Posted by: fuadelhibri on: October 1, 2011
The El-Hibri Charitable Foundation has announced that internationally acclaimed author and educator Gene Sharp has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the El-Hibri Peace Education Prize. In 2009 Dr. Sharp was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. “Gene Sharp has dedicated his life to researching and teaching the strategic uses of nonviolent struggle against the [...]
Posted by: fuadelhibri on: December 10, 2010
The Vilcek Foundation was established in 2000 by Jan and Marica Vilcek, immigrants from the former Czechoslovakia. The Foundation was established with the aim of raising public awareness around immigrants’ contributions to the sciences, arts, and culture in the United States. The Foundation’s mission was inspired by the couple’s careers in science and art, as [...]
Posted by: fuadelhibri on: August 23, 2010
August 17, 2010 — The El-Hibri Charitable Foundation announced today that prominent peace educator, nationally renowned columnist and accomplished author Colman McCarthy has been selected as the recipient of the 2010 El-Hibri Peace Education Prize. The Prize, which carries a monetary award of $15,000, is given annually by the foundation to honor an individual or [...]
Posted by: fuadelhibri on: June 3, 2010
The El-Hibri Peace Education Prize is awarded yearly to an individual or organization who is making valuable contributions to peace education and social justice in the Middle East. The purpose of the $10,000 prize is to recognize outstanding peace educators, to provide financial support to continue peace education and study, and to promote the importance [...]
