Events Local March 03, 2025

Shortlist for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award announced the shortlist for the 19th edition, featuring broad participation from 75 countries, highlighting the importance of the award in the global literary arena.


Shortlist for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award

As a result of the announcement, shortlists of eight nominations for the Sheikh Zayed Literary Prize have identified some of the most prominent and vibrant works. According to the information, Shirin Sbanah from Jordan, working on 'Tigris from Tigris' by Labser Labser from Morocco, and 'Digital Leaf' Hider as-Saudi from Egypt have been awarded one of the prizes. Among the nominated works from the translation department, there are three productions, including '1001 Nights: A Book of Love' translated into German by Klaudia Ott from Germany, 'Good' by Pla Hoshi, translated into English by Marco di Branco from Italy, and 'The Devil's Theory: Literature and Common Sentiment' by the writer Antuan Kampanyona, translated from French into Arabic by Hasan al-Taleb from Morocco. In the affiliated nomination for the arts and literary studies department, three works are presented: 'Food and Speech: Rhetorical Rifts in Arabic Heritage' by Doctor Said al-Awadi from Morocco, 'Poetics and Permanence: Abu-Taiyib al-Mutanabbi in Poetry' by Doctor Rita Awaad from Palestine, and 'Samara, the Imperial Society: Reading in the Architecture and Planning of the Abbasid Caliphate' by Doctor Khalid as-Sultani from Iraq. The list of nominees in the nomination for development and state structure includes 'The Right to Empower and Striving: Fundamental Approaches to Muslim Women's Rights' by Professor Doctor Mukhammeda Bashari from OAAE, 'In the Philosophy of Recognition and Political Identity: Critique of Cultural Approach to Arab-Islamic Culture' by Hasan ad-Derwish from Syria/Germany and 'Hordes and Trade in Arab-Islamic Civilization' by Professor Doctor Majd al-Hamshi from Iran. Additionally, shortlists were announced for the nominations 'Arab Culture in Other Languages,' 'Studying Manuscripts,' and several others. Included in the list are works alongside representatives from different countries of the world, including from well-known authors and translators from many countries.