The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) has closed the nominations stage for the second edition of the Sard Al Thahab Award, which aims to honor narrators of biographies, literature, and folk tales in the UAE and across the Arab world, highlighting Emirati and Arab folk and narrative arts and showcasing inspiring works in this field. In its second edition, the Award received 1,213 nominations across its six categories from 34 countries, including 19 Arab nations, marking a 23 percent growth in submissions compared to the first edition in 2023, which received 983 entries. This edition also saw first-time participations from countries including Russia, the UK, Turkey, Australia, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Mali, the Netherlands, Myanmar, and the Philippines.
Egypt ranked first among Arab countries in terms of the number of submissions, followed by Morocco, Algeria, Syria, the UAE, Iraq, and Jordan while the highest non-Arab submissions came from Turkey and the United States. Furthermore, the Award’s Reading Committee concluded its meeting, which was held to review and evaluate submissions for the second edition. Chaired by Ali Obaid Al Hamli, Emirati writer and media personality, the Committee brings together academic Dr.
Ali Al Kaabi, author and screenwriter Mohammed Ahmed Hassan, and writer-researcher Walid Alaa El Din. “The Sard Al Thahab Award has contributed to establishing a literary and artistic movement rooted in the intellectual and literary heritage of the late Sheikh .