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45 authors, experts from 14 Arab countries to grace Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

The festival, organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) at Expo Centre Sharjah from May 1 to 12 under the theme “Once Upon a Hero,” offers unique opportunities to meet distinguished award-winning Emirati and Arab guests.

08 Apr 2024

UAE's Digital School to empower 100,000 students in Iraqi Kurdistan

The new phase aims to reach 100,000 beneficiaries. It includes initiatives to train 1,500 digital teachers, develop a digital education platform in the Kurdish language, enhance the region’s official educational curriculum by transforming it into interactive digital content, and establish 100 digital education spaces within 50 schools.

15 Apr 2024

190 guests from 25 nations to grace Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

This year's lineup boasts an impressive roster of accomplished individuals, promising an enriching experience for attendees of all ages.

13 Apr 2024

Emirati children's books get global exposure in Italian city of Bologna

In its pavilion at the exhibition, the EPA showcases the newest releases from its members, featuring a diverse range of books along with publishers’ contact details.

11 Apr 2024

Sharjah toplines books’ role in UAE’s growth at Italy fair

During the BCBF, the emirate aims to create opportunities for networking, knowledge exchange, and partnership building between Emirati talents and their international counterparts in the children’s book industry.

10 Apr 2024

Rebecca Serle shares what’s behind her magical realism and new book

In “Expiration Dates,” Serle, who married in 2023, was inspired by her own dating history.

29 Mar 2024

Dan Pashman’s cookbook expands pasta’s possibilities

Pashman came up with the idea of writing a pasta cookbook after he noticed that many of cascatelli’s fans were sending him images of them eating it in very traditional ways.

22 Mar 2024

EPA pioneers Emirati publishing scene at London Book Fair

The association’s pavilion features a distinguished collection of the latest publications from creative minds in the UAE, encompassing literature, science, and knowledge.

15 Mar 2024

Creative March: Magzoid Magazine, BFL unveil trendy cover

The millennium has seen ever-expanding cross-disciplinary activations between fashion and art and art and brands. For example, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld often consulted both fine and decorative arts for his collections for Chanel, Fendi, Chloe and his own eponymous label.

11 Mar 2024

Sultan Bin Ahmed inspects UOS medical colleges library

The library provides 15,000 printed books and 100,000 e-books, in addition to 35 electronic databases

02 Mar 2024

Sheikh Sultan allocates Dhs31.36m to digitise Joanina Library’s 30,000 rare books

The project will leverage contemporary technology options to support research efforts in various fields of knowledge, thereby enabling scholars to search and study these sources with ease.

23 Feb 2024