2023-04-19 17:58:38
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 – 9:53 PM
ABU DHABI, 19th April, 2020 (WAM) — The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi announced that a group of distinguished intellectual, literary and academic figures have joined the Higher Committee for the Treasure of the Generation Award in its second session, which aims to celebrate the Nabataean poetic works concerned with the heritage related to this. Literary art honored.
The committee, which includes in its membership five specialists with competence, experience and culture in the fields of the award, undertakes general supervision of the work of the award and drawing up its general policy in a way that achieves its goals and objectives, and conducting its affairs, in addition to the decision of the award.
The Committee had held its first meeting virtually, to discuss developments in the award in its second session and the role and tasks of the Supreme Committee. The new members of the Scientific Committee are the Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Ali Saeed Al Kaabi from the UAE, Chancellor at the United Arab Emirates University and Professor of Education Policy and Comparative Pedagogy, Prof. Dr. Aisha Al Shamsi, Emirati academic, critic and poet, and Hassan Zaki from Egypt, composer, visual artist and researcher. And Abdul Rahman Al-Naqbi from the UAE, Director of the Literary Awards Department at the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language, and the rapporteur of the committee, along with the current members, His Excellency Saeed Hamdan Al-Tunaiji from the UAE, Executive Director of the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language, and Dr. Munira Al-Ghadeer from Saudi Arabia, an academic and researcher in women’s poetry. Nabati.
On this occasion, Dr. Ali Saeed Al-Kaabi thanked the previous Supreme Committee and all its members, who have a long history and long-standing experience in their various fields, for their essential role in setting the award on its right track in the first session. He affirmed the commitment of the current Supreme Committee of the “Generation Treasure” award to continue the path of success and build on the achievements that have been achieved, to ensure the continued progress of the award according to accurate scientific and objective criteria. He added that the new members will work to consolidate the successes of the award, and to enhance the contribution of Nabati poetry to the local and Arab cultural scene, in a way that protects the Emirati heritage and guarantees its transmission with all its components to future generations. Dr. Ali Saeed Al Kaabi held the position of Secretary General of the UAE University. He also held the position of General Coordinator of the UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Rewarding Distinguished Practices and Efforts to Improve Teachers’ Performance from 2009 to 2015, and was a member of the Advisory Council for the Arabic Language, the National Committee for Culture and Education, and the Government Council “Knowledge for All” of the United Nations Educational Organization. Science and Culture (UNESCO). And bear Dr. Aisha Al Shamsi holds a Ph.D. in Literature and Modern Criticism, and she is Associate Dean of the Higher Colleges of Technology. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Academic Women Award, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Schools of the Future, in addition to the membership of the Emirates Writers and Writers Union, the International Union of the Arabic Language, and the International Council for the Arabic Language. Hassan Zaki presented his songs to many stars of the Arab world. He also wrote and composed the music for the series of documentaries, “Papron”, and composed music for more than 20 theatrical performances. He also represented Egypt more than once in European festivals. In the field of fine art, he held several solo exhibitions, and he is a member of Egyptian Writers Union. Dr. Munira Al-Ghadeer has held a number of academic positions, the latest of which is Chair Professor in Arabic Literature and Literary Theory at Harvard University. She was also a visiting professor in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at Columbia University, and before that she was an associate professor in the Department of African Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in America. In the field of comparative literature and literary theory. His Excellency Saeed Hamdan Al Tunaiji has been the Executive Director of the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language since 2021. He has long experience in managing book and publishing industry initiatives in the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi. He also held the position of Director of Media and Public Relations at the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority. Abdul Rahman Al Naqbi has held the position of Director of the Literary Awards Department at the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language since November 2022, and previously held many administrative positions, and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Scottish University of Strathclyde.
It should be noted that the “Treasure of the Generation” award is inspired by the poems of the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, “may God rest his soul”, in an effort to raise the position of poetry as a mirror of society, and the place embodied in the poetry of Sheikh Zayed in the Emirati and Arab conscience. . It includes six branches: “Studies and Research”, “Poetry Publications”, “Poetry Match”, “Arts”, “Translation” and “Creative Personality”. All those wishing to participate in the award and submit applications for candidacy can apply until June 1, 2023, through the award’s website: kanzaljeel.ae
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