The 6 shortlisted Novels   Chair Judge Samuel Shimon Judge Mohammad Berrada Judge Faisal Darraj       Judge Mohammed Bennis Judge Paul Starkey Judge Ghalia Kabbani           Adminnistrator Joumana Haddad       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.