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Friday, September 26, 2008

Jordan's Prince El Hassan bin Talal wins 2008 Niwano Peace Prize


http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=44,5983,0,0,1,0

2008 winner of the Niwano Peace Prize

Other accomplishments:

(As found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hassan_bin_Talal)

Member of the:

  • Advisory Board of think tank Gold Mercury International, London, UK
  • Board of Directors of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Washington, DC (2002)
  • Executive Committee of the International Crisis Group
  • Informal Advisory Group to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • International Board of the Council on Foreign Relations

Moderator of the:

Chairman of the:

  • Policy Advisory Commission for the World Intellectual Property Organisation (1999–2002)
  • Co-Chair of the Independent Bureau for Humanitarian Issues
  • Co-Chair of the Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues (ICIHI)

President of the:

Established the:

Founded the:

The Abraham Geiger Award 2008 is conferred upon HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan as a voice for global sustainability, reconciliation and interreligious understanding. HRH will receive the 2008 Abraham Geiger Award in commemoration of the great liberal thinker of Judaism, Abraham Geiger (1810-1874). The award ceremony will be held in Berlin on March 4, 2008. Prince Hassan follows in the footsteps of Cardinal Karl Lehmann, Alfred Grosser, Emil Fackenheim and Susannah Heschel, past recipients of the Award.

Honouring the President Emeritus of the World Conference of Religions for Peace underlines Prince Hassan's courage in defending pluralism, promoting understanding among different cultures and enhancing dialogue between Jews, Muslims and Christians. The Prince's efforts to promote understanding between the Islamic and Western Worlds are crucial at a time when we seem to be drifting apart, with perceived differences appearing to overwhelm the many things we have in common, both culturally and religiously.

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