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Khaleej Times
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces shortlists for 19th edition
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA), organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), has unveiled the shortlists for its 19th edition, featuring outstanding works from around the world in the categories of Literature, Children's Literature, Translation, Contribution to the Development of Nations, Literary and Art Criticism, Arab Culture in Other Languages, and Editing of Arabic Manuscripts. The shortlist for the Literature category includes three works: The Sphinx by Ahmed Mourad (Egypt); Travels of the City of Clay Trilogy by Saud Alsanousi (Kuwait); and Hind or the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by Hoda Barakat (Lebanon/France). For the Children's Literature category, the shortlisted works are Maymouna and Her Crazy Ideas by Shireen Sabanegh (Jordan); The Phantom of Sabiba by Latifa Labsir (Morocco); and The Digital Fox by Hegra Elsawi (Egypt). Three works are shortlisted in the Translation category: Tausendundeine Nacht: Das Buch der Liebe (One Thousand and One Nights: The Book of Love), translated from Arabic to German by Claudia Ott (Germany); Orosius by Paulus Orosius, translated from Arabic to English by Marco Di Branco (Italy); and Le démon de la théorie: Littérature et sens commun (The Demon of Theory: Literature and Common Sense) by Antoine Compagnon, translated from French to Arabic by Hassan Outtaleb (Morocco). The shortlist for the Literary and Art Criticism category consists of Food and Language: Cultural Excavations in Arab Heritage by Dr. Said Laouadi (Morocco); Poetry and Prophecy: Abu Tayeb as the Poet-Prophet by Dr. Rita Awad (Palestine); and Urbanistic Samarra: A Study of Architecture and Planning of an Abbasid City by Dr. Khaled Alsultany (Iraq). The three works shortlisted for the Contribution to the Development of Nations category are The Right to Strive: Perspectives on Muslim Women's Rights by Prof. Dr. Mohammed Bechari (UAE); The Philosophy of Recognition and Identity Politics: Criticism of the Cultural Approach to Arab-Islamic Culture by Housamedden Darwish (Syria/Germany); and Cities and Trade in Arab and Islamic Civilization by Prof. Dr. Majduddin Khemesh (Jordan). In the Arab Culture in Other Languages category, the shortlist features Arabic Literary Culture in Southeast Asia in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries by Andrew Peacock (UK); The Rise of the Arabic Book by Beatrice Gruendler (Germany); and Geschichte des östlichen zagal: Dialektale arabische Strophendichtung aus dem Osten der arabischen Welt – von den Anfängen bis zum Ende der Mamlukenzeit (The History of Eastern Zajal: Arabic Poetry in Colloquial Dialects from the Eastern Arab World – From its Beginnings to the End of the Mamluk Era) by Hakan Özkan (Turkey). Lastly, in the Editing of Arabic Manuscripts category, the shortlisted works are News of Women by Rasheed Alkhayoun (Iraq/UK); Interpretation of the Mu'allaqat Poems by Saleh Aljassar (Saudi Arabia); and Alkawakib Alsayaara fi Tartib Alziyara by Dr. Ahmed Gomaa Abdelhamid (Egypt). The Award's Scientific Committee approved the shortlists during a meeting chaired by Dr. Ali bin Tamim, Chairman of the ALC and Secretary-General of the SZBA, and attended by committee members Saeed Hamdan Al Tunaiji, Executive Director of the ALC; Juergen Boos (Germany); Dr. Nadia El Cheikh (Lebanon); and Mustafa Al-Slaiman (Jordan). New members of the committee this year include Dr. Khaled Al-Masri (Jordan/USA), Dr. Reem Bassiouney (Egypt), Dr. Moneera Al-Ghadeer (Saudi Arabia), and Dr. Mehmet Hakki Suçin (Turkey), alongside Abdulrahman Al Naqbi, Director of the ALC's Literary Awards Department. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award decided to withhold the Award from the Young Author and Publishing and Technology categories for this edition. Across the other seven categories, the Award received over 4,000 nominations from 75 countries, including 20 Arab nations. Moreover, this year saw submissions from five countries participating for the first time – Albania, Bolivia, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Mali – further underscoring the global reach and prestige of the award.
