Journalism prize for Middle East peace reporting



Journalists have until April 1 to submit articles for a contest designed to encourage journalism that promotes understanding and political dialogue in the Middle East.

Search for Common Ground is organizing the 2004 Eliav-Sartawi Awards for Middle East Journalism. The organization is accepting articles that “open windows of understanding on the peoples of the region and on the issues which divide them.”

Winning articles will provide insight into regional issues and debates, expose readers to new perspectives, and help lay the groundwork for peaceful solutions to the region’s problems. Winners receive EU€1,000 (about US$1,230).

Zel Lurie, an American journalist who began reporting on the Middle East during the British Mandate in Palestine, founded the awards. He created them to recognize journalists whose work promotes peace between Arabs and Israelis. The program is named after Issam Sartawi and Lova Eliav, two advocates for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Submissions must have been published between March 15, 2003, and April 1, 2004, in Arab, Israeli or Western publications. Submissions in languages other than English should include a translation.

Applications are available at http://www.sfcg.org/documents/meapplication.doc
Send articles to Search for Common Ground (Brussels office), Rue Belliard 205 bte 13, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium.
For more information, contact Awards-ME@sfcg.be, telephone (+32 2) 234-36-63, fax (+32 2) 732-30-33, or visit http://www.sfcg.org/sfcg/sfcg_awards2004_me.html