and elsewhere, Sudan is a country many of us here in Germany know very little about. Especially after recent developments […]
Continue ReadingDear friends of freedom of thought, the next Ibn Rushd Lecture is a special one, complemented by recital and music, and rounded off with a small reception, all in commemoration […]
Continue Readingwith Dr. Hanan Ashrawi Palestine is a name for a region that has undergone dramatic change. Once sounding like a divine promise, it now seems to be a synonym for […]
Continue ReadingFreedom. Each language has its own special connotations vibrating along with this value, such as the famous French ‘liberté’ or the American ‘freedom’, and since the Arab revolutions the time […]
Continue Reading(Linguistic and Sociologic Perspectives) Mohammed Chawich analyses what constitutes contemporary Arab culture – its major trends and possible linguistic and social perspectives – through a new look at the concept […]
Continue ReadingDr. 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 Arab Political Thought, the Syrian Revolution […]
Continue ReadingDr. Aly Masednah El-Kothany Libya Today Libya is a country that at present appears as a blank area on the medial map. Hardly any news make it over to our […]
Continue Readingthe unmentioned paradox when calling for democracy in the Arab world: On July 19th 2016 the Tunisian philosopher Mohamed Adel Mtimet held an Ibn Rushd Lecture with the title, “The […]
Continue ReadingThe Film “Not Who We Are” portrays the lives of five Syrian women with a different sociocultural background. As refugees in Lebanon, they are fighting against the brutality of their daily lives, and try to rebuild their existence that has been destryed b the war. In the film they allow us to gain an insight into their daily distress, but also into their strengths, resilience and survival instinct.
Continue ReadingBy Sadek Jalal Al-Azm: Sadek Jalal Al-Azm talking about the question of secularism and Islam. Talk organised by the Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought Berlin and the Forum […]
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