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Dubai-based foundation announces contest to increase Arab authors’ online presence
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Dubai: Emirates Literature Foundation’s ‘Kateb Maktoub’ initiative, together with Google, is launching a competition to increase the number of Arab author pages on Wikipedia. The monthlong competition is starting on June 1 and calls on the public to create articles about Arabic authors in Arabic. Ahead of the competition launch, the foundation is offering a free webinar giving attendees the Wikipedia skills they need to create author pages on May 30, so even those who have no previous experience can take part. Cash prizes The aim is to create the largest number of articles about Arab authors, following the Wikipedia guidelines. The first prize winner is awarded $500 (around Dh1,830). Runner

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