Prince Sultan Bin Abdul-Aziz, the second deputy premier, minister of defense and aviation and inspector general, will give away Prince Naif Bin Abdul-Aziz International Prize tonight to five winners for their outstanding works on Sunnah and contemporary Islamic studies. The presentation, hosted by Interior Minister Prince Naif, will be held at a special ceremony at Le Meridien Hotel in Madinah. Each prize consists of a cash award of SR500,000, a certificate of appreciation and a medal, according to a press statement published today. The two joint winners of the Prize for Sunnah and Protection of Human Rights are Fatima Saleh Al-Jared (Saudi) and Dr. Hikmat Basheer Yaseen (Iraqi), while the winner for research on "The Etiquette of Dialogue With Opponents in the Light of Sunnah" will be Dr. Rukaya Taha Al-Jabir Al-Alawani (Bahraini). The winners of the prizes for Islamic Studies include Dr. Rawiya Ahmad Al-Dhahhar (Saudi) for "Objectives of Punishments Under Islamic Law" and Sheikh Adnan bin Muhammad Al-Arour (Syrian) for his work on "Methods of Preaching Islam in the Light of Contemporary Realities."
