Al Owais Award

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In 2004, the poetry prize was given to Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef but was controversially withdrawn after he criticized Emirati ruler Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.^[3]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

List of winners:^[4]

1988–1989

Poetry: Fadwa Touqan
Stories, Novels & Drama: Saadallah Wannous, Hanna Mina
Criticism & Literature Studies: Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, Ali Jawad Al Taher

1990–1991

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Poetry: Hassan Talab
Stories, Novels & Drama: Amin Saleh
Criticism & Literature Studies: Abdullah Ibrahim
Human & Future Studies: Abdel Salam Ben Abdel Aali

References

^ ^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

Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Award, official website

[regs-1] Standing Regulations, Al Owais Award website.

[2] 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

[3] "FEATURE-Prestigious 'Arabic Booker' plagued by criticisms". Reuters. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[4] "Winners". مؤسسة سلطان بن علي العويس الثقافية. Sultan Bin Al Owais Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[5] "King Faisal Foundation Receives Sultan Al Owais Award". Eye of Riyadh. 6 May 2016.

[6] "BACA chief presented with Al-Owais award". Bahrain News Agency. 19 December 2019.

[7] "SG of Assilah Forum Foundation Receives in Dubai Al-Owais Award for Cultural and Scientific Achievement | MapNews". Maghreb Arabe Press. 3 March 2022.

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