38 winners of the "Abde'" Award for children's and youth creative production
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The Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation announced today, Sunday, the names of the winners of the 22nd "Abde'" Award for children's and youth creative production for the year 2026, based on the results of the judging committees approved by the award's supreme committee, as part of the foundation's efforts to support young talents and nurture creative energies in various fields.
The winners were distributed across the fields of literary, performing, visual, and plastic arts, in addition to scientific innovations, within multiple age groups, reflecting the diversity of participating talents and the breadth of the award, which targets children and youth residing in the Kingdom.
Literary Arts
In the field of literary arts, Ahmad Al-Bashabsheh from Karak won first place in the essay category for the 12-15 age group, while Aisha Al-Khatatbeh from Karak won for the 16-18 age group.
In the poetry category, Amira Bani Yassin from Irbid won the award for the 12-15 age group, while Jana Zouqan from Mafraq won for the 16-18 age group.
As for the short story category, Layan Abu Laila from Amman won for the 12-15 age group, and Razan Al-Jabour from Ma'an won for the 16-18 age group.
Music, Singing, and Dance
In the field of performing arts, the music category saw Hakam Al-Sayed Ahmad from Amman win for oriental instruments, and Maya Kalaldeh from Amman for western instruments, within the 8-11 age group.
For the 12-15 age group, the award for oriental instruments was shared by Mayar Abu Ballan and Khaled Hamdan from Amman, while the award for western instruments was shared by Joseph Jaldeh and Layan Abdel Hadi from Amman.
In the 16-18 age group, Hussam Muhannad Al-Faroukh from Mafraq won for oriental instruments, while the award for western instruments was shared by Layan Shamout and Hala Abu Arshid.
In the singing category, Jana Al-Sanbari from Zarqa won for the 8-11 age group, Ghina Obeidat from Irbid for the 12-15 age group, and Omar Al-Omari from Amman for the 16-18 age group.
As for the dance category, Maria Al-Kouz from Amman won for the 8-11 age group, the group of Alexandra Amjad Mehrkani from Amman for the 12-15 age group, and Rama Al-Hajj Hussein from Amman for the 16-18 age group.
Plastic and Visual Arts
In the drawing category, Mayar Al-Hour and Larin Khair from Amman won jointly for the 8-11 age group, while Aline Al-Zawaideh won for the 12-15 age group, and Dana Al-Shrouf for the 16-18 age group.
In the caricature category, Saif Saed Saleh from Amman won for the 8-11 age group, and the award for the 12-15 age group was shared by Ghazal Al-Wahsh and Mais Al-Adarbeh.
Omar Ma'arek and Ilia Al-Fuqaha also shared the award for the 16-18 age group.
In the Arabic calligraphy category, Luai Samhan from Amman won for the 12-15 age group, while the award was withheld for the 16-18 age group, as the qualified entries did not reach the required level to win and did not meet the approved technical and creative criteria.
Scientific Innovations
In the field of scientific innovations, science category, Sima Al-Shaghnoubi and Mohammad Haikal from Amman won jointly for the 12-15 age group, while the group of Rimas Al-Jalis and Jana Al-Qadi from Amman won for the 16-18 age group.
Training workshops for talent development
The CEO of the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation, Valentina Qussisiya, emphasized the importance of the "Abde'" award in discovering and nurturing talents among children and youth, noting that the award's role is not limited to competition, but extends to organizing specialized training workshops for participants who reach the final stages, with the aim of developing their skills and enhancing their capabilities in their creative fields.
Qussisiya called on families, schools, and cultural centers to encourage children and youth to participate in future cycles and to benefit from the opportunities provided by the award to discover and refine their talents, and to boost their self-confidence and abilities.
She expressed the foundation's pride in the outcomes of the current cycle, confirming their alignment with its vision aimed at supporting creativity, developing promising energies, and providing a stimulating environment for children and youth to express their ideas and potential.
The "Abde'" award seeks to discover talented and distinguished individuals at early stages and develop their ability to express their opinions and positions, contributing to preparing a generation aware of contemporary issues and promoting a culture of creativity and a spirit of positive competition among participants.
It is noteworthy that the award was launched in 1988 and continued until 2003, before the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation relaunched it in 2018 in a format that keeps pace with the requirements of the new generation, targeting children and youth residing in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and continuing its role in advancing creative production in literary, performing, artistic, and scientific fields.
