The Arabs: Cheïkh M. Taher Ben Achour

Country : Tunisie

Continent : Afrique

Issued on : 06/08/1981

Age : 45 years

Michel Reference
TN 1007
Stanley Reference
TN 982
Yvert Reference
TN 944
Themes
personalities
Description
This stamp pays tribute to Sheikh Mohamed Tahar Ben Achour, a great figure in Tunisian religious and intellectual thought, by highlighting his role in the renewal of Islamic reflection and the link between tradition and reform. The illustration combines spiritual and architectural elements, evoking religious knowledge, teaching and the institutional rooting of scholarly thought in Tunisia. The message highlights the importance of reforming intellectuals in the construction of an enlightened Islam, open to dialogue and adapted to contemporary realities. In the Tunisian context, this stamp promotes the national intellectual heritage and recalls the central place of thinkers and reforming religious institutions in the formation of the cultural, spiritual and intellectual identity of the country.
Size
39x26 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Hatem El Mekki
Printers
Courvoisier (Helio Courvoisier) S. A.
Perforation
13½ x 12¾
Print
Photogravure
Face Value
2,00 DT
Mint Value
Used Value
Print Run
508 000 exemplaires
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