3 weeks Ago By Qatar Tribune
Qatar tribune QNA Doha Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater and Dr Azmi Bishara, director-general of the Arab Center and chair of the Board of Trustees of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, on Tuesday crowned the winners of the Arab Prize for the Advancement of Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The award ceremony took place on the sidelines of the closing of the 10th session of the Social Sciences and Humanities Conference, organised by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, in the presence of members of the prize committee and a distinguished group of Arab researchers. During a ceremony held on this occasion, President of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and Chair of the Prize Committee, Dr Abdulwahab El Affendi, announced the winners of this edition of the prize.
The award was presented to the following recipients: Mahjouba Kaoukou, for her research on social media and electronic surveillance; Nadim Mansouri, for his study on asabiyyah and social practices in the digital society; and Youssef Zaddam, for his work on ethics and politics in social media. It is worth noting that this prize is a competitive award launched by the Arab Center in 2011 to encourage Arab researchers to conduct innovative scientific research on issues and challenges concerning the development trajectory of Arab societies in the field of social sciences and humanities. Since 2017, following the integration of the nomination process, the Centre has consistently opened the door to competition for this prize to Arab researchers.
Over the years, the prize has honoured the efforts of 54 male and female researchers from across the Arab world, recognising their valuable and distinguished contributions. The prize is awarded in the field of social sciences and humanities once every two years, with a maximum of three winners selected from the papers submitted to the Social Sciences and Humanities Conference. Each winner receives an award composed of three elements: a certificate of achievement, a financial incentive award worth $10,000, and a research grant worth $40,000 to support the development of the winning study as a first option or the proposal of another research project.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, Dr Bishara announced the topic of the eleventh session of the conference and the Arab Prize, which will focus on Social Sciences and Humanities and Artificial Intelligence in the Arab World, inviting researchers to contribute to this edition, noting that the call for papers and the reference paper will be announced soon on the Arab Center’s website. Copy 16/04/2025 10.
