- Al Owais Prize
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The Al Owais Prize is a bi-annual prize for artistic and cultural achievement in the Arab world. It is administered by the Sultan Bin Al Owais Cultural Foundation of the UAE. The award was established by the Emirati prince Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais. The awards were first given out in 1988-89.[1]
In 2004, the poetry prize was given to Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef but was controversially withdrawn after he criticized UAE ruler Sheikh Zayed bin al-Nahiyan.[2]
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Winners
1988-1989
- Poetry: Fadwa Touqan
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Sa’ad Allah Wanous, Hanna Mena
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Jabra Ebrahim Jabra, Ali Jawad Al Taher
1990-1991
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Alfred Farag, Abdul Rahman Mouneef
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Dr. Ehssan Abbas
- Human & Future Studies: Zaki Nageeb Mahmood, Fuad Zacharia
- Cultural & Scientific Achievments: Mohammad Mahdi Al Jawaheri
1992-1993
- Poetry: Abdullah Al Baraddouni
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Sulaiman Fayyad, Sun-Allah Ebrahim
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Dr. Yumna Al Eid, Farooq Abdul Qader
- Human & Future Studies: Dr. Abdullah Abdul Dayem
- Cultural & Scientific Achievments: Nizar Qabbani
1994-1995
- Poetry: Abdul Wahhab Al Bayati
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Edward Al Kharrat
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Dr. Nasser Al deen Al Assad
- Human & Future Studies: Dr. Awatef Abdul Rahman, Mohammed Ghanem Al Rumaihi
- Cultural & Scientific Achievments: Sh. Hamad Al Jasser
1996-1997
- Poetry: Ahmed Abdul Mutti Hijazi, Ebrahim Nassrullah
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Jamal Al Ghitani, Waleed Ekhlassi
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Jaber Assfour, Shukri Ayyad
- Human & Future Studies: Dr. Mohammed Jaber Al Anssari, Fahmi Jada’an, Dr. Mohammed Jaber Al Anssari
- Cultural & Scientific Achievments: Edward Saeed
1998-1999
- Poetry: Mohammed Afifi Mattar
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Fuad Al Takarli
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Abdullah Al Ghozami
- Human & Future Studies: Saleh Ahmad Al Ali, Nasseef Nassar
- Cultural & Scientific Achievments: Yousef Al Qaradhawi
2000-2001
- Poetry: Qassim Haddad
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Zakaria Tamir, Mohammad Al Bassati
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Mohsin Jassim Al Mosawi
- Human & Future Studies: Dr Abdul Wahab Al Maseeri
- Cultural & Scientific Achievments: Al Arabi Magazine
2002-2003
- Poetry: Hasab Al Sheikh Ja’afar
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Mohammad Khodair
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Mustafa Abdou Nassif
- Human & Future Studies: Mahmoud Ameen Al A’lem
- Cultural & Scientific Achievments: Mahmoud Darwish, Adunis
2004-2005
- Poetry: Mohammed Al Maghout
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Iz Aldin Al Madani
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Mohammed Meftah
- Human & Future Studies: Antoon Zahlan
- Cultural & Scientific Achievments: Tharwat Okasha, D.Tharwat Okasha
2006-2007
- Poetry: Mohammed Bennis
- Stories Novels & Drama: Yousef el-Sharoni, Elias Khoury
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Abdelfattah Kilito
- Human & Future Studies: Hisham D'jait
- Cultural & Scientific Achievments: JUMA AL MAJID, Dr. Salma Al Khadra Al Jayyousi
2008-2009
- Poetry: Dr Abdullaziz AlMaqaleh
- Stories, Novels & Drama: El Taher Wattar
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Dr Abdul Salam Misaddi
- Human & Future Studies: Dr Galal Amin
- Cultural & Scientific Achievments: Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak
References
Categories:- Awards
- Arabic literature
- Arabic culture
- Arabic literary awards
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