HIBAPRESS – Ahmed Al-Musaed
The Moroccan poet and lawyer Samira Farji received the "Excellence Award in Arabic Literature" for 2025, one of the "Global Awards," which was presented to her in Marrakech by the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Morocco. This honor recognizes her exceptional poetic creativity and her significant contribution to enriching Arabic literary culture.
The judging committee of the "Global Awards" stated that the selection of Samira Farji was based on strict criteria that included the quality and originality of her literary works, as well as her ability to influence society through her poems that touched the feelings of readers. The committee also considered this award to be a recognition of her long literary career, which has inspired new generations, and the ability of her outstanding poems to convey various human emotions, from love and longing to hope and freedom. Samira Farji, who is of a Wajdi origin, combines the profession of law, as she is admitted to the Court of Cassation, with poetic creativity. She has participated in many local and Arab literary seminars and festivals, and her works have been published in various media outlets. Her most prominent works include five poetry collections, the last of which is the collection "Light" in 2022, in addition to "Cry of Your Heart", "Letters of Fire and Water", "Mawwal of Sadness", and "A Message to the United Nations". Her poems have been translated into multiple international languages, including French, English, Spanish, Amazigh, German, Turkish, and Indonesian. She has previously won the title of "Lady of Arabic Poetry" from the "Academic Center for Culture and Maghreb, Middle Eastern, and Gulf Studies" and the "Al-Jarari Club" in Rabat. Her poems have been sung by prominent Arab artists, such as Lotfi Bouchnak, Ghada Shbeir, and Fouad Tarab.
