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Sharjah, for this great honour, followed by my thanks to the delegation from the Department of
Culture in the Government of Sharjah.”

Mohamed Fall Abdel Latif expressed his happiness, saying:
“I will try to express the pride and honour I feel at being chosen among those honoured by the
‘Department of Culture in the dear Government of Sharjah’. It is a happy occasion to express my full
gratitude and thanks to this esteemed institution for this recognition, which I hope to be worthy of. I
must also take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the esteemed
Government of Sharjah for its valuable efforts in serving Arab culture and its generous contributions
in this field, not only at the level of Mauritania but also globally. I am entitled to feel proud of this
recognition twice: once as a personal honour, and again as an honour for my country, Mauritania –
this western gateway to the Arab world, which is also a vital bastion in the defence of Arab cultural
heritage and a responsibility for every Arab citizen.”

Mohamedou Ameen said:
“I can only offer my deepest thanks and profound gratitude to His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah for
honouring me in this way and for the great care he gives to culture and thought on the one hand,
and to the distinguished status he affords Mauritania on the other. The place His Highness grants
my country is now tangibly manifested in the Sharjah Cultural Honouring Forum, in the House of
Poetry – Nouakchott, and in the Arabic Language Council in Mauritania”.
Highlights

Mohamed Fall Abdel Latif was born in 1952. He memorised the Qur’an at an early age and studied
modern French literature before completing his undergraduate degree in administrative sciences
and law.

Among his poetic works are Diwan Al-Waridat and Diwan Al-Jadhadhat. He has also authored
several narrative works, including Famous in the Land, Attaining Hope through a Literary Journey to
France and Brussels, and Ten Years at the Ministry of the Interior.

Poet Mohamed Al-Hafiz was born in 1956 into a scholarly and literary environment filled with
scholars and poets. He memorised the Qur’an in early childhood, followed by texts on the Prophet’s
biography and encyclopaedias of pre-Islamic and Umayyad poetry.

He later moved to Iraq, where he experienced some of the most fertile years of his life, devoting
himself to translated works in scientific literature and global philosophy. He completed his
postgraduate studies in Saudi Arabia.

His poetry collections include The Return of the Dove’s Coo, The Quatrains, and The Book of
Longing. Among his most prominent academic works are In the Realms of Literature, The Oasis of
Poetry, and Hunting and Chase in Arabic Poetry.

Dr Yahya Al Hashemi, born in 1957, is a professor of linguistics and philology at the Faculty of Arts
and Humanities, University of Nouakchott, and formerly an associate professor in the Department
of Arabic Language at Qassim University. He is a researcher in applied linguistics and philology.

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