The Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought (; ) is a prestigious prize awarded in Germany which recognises independent, forward-thinking, individuals or organisations who have contributed to democracy and freedom of speech in the Arab world.
The prize has been awarded annually since 1999, with the exception of 2016, by the non-governmental Ibn-Rushd-Fund (); the fund itself was founded in 1998 on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the Andalusian philosopher and thinker Ibn Rushd's death (often Latinized as Averroes), and on the 50th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
Prize winners Year Name Country Subject 1999 Al Jazeera Journalism 2000 Issam Abdulhadi Women's Rights 2001 Mahmoud Amin El Alem Criticism 2002 Azmi Bishara Politics 2003 Mohammed Arkoun Philosophy 2004 Sonallah Ibrahim Literature 2005 Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid Reform of Islam 2006 Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim Human Rights 2007 Nouri Bouzid Film 2008 Mohammed Abed al-Jabri Arab Renaissance 2009 Samir Amin Economy 2010 al-Hewar al-Mutamaddin N/A Internet-platform/Blog 2011 Sihem Bensedrine Journalism 2012 Razan Zaitouneh Arab Spring 2013 Rim Banna Music 2014 Rachid Ghannouchi Modern Islam 2015 Aisha Odeh Literature 2017 Coalition for Accountability and Integrity (AMAN) Fight against corruption 2019 Sara Qaed Caricature 2022 Adyan Foundation Diversity
References
External links Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought