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10/14/25, 2:26 PM ALC approves shortlists for Kanz Al Jeel Award | Emirates News Agency
ALC approves shortlists for Kanz Al Jeel Award

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ABU DHABI, 13th October, 2025 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism -
Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), announced today the shortlists for the fourth edition of the Kanz Al Jeel Award.
The award was launched by the ALC to celebrate outstanding works of Nabati poetry, revive the heritage and authentic values embedded in
this art form, and promote folk studies and related research.
The Award’s Higher Committee, chaired by Ali Obaid Al Hameli, Emirati writer and media professional, approved a list of 17 nominated works
from nine Arab and foreign countries across four main categories.
This selection process will pave the way for the winners of the fourth edition to be chosen at the upcoming meeting of the Board of Trustees.
Six works were selected in the Arts category, three in Poetic Publications, five in Poetry Matching, and three in Studies and Research. The
Translation category was withheld this year following a review of the judges’ reports by Higher Committee members, namely, Dr. Hamda Al
Hammadi, Director of the Arabic Language and Literature Department at the Ministry of Culture; Dr. Shakir Noori, prominent media

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