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Emirati culture championed at the Al Ain Book Festival 2022

The Fair hosted 130 exhibitors, more than 300 activities, including over 70 performances, 55 cultural seminars and activities, and over 200 children’s workshops and activities.

24 Nov 2022

Authors introduce students to Emirati and Arab cultures during visits to schools in Mexico

Over the course of four days, a number of Emirati authors led a series of workshops and seminars highlighting the UAE's achievements and introduced them to the Emirati and Arab cultures.

03 Dec 2022

Mexican visitors see Emirati culture at Sharjah’s pavilion at Guadalajara International Book Fair

The massive success of the emirate's participation was also asserted by the thousands of pavilion visitors, who said that Sharjah’s diverse cultural events were the highlight of this year's event.

02 Dec 2022

Book on Emirati women by Monica Mergiu depicts their inspiring journey

“I am writing about the birth of a new modern society embroidered in perfect harmony with ancient Bedoiun customs and traditions,” says the author.

22 Nov 2022

Sheikha Bodour tackles challenges facing women in publishing

In response to the important issues raised and valuable insights shared at the panel, Sheikha Bodour spoke of the many consultations and initiatives undertaken by the IPA to support women..

16 Nov 2022

Boston-born Dennis Lehane is back with a vengeance in ‘Small Mercies’

I was depressed for days. But I am purely delighted to report that he has written one, and that it is a marvel well worth the wait. Which is good, because you’ll have to wait a little longer.

16 Nov 2022

2.17m visitors from 112 countries send out inspiring message of ‘Spread the Word’ as SIBF 2022 comes to a close

40.8 per cent of visitors are in the 16-25 age group, 35.1 per cent in the 25-45 age group; male visitors comprise 54.2 per cent while 45.8 per cent are female. Embodying its vision of building new generations of readers, SIBF 2022 received 218,000 students.

15 Nov 2022

Swedish soccer star Ibrahimovic brings footy fever to Sharjah International Book Fair

The Swedish sports icon has not only scored many goals on the field but has also set the pace in bookstores around the globe with the huge success of his best-selling books, ‘ am Zlatan Ibrahimovic, I Am Football: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Adrenaline: My Untold Stories and his latest and anticipated release, My Untold Story.

14 Nov 2022

Young achievers, bold dreamers and passionate book lovers set SIBF alight

The young authors had participated in an online creative writing workshop organised by VMentor LLC. VMentor enabled them to consolidate their stories into books and publish them.

13 Nov 2022