The Ibrahim Dakkak Award for Outstanding Essay on Jerusalem will be awarded to an outstanding essay that addresses either contemporary or historical issues relating to Jerusalem. The winning submission will receive a prize of $1,000 and will be published in the Institute's Jerusalem Quarterly.
Essays submitted for consideration should be 4 to 5 thousand words long (including footnotes), should be based on original research, and must not have been previously published elsewhere. Preference will be given to young researchers and students.
Please submit essays and a short bio (including current or previous affiliation with a recognized university, research institution, or non-governmental organization that conducts research) via email to jq@palestine-studies.org. Any images should be submitted as separate files with resolution of 600 dpi if possible; submitted images must have copyright clearance from owners.
The deadline for submissions is 1 November 2016. A committee selected by Jerusalem Quarterly will determine the winning essay.
Click here to read the whole article "Ibrahim Dakkak Remembered (1929-2016)" from Jerusalem Quarterly, issue number 66.