Moroccan authors take home prizes at Doha Arabic Book Award

Moroccan authors take home prizes at Doha Arabic Book Award
Monday 10 February 2025 - 10:21

Nine Moroccan authors and researchers scooped prizes at the first Doha Arabic Book Award on Saturday, an event that received 1,261 submissions from 35 countries.

In the “Individual Book” category, Abderrahmane Boudraa took first place in the “Linguistic and Literary Studies” field, while Mohamed Ghalim secured third.

Younes El Mrabet finished second in the “Historical Sciences” field of the same category, while Mohammed Sadki claimed second in “Social and Philosophical Studies” field, followed by Youssef Tibes following in third place.

Abdelkader Merzak took second place in the “Social Sciences” field of knowledge, as did researcher Elhassan Chahid in the “Sharia and Islamic Studies” field.

The second category, “Achievement”, was won by Ahmed El Moutaouakil in the field of linguistics, and Ibrahim Elkadiri in the field of history.

The Doha Arab Book Prize aims to promote and enrich Arab culture and libraries, by honoring the best productions and publications.

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