The golden book (fatwa)
The Golden Book essentially contains the “Cairo Fatwa” from 2006, in which it is stated that the circumcision of female genitals violates the principles of the Koran and thus also violates the principles of Islam . It aims to educate people about the consequences of female genital cutting. The book is published by the human rights organization TARGET . TARGET was founded by Rüdiger Nehberg and his wife Annette Nehberg-Weber .
International Conference of Islamic Scholars in Cairo
On November 22nd and 23rd, 2006, Target initiated the international conference of Islamic scholars on the "Prohibition of the Mutilation of the Female Body by Circumcision" at al-Azhar University in Cairo. The patron was the Grand Mufti of Egypt Ali Gomaa .
During the conference, the circumcision of female genitals was declared in the form of a fatwa as prohibited under Islamic law. This ban became known as the “Cairo fatwa”.
book
In order to make the result of the conference public, the Target e. V. published the golden book. This is intended to inform prayer leaders and religious leaders and to encourage them not to approve of the circumcision of the female genitalia. It is in fact a legal opinion ( fatwa ) against the mutilation.
The golden book is decorated in an ornate way. The design is based on the typical design of the Koran . The foreword to the book was written by the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Ali Gomaa. The book contains explanations and explanations why the circumcision of female genitals violates the principles of the Koran and thus also violates the principles of Islam .
The golden book was printed in Arabic, English, French and German, as well as in numerous tribal languages. At the end of the book there is an illustration that explains the book's content even to illiterate people.
Target is distributing the golden book free of charge to mosques in 35 countries where genital mutilation is practiced. A total circulation of four million is planned. In August 2009, 100,000 books had already been printed.
Media coverage and awards
In 2009 the book received the red dot design award in the communication design category .
In 2009, ProSieben's Galileo Spezial series produced a report about the work of Target and the golden book. In March 2010, the contribution was awarded the Grimme Prize in the “Information and Culture” category .
On January 21, 2008, Rüdiger Nehberg received the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class and Annette Nehberg-Weber received the Cross of Merit on ribbon "for outstanding commitment in the global fight against female genital mutilation". In the award speech given by Prime Minister Peter Harry Carstensen , both were praised in particular for the organization of the international conference in Cairo in November 2006 and the result of this conference. As a continuation of this work, the golden book made the results of the conference known.
Web links
- THE GOLDEN BOOK - the heart of TARGET's mission on www.target-nehberg.de
- Galileo Special - Caravan of Hope Additional information on the TV report of the same name from December 20, 2009 in the Galileo series on ProSieben
Individual evidence
- ↑ “Will Genital Mutilation Ever End? In Cairo, Islamic scholars decide on a ban ”, article in the online edition of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung of November 24, 2006
- ↑ Adventurer Rüdiger Nehberg is 75 years old ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article on evangelisch.de (joint work of Protestant journalism) from May 4, 2010
- ↑ a b Hamburg honors human rights activist Rüdiger Nehberg ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Message dated February 4, 2011 on lifePR, accessed June 4, 2012
- ↑ a b Designer award for Rüdiger Nehberg's human rights organization TARGET - The GOLDEN BOOK is award-winning ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Target press release dated August 12, 2009
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- ↑ Prize Winner 2010 ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Information page of the Grimme Prize, with trailer for the video (2 minutes), accessed on June 4, 2012
- ↑ Excerpt from the speech of Prime Minister Peter Harry Carstensen (CDU) ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the award of the Federal Cross of Merit to Annette Weber and Rüdiger Nehberg, information page on the Target website, accessed on June 4, 2012
