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News of the Work of Hoda Barakat

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The Sheikh Zayed Book Award Celebrates its 20th anniversary

In Feature Articles by Erin L. CoxNovember 14, 2025Leave a Comment

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award Celebrates 20 years of supporting Arabic literature and culture around the world.

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Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center, Amazon, and Audible Commit to a New Digital Arabic Library

In News by Porter AndersonSeptember 18, 2025

Both Audible and the Kindle system are to factor into the Abu Dhabi-Amazon digital arabic language initiative announced this week.

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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens for 20th Edition Nominations

In News by Porter AndersonJune 24, 2025

The 20th anniversary edition of Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Book Award has opened its submissions process for nominations.

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Murakami, Barakat in the UAE: Sheikh Zayed Book Award

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonApril 29, 2025

In its 19th edition, Abu Dhabi’s 2025 Sheikh Zayed Book Award shines with well-recognized laureates onstage.

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Hoda Barakat, Haruki Murakami Lead Zayed Award Winners

In News by Porter AndersonApril 8, 2025

The avidly followed Lebanese author Hoda Barakat is the Literature category winner of this new round of Sheikh Zayed Book Awards.

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UAE: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names Four Longlists

In News by Porter AndersonDecember 6, 2024

The 19th Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces longlists in the categories of Literature, Young Author, Children’s Literature, and Editing.

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Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah on Displacement, and ‘Ready Readers’

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonNovember 10, 2021

The 2021 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature reflects on his experience of being a refugee, and ‘the continuation of a colonial narrative.’

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Jordan’s Jalal Barjas Wins the 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction

In News by Porter AndersonMay 25, 2021

The author, an aeronautical engineer, was longlisted in 2019 for ‘Women of the Five Senses.’ He wins for ‘Notebooks of the Bookseller.’

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Top Arab-World Authors at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

In News by Publishing Perspectives StaffMay 24, 2021

At this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, a roster of writers is curated by the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. (Sponsored)

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International Prize for Arabic Fiction Names Its 2021 Shortlist

In News by Porter AndersonMarch 29, 2021

Six titles are shortlisted for the 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Its recognized novels have been translated into some 30 languages.

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