HSASA Prizes for 1999 Declared [Archives:2000/11/Culture]
March 13 2000
Yasser M. Ahmed
Yemen Times
Each prize carries a YR one million cash award, publication of the work, in addition to the recognition. In the meeting Mr. Ali Mohammed Sa’eed delivered a speech welcoming the good turn-out. He said “This ceremony comes at the time of the Diamond anniversary of the unification which has taken place after a long struggle by Yemenis.
Seventy three talented applicants from all over Yemen entered the competition in this third round. An evaluation committee including Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Makaleh, Dr. Gaber Osfoor, Egyptian commentator, the literary man, Jamal Al-Ghaitani, chief editor of Cairo Literature newspaper, Dr. Mostafa Al-Sa’eed, well-known economist and some other eminent figures in different fields, was formed. After several meetings for discussing the assessment of the works, results were referred to the Board of trustees which endorsed the results during its meeting held last week.”He noted that establishing this prize is of crucial importance as to lie a strong emphasis on science and culture asserting that the civil development can never take place unless it is accompanied by a focus on culture and intellect. Besides, scholars and thinkers should be given the attention and care needed. He spelled out the different activities that are going to be opened in the near future: the foundation building which includes the most sophisticated library in the Middle East, Al-Sa’eed Cultural Forum and the Child Cultural Center will also be built.
Mr. Faisal Sa’eed Fara’a, secretary of the prize, made a detailed speech of the evaluation committee and the researches’ assessment. He thanked all the educated professors for their time and efforts to help push forward with these prizes and highly appreciate the numerous applications for the awards. He, then, read the Board of Trustees’ decision and declared winners of prizes and recommendations of the committee which were as follows:
1) Prize for Medical Sciences:
The prize was decided to be divided up equally between Dr. Nasser Ali Ahmad Haider on his research “Viral Hepatitis on those who denote blood” and Dr. Yahya Ahmad Mohammed Raja’a on his two researches “Bilhariaiasis in wadi Al-Sahool” and “Bilhariaiasis on Mahweet”.
2) Prize for Environmental and Agricultural Sciences:
The committee unanimously agreed to grant the prize to Dr. Ahmad Mohammed Ahmad Al-Hadrani on his research “Qat and Insecticide, its consequences on the safety of environment and man”.
3) Prize for Economic Sciences:
All the researches presented did not meet all the requirements of the prize, however , there was a good research presented by Dr. Abdul Wahed Abdul Bari Haza’a Al-Afori titled A study of Globalization. It was recommended by the committee and he was granted YR 500,000. Other prizes of YR 100,000 were granted to Dr. Shbir Abdullah Al-Harazi, Dr. Mohammed Abdul Rashid Ali, Dr. Mohammed Abo Bakr Al-Amari and his partner Mohammed Omar Abdullah Banajah and Mohammed Ahmad Haider Ali.
4) Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences:
The committee agreed on granting the prize in halves to Dr. Ahmad Ali Al-Haj on his research titled the “Education Drive and Technical Training in Yemen” and Dr. Mohammed Saleh Ali Al-Kubati and his partner Dr. Zubair Ayash Nasim on their research titled “Population Explosion and Development, Yemen’s case.”
5) The Islamic Sciences:
The committee has unanimously agreed on granting the prize to Mr. Abdul Karim Sharaf Mohammed Abdoh on his research titled “Planning Reproduction a legislative Prospect and Practical Experience.”
6) Prize for Literary Creativity:
The committee has agreed to grant the prize to the literary man Abdul Karim Thabet Al-Razihi on his collection of stories “The death of the White Cow.”
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