The 41st Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) concluded on Sunday. It was a wonderful opportunity for the people of the UAE to see some of the best brains of the earth here in Sharjah. This was the 15th edition I have attended with my children. With each passing year, SIBF is growing better and better. Lots of visitors had great time meeting with great talents. I felt good to see so many young guys and girls taking interest in the book fair.

Many school children were seen almost every day at the book fair. Many of them I saw were busy in picking books for themselves. This is wonderful. This shows literature has its own followers and in this digital era, books have their own charm and people are gravitated towards it.  I really appreciate Sharjah Government for organizing such a lovely event for us. This edition of book fair is over, but we start waiting for the next one.

Rafiya Hasan — By email