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Mohammad Rabie
Mohammad Rabie (born 1978) is an Egyptian writer. He studied civil engineering in Higher Technological Institute. His novel ''Kawkab Anbar'' (2010) won the Sawiris Cultural Award in 2011. He has since published two more novels: ''Year of the Dragon'' (2012) and ''Otared'' (2014). Otared was nominated for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2016. Rabie was also a participant at the 2012 International Prize for Arabic Fiction Nadwa The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Nadwa is an annual writers' workshop for young writers from the Arab world. Held under the aegis of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (itself funded by the Emirates Foundation in Abu Dhabi), the ..., an annual workshop for promising young Arab writers. References 1978 births Living people Egyptian novelists {{Egypt-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptians
Egyptians ( arz, المَصرِيُون, translit=al-Maṣriyyūn, ; arz, المَصرِيِين, translit=al-Maṣriyyīn, ; cop, ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, remenkhēmi) are an ethnic group native to the Nile, Nile Valley in Egypt. Egyptian identity is closely tied to Geography of Egypt, geography. The population is concentrated in the Nile Valley, a small strip of cultivable land stretching from the Cataracts of the Nile, First Cataract to the Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean and enclosed by desert both to the Eastern Desert, east and to the Western Desert (North Africa), west. This unique geography has been the basis of the DNA history of Egypt, development of Egyptian society since Ancient Egypt, antiquity. The daily language of the Egyptians is a continuum of the local variety of Arabic, varieties of Arabic; the most famous dialect is known as Egyptian Arabic or ''Masri''. Additionally, a sizable minority of Egyptians living in Upper Egypt speak Sa'idi Arabic, a mix bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher Technological Institute
Higher Technological Institute is the first private technological institute in Egypt. It is a co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university located in 10th of Ramadan City. It is considered one of the top engineering institutions in the Middle East and the flagship campus of the Higher Technological Institute System which comprises four main campuses within the city – the Higher Technological Institute at Tenth of Ramadan City, the Higher Technological Institute at 6 October City, the Higher Technological Institute at Mersa Matrouh, and the Higher Technological Institute at Al Minya. More than 20,000 students are enrolled in many undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. It is classified as a research university with very high research activity in environmental development. Founded by Prof. Mustafa Kamel, its present name was adopted in 1987 and classes were first held on September 21, 1988. It is noted for its strong engineering majors (particularly m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawkab Anbar
''Amber Planet or Kawkab Anbar (كوكب عنبر) is a book by author Mohamed Rabie Kotb Aboelsebah. An Arabic novel, From Yousef Rakha, writing about Aboelsebah's book: “Kawkab ‘Anbar is the story of the eponymous, little known library (named after its original owner’s wife), a public endowment in Abbassiya on the verge of being demolished to make way for a new underground Metro line. It is told by Shahir, the endowments official who is sent there on a month-long assignment to put together a report on the library – a perfunctory, routine procedure intended to facilitate the foregone conclusion of its demolition by establishing that, all things considered, there is no reason for it to remain standing.” References {{reflist Arabic-language novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawiris Cultural Award
The Sawiris Cultural Award is an Egyptian literary prize, awarded annually by the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development. It was inaugurated in 2005 with prizes in two categories: novels and short stories. Since then, additional categories in screenplays and playwriting have been added. Each award is also divided into two sub-categories: senior writers and junior writers. Winners 2022 Novel * Abel Assad Merry, ''The Fabric threads of the Self'' * Mohamed Abu-Zeid, ''A Spider in the Heart'' Short Stories * Ossama Habachi, ''Try not to see me'' * Mohamed Abdel-Naby, ''Once Upon A Time'' 2011 (7th round) Novel * Ibrahim Abdel-Meguid, ''In Every Week There Is a Friday'', Senior Writers * Mohammed Rabie, ''Amber Planet'', Young Writers / First Place * Mohamed Salah al-Azab, ''Sidi Barani'', Young Writers / Second Place Short stories * Ahmed El-Khamissi, ''Canary'', Senior Writers * Tareq Imam, ''The Story of a Man: Whenever He Dreams of a City, He Dies In It'', Young Write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Prize For Arabic Fiction
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) ( ar, الجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. In addition to the prize itself, IPAF supports other literary initiatives. In 2009, IPAF launched its inaugural Nadwa (writers’ workshop) for emerging writers of fiction in Arabic. The prize is administered by the Booker Prize Foundation in London, and is currently funded by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi (DCT). Each year, the winner of the prize receives US$50,000, and the six shortlisted authors receive US$10,000 each. Rules and entry Full Rules of Entry are available to viehere Trustees * Yasir Suleiman CBE, Profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Prize For Arabic Fiction Nadwa
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Nadwa is an annual writers' workshop for young writers from the Arab world. Held under the aegis of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (itself funded by the Emirates Foundation in Abu Dhabi), the ''nadwa'' is the first such workshop for Arab writers and has been an annual event since 2009. The ( ar, ندوة, italic=no; 'assembly', 'symposium') benefits from the patronage of the Emirati prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, and takes place at the Qasr Al Sarab resort in Abu Dhabi. The small group of emerging writers is accompanied and assisted by two established authors who work as their "mentors". The literary output of the first workshop was collected and published in a volume called ''Emerging Arab Voices'' (Saqi Books, London 2011). The coordinator of the ''nadwa'' was Dr Peter Clark in 2009 and 2010 and Fleur Montanaro in 2011. Participants 2009 * Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanon/Egypt * Mansour El Souwaim, Sudan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Births
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Living People
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