Tunisian actress Mona Noureddine, Egyptian playwright Sameh Mahrane and Jordanian-Palestinian actor and director Hakim Harb are the winners of the 5th edition of the Salah al-Kassab Prize for Arab theatrical creation, awarded each year during the Journées Théâtrales de Carthage (JTC).
They succeed Taoufik Jebali (Tunisia), Jabbar Joudi (Iraq) and Mohamed Mediouni (Tunisia), who won prizes at the 4th edition of the JTC.
Created in 2018, the Salah al-Kassab Prize is named after Iraqi director Salah al-Kassab and pays tribute to theatre pioneers in the Arab world. Its founder Riadh Sakran has stated that "an application has been submitted to UNESCO with a view to the Salah al-Kassab Prize for Arab Theatre Creation being included on the World Heritage List".