Participants from over 30 nations vie for Sheikh Hamad translation award
The Peninsula
Doha: The Board of Trustees of the Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding (SHATIU) have announced that the Steering Committee has completed the preliminary screening process for the nominations of winners for the 2021 (7th) season of the award.
The committee revealed that the entries for this year include individuals and institutions specialised in translation from 32 Arab and non-Arab countries.
The spokesperson of the Award, Dr. Hanan Al Fayyad, said the nomination for the 7th edition of the Award is closed, and the Steering Committee received nominations from more than 30 countries including Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Nigeria, South Africa, Canada, USA, Britain, Greece, Netherlands, France, Thailand, and Belgium.
