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Najat Al Saghira, Egyptian star of screen and song, honoured in Abu Dhabi

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Scholars and authors from across the Arab world were honoured for their contributions at the 20th Sheikh Zayed Book Award on Wednesday. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed highlighted the award’s importance as a global platform expanding the presence of Arab creativity. The event is held during Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, which runs until Friday. Sheikh Theyab, who is Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs, handed awards to the winners across all categories, including: - Egyptian author Ashraf Al Elashmawy in the Literature category - Moroccan researcher Mustapha Rajouane in the Young Author category - Iraqi-American researcher Nawal Nasrallah in the Translation category - Jordanian author Zuhair Tawfiq in the Literary and Art Criticism category - German scholar and translator Stefan Weidner in the Arab Culture in Other Languages category - and Egyptian Prof Dr Mohamed Elkhosht in the Manuscripts, Encyclopaedias, and Lexicons categor

First report: From manga to medieval recipes: 15 Sheikh Zayed Book Award titles available in English — thenationalnews.com, 1d