Ghani Alani and Anna Parzymies Win 2009 Sharjah Prize for Arabic Culture

By Entertainment Desk; published on January 19, 2010 at 5:54 pm

An excerpt from the Qur'an by Ghani Alani

The 2009 Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture has been awarded to the Iraqi poet and calligrapher Ghani Alani and the Polish publisher and academic Anna Parzymies. They were recommended by an international jury that examined 28 nominations from 21 countries.

The Sharjah Prize amounts to US$30,000 for each laureate. It was proposed by Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi and approved by UNESCO’s Executive Council in 1998, with funds from the Emirate of Sharjah.

Initially awarded every two years, the Prize has been annual since 2003 and honours individuals, groups or institutions that have made a significant contribution to the development, dissemination and promotion of Arab culture throughout the world, as well as the conservation and revitalisation of Arab intangible heritage.

UNESCO’s Director-General Irina Bokova will present the prizes to the 2010 laureates at a ceremony at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on 9th February 2010.

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