The former Senegalese Minister of Culture, Professor Hassan Seck, has won ISESCO first Prize for his research on the city of Dakar, while the second Prize went to his fellow citizen, sculptor Issa Diop, for his remarkable contribution to the embellishment of the city of Dakar, ISESCO reported. Meanwhile Papa Moussa Ndaoe, a student, has won the third Prize for his research paper on the history of Dakar between 1885 and 1914. The winners received their awards at the closing ceremony held to mark the end of the activities implemented in the city as part of its celebration as 2007 capital of Islamic culture for the African Region. The ceremony was attended by ISESCO Director General Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri and the Secretary General of the World Islamic Call Society Dr Ahmed Mohamed Sharif, along with several Senegalese government officials and different figures from the academic, scientific and cultural spheres.
