Two Moroccan Researchers Honored with the Sheikh Zayed Book Award
Two Moroccan researchers, Saïd El Aouadi and Latifa Labsir, have been honored at the 19th edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, as announced by the organizers on Tuesday.
Saïd El Aouadi won the award in the Arts and Critical Studies category for his book “Food and Speech: Rhetorical and Cultural Excavations in Arab Heritage”, while Latifa Labsir was recognized in the Children’s and Young Adult Literature category for her work “Taïf Sabiba”.
The literature award was given to Hoda Barakat (Lebanon-France) for her novel “Hind or the Most Beautiful Woman in the World”. In the Translation section, Italian Marco Di Branco was honored for his English translation of Paulus Orosius’s work Orosius.
In the category of Contribution to Nation Building, Emirati Professor Mohammed Bechari was awarded for his book “The Right to Struggle: Perspectives on the Rights of Muslim Women”.
British researcher Andrew Peacock received the award in the category of Arab Culture in Other Languages for his book “Arab Literary Culture in Southeast Asia in the 17th and 18th Centuries”, while Rasheed Alkhayoun (Iraq/UK) was recognized in the Arabic Manuscript Editing category for his critical edition of the work “Tales of Women”.
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami was also named Cultural Personality of the Year in recognition of his globally influential literary work, contributing to dialogue between cultures and civilizations.
The award ceremony will take place on April 28 as part of the Arabic Language Centre’s initiative, during the 34th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.
This 19th edition saw a record number of submissions, with over 4,000 entries from 75 countries, including 20 Arab states.
