Only a few days after agreeing to receive the 2021 Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s Cultural Personality of the Year, German philosopher and sociologist Jürgen Habermas decided to turn down the Emirati award, citing "concerns over human rights". Under the patronage of Mohamed bin Zayed, the @ZayedBookAward , organised by @Dctabudhabi , has named German philosopher and sociologist Jürgen Habermas as Cultural Personality of the Year 2021, in recognition of his ...