Iraq’s Culture Ministry launches creativity award

Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities launched the Iraqi Creativity Award at its third session in 2017 to include 10 fields in an effort to expand the fields of competition that will open up more fields for the creators of the award, which is a great step to open a competitive window.

This year's prize includes ten fields of "novel - poetry - studies of folklore - translation - literary criticism, cultural and artistic - cinematic and theatrical studies - architecture - ceramic art - lyrical performance - linguistic studies."

This expansion contributes to the encouragement of applicants to give in particular, when they feel that there is an official body valuing and sponsoring their products, and that they are not isolated from their nation, which work in terms of Iraq is in dire need of this support, especially after the destruction and destructiBaghdad on left by "Dahesh" and long walks Culture, and human knowledge. The interaction between the official institution or the culture ministry that sponsors culture, elites, unions and trade unions has a great impact on the promotion of culture and will ensure the success of the cultural project.

Each creative aspire to receive the award in accordance with the rules and conditions set by the Higher Committee of the award, which includes a number of academics and intellectuals who have a long history and dug their names in the travel culture.