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 bi-annual prize for artistic and cultural achievement in the Arab world.[1] It is administered by the of the United Arab Emirates.[1] The award was established by the late Emirati businessman and philanthropist . The awards were first given out in 1988-89.

The Al Owais Cultural Awards are given in four categories: Poetry, Novels, Criticism and 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In 2004, the poetry prize was given to Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef but was controversially withdrawn after he criticized UAE ruler Sheikh Zayed bin al-Nahiyan.[3]

Winners[]

List of winners:[4]

1988–1989[]

1990–1991[]

  • Stories, Novels & Drama: Alfred Farag, Abdul Rahman Mouneef
  • Criticism & Literature Studies:
  • Human & Future Studies: ,
  • Cultural & Scientific Achievements:

1992–1993[]

  • Poetry: Abdullah Al Baraddouni
  • Stories, Novels & Drama: , Sun-Allah Ebrahim
  • Criticism & Literature Studies: ,
  • Human & Future Studies:
  • Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Nizar Qabbani

1994–1995[]

  • Poetry: Abdul Wahhab Al Bayati
  • Stories, Novels & Drama: Edward Al Kharrat
  • Criticism & Literature Studies:
  • Human & Future Studies: ,
  • Cultural & Scientific Achievements:

1996–1997[]

  • Poetry: , Ebrahim Nassrullah
  • Stories, Novels & Drama: Jamal Al Ghitani,
  • Criticism & Literature Studies: Jaber Assfour,
  • Human & Future Studies: , ,
  • Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Edward Saeed

1998–1999[]

  • Poetry: Mohammed Afifi Mattar
  • Stories, Novels & Drama: Fuad Al Takarli
  • Criticism & Literature Studies:
  • Human & Future Studies: ,
  • Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Yousef Al Qaradhawi

2000–2001[]

  • Poetry: Qassim Haddad
  • Stories, Novels & Drama: Zakaria Tamir, Mohammad Al Bassati
  • Criticism & Literature Studies:
  • Human & Future Studies:
  • Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Al-Arabi magazine

2002–2003[]

2004–2005[]

  • Poetry: Mohammed Al Maghout
  • Stories, Novels & Drama:
  • Criticism & Literature Studies:
  • Human & Future Studies:
  • Cultural & Scientific Achievements: Tharwat Okasha

2006–2007[]

2008–2009[]

  • Poetry: Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh
  • Stories, Novels & Drama: El Taher Wattar
  • Criticism & Literature Studies:
  • Human & Future Studies: Galal Amin
  • Cultural & Scientific Achievements:

2010–2011[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ Reuters
  4. ^ List of winners

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