This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Cultural Section
This year, the Sheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding celebrates its first decade, ten years of serious work in translation from and into the Arabic language. Ten years spent translating antiquities and relics of human thought into literature, science and civilization, and exchanging knowledge, giving and taking, in many and varied languages.
On Tuesday, October 10, 2024, in Doha, the Qatari capital, the winners of the Sheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding were announced in different categories.
Sheikh Thani bin Hamad Al Thani crowned all the winners among them
Four Moroccan translators:
Al-Hussein Banu Hashim, who won second place in the French to Arabic translation category, for translating the book The Rhetorical Empire by Chaim Perelman.
Mohamed Ait Hanna, professor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure of Mohammed V University in Rabat, won second place for his translation of the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, the complete translation.
Abdul Wahed Al-Alami won the encouragement prize in the translation category from French to Arabic, for the translation of the book The Prophet of Islam by Muhammad Hamidullah.
Elias Ahmrar, teacher-researcher, won third place in the translation category from Arabic to French for the book “Jokes of Cultures in the Science of Principles” by Al-Qadi by Abu Bakr Ibn Al-Arabi, which is the second book translated by Professor Elias Amrar.
Dr. Hanan Al-Fayad, official spokesperson for the Sheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding, spoke of Moroccan participation and excellence and said: “The Moroccan presence this year was distinguished, and can -be the reason is that the language presented this year is French, and it was presented in the main category, and of course the French language in the Maghreb country Arabic is a second language, and therefore we we noticed that the Moroccan attendance this year was very distinguished, perhaps because of this choice, the choice of language. Perhaps because of the Moroccan intellectual’s interest in translation in particular. Congratulations to the Moroccans for this distinction.
Regarding the celebration of the first decade of the Sheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding, Dr Hanan Al-Fayad, official spokesperson for the prize, said: “Tonight we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the launch of the prize, and of course we not only celebrate the winning translators, but also all those who are affiliated with the Sheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding. Because it is very difficult to find an intellectual cultural prize that maintains its level, from its inception to its completion. first ten years of his life, with this distinction and this emphasis on Sitting on the throne of world culture.
A partnership between the Cheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding
And the King Fahd Translation School of Tangier
As part of the activities of the tenth celebration of the Cheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding, a partnership agreement was signed between the Cheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding and the King Fahd Translation School of Tangier /Morocco. was signed by Mr. Labib Nahas, executive director of the Cheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding, and Mr. Muhammad Kharshish, director of the King Fahd School of Translation in Tangier.
One of the most important aspects of this partnership is the commitment of both parties to strengthen the movement of translation into and from the Arabic language at the Arabic and international levels, with both parties committing to work together to improve the quality of the translation of literary texts, intellectual and scientific works of world cultures into the Arabic language, while ensuring the introduction of cultural innovations and Arab intellectual productions on the international scene in its most refined linguistic form.
Mr. Mohamed Kharshish, director of the King Fahd Higher School of Translation in Tangier, welcomed the importance of the agreement signed in Doha, which will open broad horizons for the exchange of academic and scientific expertise between the prize and the school, as stipulated that the professors of the King Fahd Higher School of Translation will contribute to its various projects, in particular by selecting and evaluating the translated works and by providing their expertise to develop international scientific standards for translation from and into the Arabic language, in addition to the commitment of both parties to organize seminars and workshops and launch joint training programs. The deal also opens doors for teachers and students at the school. Participate in events and activities organized under the auspices of the award.
On the occasion of the signing of this agreement, the executive director of the Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding, Mr. Labib Nahhas, declared: *The agreement is part of the policy and philosophy of the prize in general in terms of creating partnerships. , adding that there is a firm conviction for this award, which is to publicize the reality of the partnership with the King Fahd Translation School in Morocco, which began to bear fruit this year, before we officially signed our relationship. with the King Fahd school in Tangier is an old and deeply rooted relationship. This year we cooperated on the issue of the award selection process, which is a crucial and essential process for us. We hope that our relationship with the King Fahd School of Translation in Morocco will be fruitful and long-term. willing. The Moroccan presence at the award is very distinguished, and it is a presence that pleases us, delights us and honors us. Most, if not all, of the award staff this year are from Morocco, and that’s something we really like*. .
This year, the prize reached its first decade, and its leaders and their Moroccan partners hope to open more horizons for the Arabic translation movement in the decades to come.
From Arabic to humanity
A decade of translation and dialogue of civilizations
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the creation of the prize, a cultural and intellectual symposium was held on the sidelines of its annual ceremony, bringing together in its first session an elite group of the most important workers in the field of translation from and to the Arabic language. , the symposium dealt with translation from and into the Arabic language: reality and perspectives, while the second session addressed the role of the price in improving the quality of translation and how to develop this role.
It is worth noting that the Sheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding was established in 2015 to advance the precious heritage shared by all humanity. Over the course of ten years, the prize has honored hundreds of people and institutions working in the field of translation in around fifty countries, thus opening broad horizons for the encounter of cultures. The award honored 27 institutions and publishing houses that play an important role in translation, and honored 157 male and female translators, as many of them won in various living languages around the world, and in ten years, the number of award winners reached 214 winners.
Today, the Sheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and International Understanding is the largest international prize for translation from and into the Arabic language, as the number of languages involved has reached more than forty and the total annual value of its prize the pool reached two million US dollars.
