{{COI|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox award | name = Takreem Foundation | image = TAKREEM FOUNDATION.png | alt = | awarded_for = | presenter = | country = {{Plainlist|Every year the award ceremony is held in a different city around the world}} | year = {{start date and age|df=yes|2010}} | reward = Memorial award | holder_label = Number of laureates | holder = 170 laureates ({{As of|2025|lc=y}}) | website = {{URL|http://takreem.org/}} |year2=2025}} [[File:RK AMMAN.jpg|thumb|399x399px|Ricardo Karam giving his keynote in Amman, 2017.]] '''Takreem''' ({{langx|ar|تكريم}}) is a non-profit organization founded in 2009<ref name="The Daily Star">{{cite web |title=Takreem awards launched to fight negative Arab stereotypes |url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2009/Oct-29/54686-takreem-awards-launched-to-fight-negative-arab-stereotypes.ashx |website=The Daily Star |access-date=22 April 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422103124/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2009/Oct-29/54686-takreem-awards-launched-to-fight-negative-arab-stereotypes.ashx |url-status=live }}</ref> by Ricardo Karam<ref name="L'Orient le Jour">{{cite web |last1=Henourd |first1=Carla |title=Ricardo Karam, tenues de soirée |url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/618827/Ricardo_Karam%252C_tenues_de_soiree.html |website=L'Orient le Jour |date=21 May 2009 |access-date=22 April 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422103133/https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/618827/Ricardo_Karam%252C_tenues_de_soiree.html |url-status=live }}</ref> to recognize Arab individuals or organizations for their contributions to their communities and achievements in culture, education, science, environmental studies, humanitarian services, and socio-economic development.<ref name="FIDH">{{cite web |title=Souhayr Belhassen, FIDH President, is Arab Woman of the Year |url=https://www.fidh.org/en/region/north-africa-middle-east/Souhayr-Belhassen-FIDH-President |website=International Federation for Human Rights |publisher=FIDH |access-date=2019-04-22 |archive-date=2019-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422103123/https://www.fidh.org/en/region/north-africa-middle-east/Souhayr-Belhassen-FIDH-President |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Gulf News">{{cite web |last1=Toumi |first1=Habib |title=10 outstanding Arabs to get achievement awards |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/qatar/10-outstanding-arabs-to-get-achievement-awards-1.702749 |website=Gulf News |date=28 October 2010 |access-date=22 April 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422103123/https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/qatar/10-outstanding-arabs-to-get-achievement-awards-1.702749 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Jordan Times" /><ref name="Albawaba">{{cite web |title=Takreem Awards advisory board meets in Beirut |url=https://www.albawaba.com/takreem-awards-advisory-board-meets-beirut |website=Albawaba |access-date=22 April 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422103121/https://www.albawaba.com/takreem-awards-advisory-board-meets-beirut |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="AUB">{{cite web |title=Dr. Hwalla Receives the Takreem 'Excellence in Education' Award 2017 |url=https://website.aub.edu.lb/fafs/fafs_home/NewsEvents/Pages/2017_Dr-Hwalla-Receives-TAKREEM-Award.aspx |website=American University of Beirut |publisher=AUB |access-date=22 April 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422103127/https://website.aub.edu.lb/fafs/fafs_home/NewsEvents/Pages/2017_Dr-Hwalla-Receives-TAKREEM-Award.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
==History==
Takreem was launched by Ricardo Karam in 2009.<ref name="L'Orient le Jour" />
Takreem organizes conferences, symposiums, and meetings to counter stereotypes about the Arab world.<ref name="Jordan Times">{{cite web |last1=Dupire |first1=Camille |title=Arab world is 'alive and setting excellence examples' — Takreem |url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/arab-world-alive-and-setting-excellence-examples%E2%80%99-%E2%80%94-takreem |website=Jordan Times |access-date=22 April 2019 |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329101528/http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/arab-world-alive-and-setting-excellence-examples%E2%80%99-%E2%80%94-takreem |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="H-NET">{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Sarah |title=ANN: Arab American National Museum Earns Prestigious Arab World Honor |url=https://networks.h-net.org/node/3444/discussions/1130291/ann-arab-american-national-museum-earns-prestigious-arab-world |website=H-NET |access-date=22 April 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422103132/https://networks.h-net.org/node/3444/discussions/1130291/ann-arab-american-national-museum-earns-prestigious-arab-world |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2023, Takreem organized the "Shining Stars of Hope" Christmas Special, a fundraising event.<ref name="arabnews 2">{{cite web |title=Takreem America to host ‘Shining Stars of Hope’ event to help Lebanon’s struggling artists |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2428426/lifestyle |website=arabnews |date=20 December 2023 |access-date= }}</ref> On May 15, 2025, the inaugural meeting of the TAKREEM Board of Trustees was held in Dubai.<ref>{{cite news|title=Takreem’s Dubai gala celebrates 15 years of Arab excellence and humanitarian impact|url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1461364/takreems-dubai-gala-celebrates-15-years-of-arab-excellence-and-humanitarian-impact.html|work=L'Orient Today|date=22 May 2025|language=en|access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
==Activities==
Takreem organizes activities such as conferences, panel discussions, talks, and forums, in addition to its annual awards ceremony.{{cn|date=May 2026}}
== Takreem America == {{Main|Takreem USA}} In 2019, Takreem established a branch in the United States<ref>{{cite news |title=Egyptian presence wins prestigious awards for Rawya Mansour, Al-Suwaidi and Ghabbour |url=https://sbisiali.com/ar/news/article/egyptian-presence-wins-prestigious-awards-for-rawya-mansour-al-suwaidi-and-ghabbour|work=Sbisiali|date=2025|language=en|access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Article on El Balad|url=https://www.elbalad.news/6785606|work=El Balad|access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Article on El Balad |url=https://www.elbalad.news/6782581|work=El Balad|access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Article on Her News|url=https://www.her-news.com/122553|website=Her News|access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Article on Al Masry Al Youm|url=https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/4139769 |work=Al Masry Al Youm|access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
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Category:Arab culture Category:Organisations based in Lebanon Category:Lebanese awards