UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture

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UNESCO prize cultural award

The UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture is an international award that honors individuals, groups, or institutions for significant contributions to the promotion, preservation, and dissemination of Arab culture worldwide.

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Label	Occurrences
UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture canonical	2
Prix UNESCO-Sharjah pour la culture arabe	1
UNESCO Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture (as namesake and patron)	1

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Target entity: UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture
Context triple: [UNESCO awards, includes, UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture]

A. King Faisal International Prize for Arabic Language and Literature
The King Faisal International Prize for Arabic Language and Literature is a prestigious global award that honors outstanding scholarly contributions to the study, preservation, and advancement of the Arabic language and its literary heritage.
B. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award is an international prize that honors individuals and institutions for outstanding contributions to the production, dissemination, and promotion of knowledge worldwide.
C. King Faisal International Prize
The King Faisal International Prize is a prestigious Saudi-based international award recognizing outstanding achievements in fields such as Islamic studies, Arabic language and literature, medicine, and science.
D. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance
The Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance is a prestigious UAE-based educational award that honors outstanding students, teachers, schools, and educational initiatives for excellence and innovation in education.
E. Massry Prize
The Massry Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions to biomedical research and the advancement of medical science.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture
Target entity description: The UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture is an international award that honors individuals, groups, or institutions for significant contributions to the promotion, preservation, and dissemination of Arab culture worldwide.

A. King Faisal International Prize for Arabic Language and Literature
The King Faisal International Prize for Arabic Language and Literature is a prestigious global award that honors outstanding scholarly contributions to the study, preservation, and advancement of the Arabic language and its literary heritage.
B. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award is an international prize that honors individuals and institutions for outstanding contributions to the production, dissemination, and promotion of knowledge worldwide.
C. King Faisal International Prize
The King Faisal International Prize is a prestigious Saudi-based international award recognizing outstanding achievements in fields such as Islamic studies, Arabic language and literature, medicine, and science.
D. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance
The Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance is a prestigious UAE-based educational award that honors outstanding students, teachers, schools, and educational initiatives for excellence and innovation in education.
E. Massry Prize
The Massry Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions to biomedical research and the advancement of medical science.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO prize ⓘ cultural award ⓘ
administeredBy	UNESCO Culture Sector ⓘ linked to: UNESCO
awardedFor	development of Arab culture ⓘ dissemination of Arab culture beyond the Arab world ⓘ promotion of Arab culture in the world ⓘ significant contribution to Arab culture ⓘ
awardingBody	UNESCO ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
eligibility	groups ⓘ individuals ⓘ institutions ⓘ organizations ⓘ
field	Arab culture ⓘ cultural promotion ⓘ intercultural dialogue ⓘ
frequency	biennial ⓘ
hasAwardCategory	artistic creation related to Arab culture ⓘ cultural promotion ⓘ research on Arab culture ⓘ
hasLaureate	Adonis ⓘ Arab Image Foundation ⓘ House of World Cultures (Berlin) ⓘ Mahmoud Darwish ⓘ Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ
hasLaureateType	artist ⓘ cultural institution ⓘ writer ⓘ
inception	1998 ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
locationOfAwarding	Paris ⓘ UNESCO Headquarters ⓘ
monetaryValue	60000 US dollars ⓘ
monetaryValuePerLaureate	30000 US dollars ⓘ
namedAfter	Sharjah ⓘ
numberOfLaureatesPerEdition	2 ⓘ
officialNameInEnglish	UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture ⓘ
officialNameInFrench	Prix UNESCO-Sharjah pour la culture arabe ⓘ linked to: UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture
purpose	dissemination of Arab culture ⓘ encouragement of intercultural dialogue ⓘ preservation of Arab culture ⓘ promotion of Arab culture worldwide ⓘ
regionCovered	Arab world ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
selectionCriteria	contribution to dialogue between Arab culture and other cultures ⓘ impact on mutual understanding ⓘ quality of contribution to Arab culture ⓘ
selectionMethod	international jury ⓘ
sponsor	Emirate of Sharjah ⓘ Government of Sharjah ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UNESCO awards → includes → UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture ⓘ

Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi → awardReceived → UNESCO Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture (as namesake and patron) ⓘ

linked to: UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture

UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture → officialNameInEnglish → UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture ⓘ

UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture → officialNameInFrench → Prix UNESCO-Sharjah pour la culture arabe ⓘ