We are pleased to announce that a prize will be dedicated to the memory of the late Iraqi/Belgian intellectual and writer Kamel Shiaa Abdullah, who was assassinated in Baghdad on 23 August, 2008. He had returned to his native country after the end of the 2003 US-led invasion, hoping to help repair the post-conflict aftermath of political, ideological and social chaos.
The role and ideas of the late Kamel Shiaa Abdullah have given enormous encouragement to those committed to a civic society, freedom of press as a fabric of democracy, law and order and diversity. His political rigor, understated charisma, enormous personal charm and intellectual eminence all contributed to his significant importance among fellow intellectuals, writers, artists, journalists and colleagues at the Ministry of Culture, where he worked as an adviser and as a Chair of National co-ordination Committee for Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq at UNESCO.
The prize will be given to a young Iraqi journalist, coming at a time when a flurry of recent murders of independent journalists in Iraq could be described as part of a campaign to suppress objective voices.
To apply, contact info@ejc.net.
More information here/here.
The role and ideas of the late Kamel Shiaa Abdullah have given enormous encouragement to those committed to a civic society, freedom of press as a fabric of democracy, law and order and diversity. His political rigor, understated charisma, enormous personal charm and intellectual eminence all contributed to his significant importance among fellow intellectuals, writers, artists, journalists and colleagues at the Ministry of Culture, where he worked as an adviser and as a Chair of National co-ordination Committee for Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq at UNESCO.
The prize will be given to a young Iraqi journalist, coming at a time when a flurry of recent murders of independent journalists in Iraq could be described as part of a campaign to suppress objective voices.
To apply, contact info@ejc.net.
More information here/here.