The National
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 shortlists unveiled
Sheikh Zayed Book Award organisers have announced shortlists for this year's competition in categories such as literature, children's literature, and Arab culture in other language. However, two award categories – young author, and publishing and technology – are withheld from this year's prize. The shortlisted works have been selected from more than 4,000 submissions across 75 countries, including 20 Arabic nations. There were entries from Albania, Bolivia, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and Mali for the first time. Organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre, part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award is one of the world's most lucrative literary prizes, with a total purse of Dh7.75 million ($2.1 million). The award ceremony will take place during the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, which runs from April 26 to May 5. Here are the shortlisted titles and their respective categories. The Sphinx by Ahmed Mourad, Egypt (Dar El Shorouk, 2023) Travels of the City of Clay Trilogy by Saud Alsanousi, Kuwait (Dar Kalimat Publishing & Distribution – Moulaph, 2023) Hind or the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by Hoda Barakat, Lebanon/France (Dar Aladab, 2024). Maymouna and Her Crazy Ideas by Shireen Sabanegh, Jordan (Hachette Antoine/Nofal, 2023) The Phantom of Sabiba by Latifa Labsir, Morocco (Markaz Kitab, 2024) The Digital Fox by Hegra Elsawi, Egypt (Dar Shan Publishing & Distribution, 2024) Tausendundeine Nacht: Das Buch der Liebe (One Thousand and One Nights: The Book of Love), translated from Arabic to German by Claudia Ott, Germany (Verlag C.H. Beck, 2022) Orosius by Paulus Orosius, translated from Arabic to English by Marco Di Branco, Italy (Pisa University Press, 2024) Le démon de la théorie: Littérature et sens commun (The Demon of Theory: Literature and Common Sense) by Antoine Compagnon, translated from French to Arabic by Hassan Outtaleb, Morocco (Dar Alkitab Aljadeed, 2023) Food and Language: Cultural Excavations in Arab Heritage by Dr. Said Laouadi, Morocco (Afrique Orient, 2023) Poetry and Prophecy: Abu Tayeb as the Poet-Prophetby Dr. Rita Awad, Palestine (Arab Institute for Research & Publishing, 2024) Urbanistic Samarra: A Study of Architecture and Planning of an Abbasid City by Dr. Khaled Alsultany, Iraq (Adib Books, 2024) The Right to Strive: Perspectives on Muslim Women's Rights by Prof. Dr. Mohammed Bechari, UAE (Nahdet Misr Publishing, 2024) The Philosophy of Recognition and Identity Politics: Criticism of the Cultural Approach to Arab-Islamic Culture by Housamedden Darwish, Syria/Germany (Mominoun Without Borders, 2023) Cities and Trade in Arab and Islamic Civilizationby Prof. Dr. Majduddin Khemesh, Jordan (Dar Alsayel for Publishing & Distribution, 2024) Arabic Literary Culture in Southeast Asia in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries by Andrew Peacock, UK (Brill, 2024). Geschichte des ostlichen zagal: Dialektale arabische Strophendichtung aus dem Osten der arabischen Welt – von den Anfängen bis zum Ende der Mamlukenzeit (The History of Eastern Zajal: Arabic Poetry in Colloquial Dialects from the Eastern Arab World – From its Beginnings to the End of the Mamluk Era) by Hakan Özkan, Turkey (Ergon Verlag, 2020) The Rise of the Arabic Book by Beatrice Gruendler, Germany (Harvard University Press, 2020) News of Women by Rasheed Alkhayoun, Iraq/UK (King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies, 2024) Interpretation of the Mu'allaqat Poems by Saleh Aljassar, Saudi Arabia (Alkhizana Alandalusia – Al-Khanji Library, Cairo, 2024) Alkawakib Alsayaara fi Tartib Alziyara by Dr. Ahmed Gomaa Abdelhamid, Egypt (Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, 2024)
See - Sada Elbalad
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
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'El Feel El Azraq 3' Script Is Finished
Egyptian writer and novelist Ahmed Mourad has officially finished the script for the long-awaited third outing in the franchise 'El Feel El Azraq' (The Blue Elephant) has officially been finished, with filming on track to start production sometime soon. The third entry brings together the same cast and crew of the first film, including director Marwan Hamed as well as reunites Karim Abdel Aziz with Nelly Karim. It is one of the highest-grossing Egyptian films in the last 10 years. It grossed more than EGP 35 million, and 1.2 million tickets were sold during the Eid Al Adha season in 2014, achieving wide acclaim. "The Blue Elephant" received a rating of 8.6 on IMDb with more than 21,000 votes by users, making it the highest-rated Arabic film on IMDb. The film is still one of the most-watched films on TV and VOID platforms. Hamed adapted writer Mourad's best-selling book of the same title which was released in 2012. The novel was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) in 2014. 'The Blue Elephant' follows Yahya Rashid, a psychiatrist tired of his monotonous life and begins working at a psychiatric hospital. He meets an old friend, who has been accused of killing his wife and delves into his psyche to understand his actions. In 2019, It spawned a sequel centered around a new inmate in the psychiatric hospital turning Dr. Yehia's life upside down when he foretells the death of his entire family. In the upcoming film, the demon moves to Yahya's body and forces him into a battle with himself.
