Hosting the Winners of Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2024
| Date : | Wednesday 1 May 2024 |
| Time : | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| Venue : | Library, SUAD Campus |
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi hosts the winners of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2024
About the Winner
Dr. Somai contributed to the writing of the first textbooks for teaching the Italian language in Tunisian institutes. His research focuses on the characteristics of modern and contemporary Italian literature, the history of Tunisian-Italian relations, and the Italian community in Tunisia, for which he authored the book ‘Italian Bibliography about Tunisia’.
Dr. Somai is a highly respected scholar of Italo Calvino and has dedicated most of his activity to translating works from Italian to Arabic and vice-versa, as well as from French to Italian and vice-versa. He has published many literary and scientific translations and is preparing to publish five new translations of various books and novels in 2024 and 2025.
About the Book
La Scienza Nuova – The New Science
Dr. Somai stands out for skilfully transferring the terminology, structure, formulation, and context in which it was mentioned in Arabic. Furthermore, the translator included a notable introduction, as well as extensive annotations to help clarify the ideas and information presented in the text, making his translation a significant addition for the Arabic library.
About the Winner
He has served as a visiting professor at the University of Murcia in Spain and a visiting researcher at the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University in the United States.
His research focuses mainly on the Moriscos, on which he has published numerous studies and books in Arabic, Spanish, and English. His works include ‘Tunisia, the Mediterranean, and the Moriscos’ (co-published with Tunisian Academic Press in 2023), a Spanish book titled ‘Between Two Banks: The Noble Morisco Path from Murcia to Tunisia’ (co-published with Murcia Academic Press in 2017), and ‘The Sephardic and Moriscos: The Journey of Expulsion and Installation in the Maghreb’ (Arab Institute for Studies and Publishing, 2015). He has also edited the book ‘Nasir aldiyn ealaa alqawm alkafirina’ by the Morisco Ahmad ibn Qasim al-Hajari.
Dr.Chachia has received several grants and awards, including the Young Researcher Award in History 2020, presented by the Beit Al-Hikma in Tunisia, the Ibn Battuta Award for Travel Literature 2015 in the studies and manuscript editing category, and the 2009 Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs award for translation.
About the Book
The Morisco Landscape Narratives of Expulsion in Modern Spanish Thought
The work sheds light on the expulsion of the Moriscos who had remained in Spain, addresses its socio-cultural dimensions, and explores the relation between memory and historic identity. The researcher makes a notable effort in investigating and documenting facts while ensuring analytical and critical presentation. The study presents historical material documented in Spanish on the subject, offering an interdisciplinary historical study of civilizations and their relationships from a scientific perspective.
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