The Role Of Awards in Supporting Translation
Date January, 29 2023
Location Cairo Book Fair
This event was held at the Cairo Book Fair and hosted Mr. Saeed Hamdan AL Tunaiji from the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, Dr. Karma Sami from the National Center for Translation Award, Maryam Fahmi from the Naguib Mahfouz Award, Mansour Al Husseini from the Sharjah Award for Translation, Dr. Saeed Al Saeed from the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Award for Translation, and Khaled Al Muhannadi from the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel.
Speakers
HE Saeed Hamdan Al Tunaiji
HE, Executive Director of the Arabic Language Centre at the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi.
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Sherif Bakr
Sherif Bakr has worked in publishing since 1997. Worked in Al Arabi Publishing and Distributing for 25 years now. Al Arabi Publishing and Distributing was founded in 1975, in the last 10 years, Al Arabi started a series #Different_Books with over 200 titles from 55 countries. He worked as General Secretary of the Egyptian Publishing Association where he was responsible for the Development and e-publishing committee for 4 years. Bakr is also elected member of the Freedom to Publish committee in the International Publishing Association, and a member of the Book and Publication Committee of the Supreme Council of Culture in Cairo, and part of the Egyptian Export Council for Printing, Packaging, Paper, Literary and Artistic Works.
Khaled Al Muhannadi
Katara Prize for Arabic Novel
Dr. Saeed Al Saeed
Secretary General of King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Award for Translation