Moroccan writer and Bosnian professor win UNESCO Sharjah prize for arab culture
Regional-United Arab Emirates, Culture, 9/17/2003

Moroccan writer Bin Salem Himmich and Bosnian professor, Esad Durakovic, won this year's UNESCO Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture.

Moroccan Novelist, poet and essayist, Bin Salem Himmich has published 26 books in Arabic and French, including literary works and research publications.

Esad Durakovic (Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a university professor, orientalist and translator of literary works from different historical periods of Arab culture, both ancient and modern. The Sharjah Prize was created by UNESCO's Executive Board in 1998, with funds provided by Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi, Ruler of Sharjah. It awards each laureate US$25,000 and is presented every two years "to honor intellectually distinguished individuals, groups or institutions worldwide for their activities to promote Arab culture." It rewards the efforts of an Arab country national and one from any other country who have contributed, through their artistic, intellectual or promotional work, to the development and dissemination of Arab culture in the world. The first Sharjah Prize was awarded in 2001 to Professors Abdulaziz El Makaleh (Yemen) and Na Zhong (China). UNESCO Director-General Koiichiro Matsuura will present this year's prize to the two laureates on September 23.

The jury selected the winners of the Sharjah Prize from 54 candidates nominated by 32 different countries.

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