Two Arab women ministers honoured for contributions to culture
Shaikha Mai being honoured - BNA
Two Arab women ministers were among seven cultural iconic figures honoured at a Moroccan international book fair.
Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammad Al Khalifa, the Bahraini culture minister since November 2008, and Siham Al Barghoothi, in charge of the culture portfolio in Palestine since May 2009, were cited for their outstanding contribution to cultural development.
The honour was bestowed by Morocco’s King Mohammad VI on the sideline of the Casablanca Book Fair opened by Prince Rachid on Thursday.
The other laureates were literary critic Ahmad Al Yabouri, Roger Alan, Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature in the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania, literary critic and researcher Jaber Asfoor, publisher Hmood Bu Ghaleb and artist Abdallah Al Hariri.
The fair will be open to the public until February 21
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