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The 6 shortlisted Novels
 
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Chair Judge Samuel Shimon
Judge Mohammad Berrada
Judge Faisal Darraj
     
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Judge Mohammed Bennis
Judge Paul Starkey
Judge Ghalia Kabbani
     
 
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Adminnistrator Joumana Haddad
     
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Shortlist panel, showing judges and administrator with Maytha Al Habsi, director of communications at the Emirates Foundation, and Booker prize chairman Jonathan Taylor. Chair judge Samuel Shimon with trustees (from left to right) Omar Ghobash, Marie-Therese Abdel Massih, Khaled Hroub, Sasha Havlicek, Margaret Obank and Yaser Suleyman.