The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) is pleased to announce the winners of its “Bayan” Award for Creative Expression in Arabic, which is organized by the Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers and aims to enhance the Arabic expressive skills of non-Arabic students from different countries through an Arabic speech that the participants deliver in a short video. 

In the Children category, three winners received USD1,000 prize each:

1- Wareqa Nihad Bint Masoudin, Kindergarten School of Ansar Mosque, Republic of Singapore.

2- Muhammed Aman bin Muhammed Rizal, Primary School Raja Muda Musa Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia.

3- Umulkhairi Mansor Macedo, Darus-salam International Schools in Kaduna, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

In the boys and girls category, two winners received USD1,500 each:

1- Husna Madgren, Institute of Religious Missions in Gala, Thailand;

2- Atika Maisarah Bint Ruslan, Religious High School Sultan Zine al-Abidine, Malaysia.

In the youth category, the USD2,000 award went to two winners:

1- Zebiniso Rasulova, International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan.

2- Muhammad Samoh, Prince of Songkla Pattani University, Thailand.

Careful preparation, design, and artistic direction are some of the attributes that marked the winning works in addition to diligent attention to educational content. The jury agreed to grant “Bayan” awards to the videos that met most of the required conditions and criteria, most notably sound text, clear ideas, speech quality, artistic charisma, and creative direction.

Careful preparation, design, and artistic direction are some of the attributes that marked the winning works in addition to diligent attention to educational content. The jury agreed to grant “Bayan” awards to the videos that met most of the required conditions and criteria, most notably sound text, clear ideas, speech quality, artistic charisma, and creative direction.

Given the lingering circumstances amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ICESCO could not organize an award ceremony at its headquarters.