The 19th Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces its short lists

Abu Dhabi, March 3, WAM / The Sheikh Zayed Book Award at the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center announced its short lists nominated for the branches of “Arts”, “Children’s Literature and Evidence”, “Translation”, “Development and State Building”, “Arts and Critical Studies”, “Arabic Culture in other languages”, and “achieving manuscripts” and the lists included distinguished and varied works from all over the world. The scientific body of the award approved the short lists during a meeting chaired by His Excellency Dr. Ali bin Tamim, President of the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language, Secretary -General of the award, and the presence of the members of the commission and they are His Excellency Saeed Hamdan Al Tunaiji, Executive Director of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center and Urgen Boz from Germany, Dr. Nadia Al -Sheikh from Lebanon, Mustafa Al -Sulaiman from Jordan, while the authority included new members who are Dr. Khaled Al -Masry from Jordan/ USA and Dr. Egypt, Dr. Munira Al -Ghadeer from Saudi Arabia, and the Turkish translator and academic Dr. Muhammad Hakki voters, in the presence of Abdul Rahman Al -Naqbi, Director of the Literary Awards Department at the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center.

The short list of the Literature Branch included three works: “The Sphinx” by Ahmed Murad from Egypt, issued by Dar Al -Shorouk in 2023, and “The Trails of the City of the City of Al -Tahl” by Saud Al -Sanousi from Kuwait, issued by Kalimat Publishing and Distribution – Moufaf in 2023, and “Hind or the most beautiful woman in the world” by Huda Barakat from Lebanon – France, issued by literature in 2024.

While the short list of the branch of the child’s literature included three works, “Maimouna and its crazy ideas!” Sherine Spanch from Jordan, issued by Hashit Antoine / Nofal, in 2023, and “Spectrum of Sibba”, Labaifa, from Morocco, issued by the Cultural Center for the Book in 2024, and “The Digital Fox” for Al -Sawi’s migration from Egypt, issued by a house for publishing and distribution in 2024.

The short list of the translation branch included three works: “One Thousand and One Nights: The Book of Love”, translated from Arabic to German Claudia Ott from Germany, and issued by “CHCB Verlag” in 2022, and “Harushiush” by Paul Harushush, translated from Arabic into English Marco de Branco from Italy, and issued by the Pisha University Publishing House in 2024 Literature and common sense “Antoine Companion, translated from French into Arabic, Hassan Al -Talib from Morocco, and was issued by the new House of the Book in 2023.

The short list of the Branch of Arts and Critical Studies contained three works: “Food and Speech: Cultural Rhetorical Investigations in the Arab Heritage” by Dr. Saeed Al -Awadi from Morocco, issued by the East African House in 2023, and “Poetry and the Prophet: Abu al -Tayyib al -Mutanabi with poetry” by Dr. Rita Awad from Palestine, issued by the Arab Foundation for Studies and Publishing in 2024, and “Samarra Al -Amrani: Reading in the building of the Abbasid Its planning “Dr. Khaled Al -Sultani from Iraq, issued by Dar Al -Adeeb Company in 2024.

The short list of the branch of development and state construction included three works: “The Right of Service and Care: Corporation Approaches to the Rights of Muslim Women” by Dr. Mohamed Bishary from the United Arab Emirates, issued by the Renaissance House of Publishing in 2024 and “In the philosophy of recognition and identity policies: Criticism of the cultural approach to the Arab -Islamic culture” by Hussam al -Din Darwish from Syria/Germany, issued by believers without borders in 2023 and “cities and trade in civilization Arabic and Islamic “Dr. Majd Al -Din Khamsh from Jordan, issued by Dar Al -Sayel Publishing and Distribution in 2024.

The short list of the Arab Culture Branch in other languages ​​contained three works, which are “Arab literary culture in Southeast Asia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries of” and Terro Picok from Britain, issued by Braille Publishing House in English 2024, and the book “The rise of the Arabic book” by the writer Beatrice Grendlaler, from Germany, issued by the Harvard Publishing House in English 2020, and the book “History of the Eastern Zajal: Arab poetry with colloquial dialects from the eastern Arab world- from its beginnings until the end of the Mamluk era “by the writer Hakan Ozkan from Turkey, issued by the Ergon publishing house in German, 2020. The short list of the branch of manuscripts is included, it included three works,” Women News “, Rashid Al-Khayoun from Iraq/ United Kingdom, issued by the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, 2024, and” Explanation of Poems ” Al-Jassar from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, issued by the Andalusian Publishing Treasury- Al-Khanji Library in Cairo in 2024, and “The Planets in the Arrangement of the visit” by Dr. Ahmed Jumaa Abdel Hamid from Egypt, issued by the French Scientific Institute for Eastern Antiquities in 2024.

It was decided to block the “young author” and “publishing and cultural techniques” for this year.

The “Sheikh Zayed Book Award” in its 19th session, which is organized by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center, received more than 4 thousand nominations, from 75 countries, including 20 Arab countries and 55 foreign countries, including 5 countries participating for the first time, Albania, Bolivia, Colombia, Trinidad, Tobago, Mali, and Homa confirms the leadership of the award and its global position.

The “Sheikh Zayed Book Award” is an independent scientific award, which supports the global cultural scene, the movement of publishing and translation around the world, and honors creators, intellectuals and publishers for their literary productions and their efforts in the fields of writing, authorship, research and translation, and highlighting different cultures, which contribute to extending bridges of communication between different civilizations.

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