Emirati scholar nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature

Professor Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi's name was put forth by his colleague's because of his book "The Mirage."

The book addresses extremist ideologies that have spread across the globe in recent years.

The Mirage has already won Al-Suwaidi several Arab and global accoladed including the Sheikh Zayed Book Award.

"The nomination is an important and influential precedent, especially since his book The Mirage remains an important and decisive intellectual response to the threat of extremist ideas that have become a real disease attacking the world," said Jean-Valre Baldacchino, Head of the Department of Geopolitical Research and Analysis in Paris.