Al Owais Award
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The Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Awards (or Al Owais Awards; Arabic: جائزة سلطان بن علي العويس) are a biennial prize for literary and cultural achievement in the Arab world.[1] It is administered by the Sultan Bin Al Owais Cultural Foundation of the United Arab Emirates.[1] The award was established by the late Emirati businessman and philanthropist Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais. The awards were first given out in 1988-89.
The Al Owais Cultural Awards are given in four categories: Poetry, Novels, Criticism/Literature Studies, and Human/Future Studies. Winners in each category receive a prize of US$100,000 for a total of US$400,000 making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world. A fifth award called the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Award for Scientific and Cultural Achievement has different rules and criteria, with a prize amount of US$100,000.[2]
In 2004, the poetry prize was given to Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef but was controversially withdrawn after he criticized Emirati ruler Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.[3]
Winners
[edit]List of winners:[4]
1988–1989
[edit]- Poetry: Fadwa Touqan
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Saadallah Wannous, Hanna Mina
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, Ali Jawad Al Taher
1990–1991
[edit]- Stories, Novels & Drama: Alfred Farag, Abdul Rahman Munif
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Ehssan Abbas
- Human & Future Studies: Zaki Nageeb Mahmood, Fuad Zacharia
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Mohammad Mahdi Al Jawaheri
1992–1993
[edit]- Poetry: Abdullah Al-Baradouni
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Sulaiman Fayyad, Sonallah Ibrahim
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Yumna Al-Eid, Farooq Abdul Qader
- Human & Future Studies: Abdullah Abdul Dayem
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Nizar Qabbani
1994–1995
[edit]- Poetry: Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayati
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Edwar al-Kharrat
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Nasir al-Din al-Asad
- Human & Future Studies: Awatef Abdul Rahman, Mohammed Ghanem Al Rumaihi
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Hamad Al Jasser
1996–1997
[edit]- Poetry: Ahmed Abdul Mutti Hijazi, Ibrahim Nasrallah
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Gamal al-Ghitani, Walid Ikhlasi
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Gaber Asfour, Shukri Ayyad
- Human & Future Studies: Mohammed Jaber Al Anssari, Fahmi Jada’an, Mohammed Jaber Al Anssari
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Edward Said
1998–1999
[edit]- Poetry: Muhammad Afifi Matar
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Fouad al-Tikerly
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Abdullah Al Ghozami
- Human & Future Studies: Saleh Ahmad Al Ali, Nasseef Nassar
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Yusuf al-Qaradawi
2000–2001
[edit]- Poetry: Qassim Haddad
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Zakaria Tamer, Mohamed el-Bisatie
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Mohsin Jassim Al Mosawi
- Human & Future Studies: Abdul Wahab Al Maseeri
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Al-Arabi magazine
2002–2003
[edit]- Poetry: Hasab al-Shaikh Ja'far
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Muhammad Khudayyir
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Mustafa Abdou Nassif
- Human & Future Studies: Mahmoud Ameen Al A’lem
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Mahmoud Darwish, Adunis
2004–2005
[edit]- Poetry: Muhammad al-Maghut
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Iz Aldin Al Madani
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Mohammed Meftah
- Human & Future Studies: Antoon Zahlan
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Tharwat Okasha
2006–2007
[edit]- Poetry: Mohammed Bennis
- Stories Novels & Drama: Yousef el-Sharoni, Elias Khoury
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Abdelfattah Kilito
- Human & Future Studies: Hisham D'jait
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Juma Al Majid, Salma Khadra Jayyusi
2008–2009
[edit]- Poetry: Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Tahar Ouettar
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Abdul Salam Misaddi
- Human & Future Studies: Galal Amin
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi
2010–2011
[edit]- Poetry: Muhammad Ali Chamseddine
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Radwa Ashour
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Faisal Darraj
- Human & Future Studies: Abdul Aziz Al Douri
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Amin Maalouf
2012–2013
[edit]- Poetry: Mohammad Ibrahim Abu Senna, Nazih Abu Afash
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Mohammed Azeddine Tazi
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Ahmed Etman
- Human & Future Studies: El Sayed Yassin
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Dar Al Khaleej Printing & Publishing
2014–2015
[edit]- Poetry: Habib Al Sayegh
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Yusuf al-Qa'id, Ismail Fahd Ismail
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Salah Fadl, Kamal Abu-Deeb
- Human & Future Studies: Roshdi Rashed
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: King Faisal Foundation[5]
2016–2017
[edit]- Poetry: Chawki Bazih
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Hoda Barakat, Abdel Khaliq al-Rikabi
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Hammadi Hmaida Sammoud
- Human & Future Studies: Georges Corm
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: United Arab Emirates University
2018–2019
[edit]- Poetry: Ali Ja'far al-Allaq
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Alawiya Sobh
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Mohammed Lutfi Al Yusufi
- Human & Future Studies: Haidar Ibrahim Ali
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa[6]
2020–2021
[edit]- Poetry: Elias Lahoud
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Nabil Suleiman
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Abdul Malik Murtad
- Human & Future Studies: Ahmed Zayed
- Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Assilah Forum Foundation[7]
2022–2023
[edit]- Poetry: Hassan Talab
- Stories, Novels & Drama: Amin Saleh
- Criticism & Literature Studies: Abdullah Ibrahim
- Human & Future Studies: Abdel Salam Ben Abdel Aali
References
[edit]- ^ a b Standing Regulations, Al Owais Award website.
- ^ Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Award for Scientific and Cultural Achievement Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, award criteria for Scientific and Cultural Achievement
- ^ "FEATURE-Prestigious 'Arabic Booker' plagued by criticisms". Reuters. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Winners". مؤسسة سلطان بن علي العويس الثقافية. Sultan Bin Al Owais Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "King Faisal Foundation Receives Sultan Al Owais Award". Eye of Riyadh. 6 May 2016.
- ^ "BACA chief presented with Al-Owais award". Bahrain News Agency. 19 December 2019.
- ^ "SG of Assilah Forum Foundation Receives in Dubai Al-Owais Award for Cultural and Scientific Achievement | MapNews". Maghreb Arabe Press. 3 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Award, official website