His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, honoured
winners of the 41st edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2022) awards
on Wednesday during Day 1 activities of the book fair organised by the Sharjah Book
Authority (SBA) under the slogan ‘Spread the word’ at Expo Centre Sharjah.
His Highness also honoured winners of the Sharjah Translation Award ‘Turjuman’ and
the 14th edition of the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature.
The Deputy Ruler honoured the Istituto Per l’Oriente C.A. Nallino, winner of the AED 1.3
million Sharjah Translation Award ‘Turjuman’, for their translation of Suleyman Al
Boustani’s foreword of Homer’s Iliad into the Italian language. The award was received
by Claudio Lo Lacono, Director of the institute.
His Highness also honoured winners of the SIBF awards, including Dr. Mashael Al
Naboodah, who won the Best Emirati Novel Book award for her title ‘Jerah Mozmena’;
Dr. Abdallah Sulaiman Al Mughani, who received the Best Emirati Academic Book
award for his ‘Features of UAE’s History through the Writings of Western Travelers and
Politicians’; and author Shaikha Saif Al Nakhi, winner of the Best Emirati Creative
literature Book award for her title ‘Those Days’.
The Deputy Ruler also honoured Kuwaiti Author Muna Al Shimari, winner of Best Arabic
Novel for her book Khademat Al Maqam; Angelika Dunsmore, Head of Sales, Penguin
Group, on behalf of Penguin Random House, winners of the Best International Fiction
Book award for the title Micro Life: Miracles of the miniature world revealed; and South
African author Futhi Nsthinglia, winner of Best International Non-Fiction Book award for
her book They Got You Too.
As for the Sharjah Publisher Recognition Award, Rewayat, an imprint of Kalimat, won
the Best Local Publisher award. The Best Arab Publisher award went to Arab Diffusion
Company from Lebanon while International Islamic Publishing House received the Best
International Publisher award.
His Highness also honoured winners of the 14th edition of the AED 1.2 million Etisalat
Award for Arabic Children’s Literature. The Early Reader award went to How do You
Feel Today? by Massara Touqan, illustrated by Haya Halaw, and published by Kalila
Wa Dimna Publishing House, Jordan; The Picture Book award was won by Kingdom of
Antiquity by Manar Haza, illustrated by Basema Husam, and published by Alia
publishing, Egypt; Whispers of Trees by Fay Mousa, illustrated by Fatima Madi, and
published by Dar Asfar Publishing, Saudi Arabia won the Chapter Book award; The
Young Adult Books award went to I’ll start now, do you hear me? by Anas Abu Rahma,
illustrated by Lubna Taha, and published by Dinosaun Publishing, Palestine; while the
Comics category was closed by Jurors for this edition.
SIBF 2022 awards jury committee comprised Sinan Sweis, Dr. Laila Familiar, Dr. Lina
Merhej, Dr. Hanadi Salit, and Dr. Nusaiba Al Azaibi.
At the end of the ceremony, His Highness honoured SIBF partners and sponsors,
including Etisalat from e&, which was received by Abdulaziz Taryam, CEO, Advisor and
General Manager of Etisalat e& – Northern Emirates; Sharjah Broadcasting Authority,
which was received by Rashid Abdullah Al Obad, Director of the Sharjah Broadcasting
Authority; Expo Centre Sharjah, received by Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman,
Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Abu Dhabi Media, which was
received by Mohammed Al Shehhi, Head of government communication.