Based in Abu Dhabi, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award releases the first two of its eight longlists showcasing Arabic literature, scholarship, and writing.
Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre Partners With France’s Institut du Monde Arabe
The UAE’s Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre and France’s Institut du Monde Arabe announce a strategic partnership.
At Sharjah: Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre Releases Harari’s ‘Homo Deus’
The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre has released its new Arabic translation of Yuval Noah Harari’s ‘Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow’ as part of its Kalima project.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award: 3,000+ Submissions, a New Record
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award reports a 76-percent rise in submissions of work by women, and a 47-percent jump in entries of men’s work.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award: A Call for 2022 Submissions
The program opens its 16th prize cycle with a call for submissions in all nine of its categories, with translation funding expanded.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Streams Its 2021 Winners Ceremony
The 15-year-old award program, says secretary-general Dr. Ali Bin Tamim, now has honored a total 100 laureates.
Mouza Al Shamsi: ‘Global Aspirations’ at the Arabic Language Centre
‘Forging strategic alliances with regional and international partners’ is part of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre’s goals.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award at Abu Dhabi’s Book Fair: Its Cultural Program
In four important programs at the fair, the award will present commentary from—and conversation with—winners from 2020 and 2021.
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Outlines Its 2021 Programming
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair’s programming, including authors and professional discussions, is to be streamed online May 23 to 29.
Jürgen Habermas Changes Course, Declines the Sheikh Zayed Award
In a reversal, the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas says he will not accept the Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s Cultural Personality of the Year honor.