Winners of Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Prize For Sunnah (Prophet's teachings) and Contemporary Islamic Studies were announced here last night. The announcement was made by Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Interior Minister and Chairman of the Higher Commission for the prize. Winners of the branch of Sunnah were: Fatima bint Salih Al-Jarid, a Saudi, Dr Hikmat bin Basheer Yasmeen, an Iraqi, and Dr Rukeyya bint Taha jaber Al-Alwani, a Bahraini. Winners of the branch of the contemporary Islamic studies included Dr Rawya bint Ahmad Abdel-Karim Al-Dhahhar, a Saudi,, and Sheikh Adnan bin Mohammed Al-Ar'our, a Syrian. Prince Naif said the prize awarding ceremony will be organized in the first half of Rabee -al-Awwal, 1426AH, under the patronage of Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard.
