El Hassan bin Talal
Christian Century, April 22, 2008
Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan will accept the 2008 Niwano Peace Prize in Tokyo on May 8 for efforts to build peace with justice in the Middle East, especially in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The prize is often seen as akin to a Nobel Peace Prize for the faith community. The award from a Buddhist foundation includes about $186,000 in prize money.
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The Oxford-educated Jordanian served, until 1999, as the closest political adviser of his brother, the late King Hussein of Jordan. The prince, president emeritus of the World Conference on Religions for Peace, recently became president of the Foundation for Interreligious and Intercultural Research and Dialogue.
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