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28 Dec 2024
Photo: Al Burda Awards
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Photo: Al Burda Awards
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Photo: Al Burda Awards
In the end, I would love to mention all the winners — they are all incredible!
Modern Standard Arabic Poetry Category
- Yassin Hizqar — First Place
- Najm Al Ali — Second Place
- Ahmed Mohsen Ahmed Muhammad Abdul Lahiy — Third Place
- Hussein Suleiman Abdullah — Fourth Place
- Muhammad Abd Al Raouf Ali Al Tayeb — Fifth Place
Nabati Poetry Category
- Awad Al-Awad — First Place
- Mohamed Hamdan Al Anazi — Second Place
- Badriya Al Badri — Third Place
- Ali Mohamed Ibrahim Al Mujaini — Fourth Place
- Badr Hamid Muhammad Al Bahlouli — Fifth Place
Traditional Arabic Calligraphy Category
- Maryam Norouzi Khalilani — First Place
- Ahmed Ali Namazi — Second Place
- Abdul Baqi bin Abu — Third Place
- Mohamed Al Hamawi — Fourth Place
- Saim Gunai — Fifth Place
Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy Category
- Daoudi Abdel Qader — First Place
- Somaya Khorasani — Second Place
- Diaa Al Jazairi — Third Place
- Mohamed Saeed — Fourth Place
- Reda Jumai — Fifth Place
Calligraphy — Traditional Ornament Category
- Afsaneh Mahdavi — Second Place
- Mohsen Moradi — Third Place
- Mahbouba Ebrahimian — Fourth Place
- Rayan Shida Goonen — Fifth Place
Freestyle Poetry Category
- Ahmed Al Hattab — First Place
- Adel Zaytout — Second Place
- Amr Hussein — Third Place
Contemporary Ornamentation Category
- Mahbooba Mahdavi — First Place
- Fatima Anan Dudukkho — Second Place
- Zeinab Shahi — Third Place
Typographic Design Category
- Yasmine Naeem — First Place
- Ali Orei — Second Place
- Doaa Mohammed AlRashidat Abzaid — Third Place
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