The Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding announced on March 1, 2023 the opening of nominations for its ninth session, until the end of next July.
Dr. Hanan Al-Fayyad, the official spokesman and media advisor for the award, said in a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the ninth session of the Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding comes as a continuation of her journey since 2015, to become the most important and largest international award for translation from and into Arabic from various languages of the world. She explained that the Spanish language was chosen as a second main language again, after it was chosen in 2016, along with the English language in the ninth session, in order to honor the distinguished individual translations.
She indicated that this choice came as a result of the award’s vigorous follow-up in recent years of translation activity in a large number of countries, as the award was able to develop a strategy to encourage translation from and to Arabic, through a systematic selection of the main and sub languages within the various categories of the award. In each course by choosing a major international language. And a second language.
And the official spokesperson for the award added, in her statement to /QNA/, that the award continues to honor the achievement and long-term efforts made in the field of translation, whether by individuals or institutions, and then Bulgarian, Sindhi, and Somali were chosen as sub-languages (along with the two main languages) within the category of the Achievement Awards for the ninth session of 2023, to stimulate translation efforts from and into Arabic in countries speaking these languages, and to encourage the continuity of culture between the societies of these countries and Arab societies in general, noting that the candidacy and nomination for the 2023 session will be completely electronic through the official website of the award https://hta.qa/ to facilitate procedures and provide a smoother and faster experience for all candidates.
The award, which was launched by the State of Qatar in 2015, seeks to honor translators and appreciate their role in strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation among the peoples of the world. Diversity and openness. It also aspires to consolidate the culture of knowledge and dialogue, spread Arab and Islamic culture, develop international understanding, and encourage mature acculturation processes between the Arabic language and the rest of the world’s languages through translation and Arabization activities. The total value of the prize in its various categories is two million US dollars.
Al-Watan
