3 days ago
Winners of 4th Katara Prize for Arabic Poetry announced
QNA
Doha
The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) has announced the top three winners of the 4th Katara Prize for Arabic Poetry - Mothers of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with them), focused on Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya Al Makhzumiyya (may Allah be pleased with her).
Ibrahim Mohammed Abdullah Al Sayyid from Egypt won the first place, Radwan Sultan Hamoud Ali from Yemen claimed the second place, and Bakr Mousa Haroun Othman from Nigeria took the third place.
The fourth edition received approximately 304 entries from 20 Arab and international countries.
The Katara Prize for Arabic Poetry aims to honour the legacy of the house of the Prophet, especially the Mothers of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with them), and instil it in the memory of current and future generations.
It also helps create a contemporary poetic anthology highlighting their virtues and historical contributions, as well as their impact on the course of Islamic dawah and on shaping the role of women in society.
The total prize value of the Katara Prize for Arabic Poetry - Mothers of the Believers is QR120,000. First place receives QR60,000, second place receives QR40,00, and third place receives QR20,000.
Katara Publishing House has begun releasing critical studies of the winning poems from each edition of the Prize.
The previous editions focused on Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Aisha bint Abi Bakr Al Siddiq, and Hafsa bint Umar (may Allah be pleased with them).
