Benabdelali was honored with the Humanities and Future Studies award, granted by the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation.

   "A leading figure in the deconstructive school within Arab culture, his works bridge the gap between specialists and lay readers, emphasizing the importance of literature, writing, and translation in philosophy", the Foundation said.

   Professor at the Faculty of Letters of Rabat and editor-in-chief of "Pensée et Critique", the writer has several works, including "Political philosophy of Al-Farabi", "Metaphysics, Science and Ideology", "Study of Epistemology" (with Salem Yafout), "The foundations of Contemporary Philosophical Thought" and "The Mythology of Reality, between Connection and Separation", among others.

   In addition to Abdeslam Benabdelali, the other winners, Hassan Talab (Poetry award), Amin Saleh (Short Story, Novel and Drama award) and Abdullah Ibrahim (Literary Studies and Criticism award), have been applauded for their influential works in literature and culture across the Arab world.

   The award’s jury has selected the winners based on their outstanding contributions to the development of literature and culture in the Arab world, Secretary-General of the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation, Abdul Hamid Ahmed, said.

   He also noted that the Scientific and Cultural Achievement Award would be announced later by the Award’s Board of Trustees. This special award, differing from the others, is not subject to standard judging criteria.

   The competition for these awards was intense, with 1,861 candidates across all fields. The breakdown saw 231 candidates for the poetry award, 490 for the short story, novel, and drama category, 290 in literary studies and criticism, 485 in human and future studies, and 270 for the scientific cultural achievement category.