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Tuesday 20 Oct 2015 - 10:07 Makkah mean time-7-1-1437
Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2015 winner Navid Kermani. Image from deutschland.de
Berlin, (IINA) - The 2015 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade has been awarded to the German writer and expert in Islamic studies Navid Kermani for his contribution to interreligious dialogue, according to Qantara.de news agency.
In the announcement made on Sunday, the foundation underlined Navid Kermani's strong respect for human dignity and different cultures and religion, and his commitment to creating "an open European society, which provides protection for refugees and space for humanity."
The Board of Trustees of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade named Kermani, the German author, essayist and expert in Middle Eastern Studies, as the recipient of this year's prize, according to a press release issued by German Publishers and Booksellers Association. The announcement was made by Heinrich Riethmüller, chairman of the Association, at the 2015 Berlin Book Days.
The award ceremony took place on the sidelines of the Frankfurt Book Fair on Sunday in the Church of St. Paul in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
The Peace Prize has been awarded since 1950 and is endowed with a sum of €25,000.
The Board of Trustees issued the following statement with regard to its selection: "The German Publishers and Booksellers Association is delighted to award the 2015 Peace Prize to Navid Kermani. Kermani's academic work, in which he explores questions of mysticism, aesthetics and theodicy in particular in the Islamic world, have marked him as an author who uses his tremendous knowledge to engage in gripping theological and social discourses.
His novels, essays and especially his reportages from war-torn areas, show the extent to which is committed to the dignity of all individuals, but also to garnering respect for all cultures and religions and to fostering an open European society that provides shelter for refugees and space for all humanity."
Every year, the board of trustees of the foundation selects an individual who has "contributed to the ideals of peace, humanity and understanding among all peoples and nations of the world through their exceptional activities, especially in the fields of literature, science and art."
Past prizewinners include Liao Yiwu, Orhan Pamuk, Susan Sontag, Jurgen Habermas, Amos Oz, Vaclav Havel and Astrid Lindgren.
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