Morocco’s 2025 Book Publishing Support Programme
All that said, actions speak larger than words, so it will be interesting to review this in a year’s time and see what real progress has been made.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Mar 15, 2025 | Africa, MENA publishing, Morocco | 0 |
All that said, actions speak larger than words, so it will be interesting to review this in a year’s time and see what real progress has been made.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 28, 2025 | Abu Dhabi, Arab publishing, Awards, MENA publishing, United Arab Emirates | 0 |
The Kanz Al Jeel Award is part of the broader efforts by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre to promote Arabic literature and culture.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 15, 2025 | Book Fairs, Iraq, MENA publishing, Middle East | 0 |
The fair’s media director, Haider Hashem Al-Moussawi, emphasised its global scale, noting the participation of renowned publishers from the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 12, 2025 | Book Fairs, MENA publishing, Middle East, Saudi Arabia | 0 |
The event is part of a broader initiative to expand book fairs across the Kingdom.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 10, 2025 | Africa, Book Fairs, MENA publishing, Morocco, Sharjah | 0 |
The Rabat International Book Fair was traditionally held in Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city and cultural hub.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 8, 2025 | Book Fairs, Kuwait, MENA publishing | 0 |
Hopefully this is an indication Kuwait has left behind its dark days of censorship. This TNPS...
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 3, 2025 | Arab publishing, Book Fairs, MENA publishing, United Arab Emirates | 0 |
The anthology features stories from 22 award-winning young authors from the 2024 Voices of Future Generations for the Middle East competition, which I’m dismayed to admit I’ve not previously covered here on TNPS,
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 2, 2025 | Abu Dhabi, Africa, Arab publishing, Egypt, MENA publishing, United Arab Emirates | 0 |
Increasingly at these book fairs, the line is being blurred between “public facing” and “professional”, and in increasing numbers the industry names and faces we are all used to seeing at the big western publishing events are lining up to be at these emerging market events, at the same time as regional players are upping their game.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 1, 2025 | Book Fairs, Dubai, Egypt, MENA publishing, Middle East, United Arab Emirates | 0 |
Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation engagement at Cairo underscores CIBF’s growing significance as a hub for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and industry advancement.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 30, 2025 | MENA publishing, United Arab Emirates | 0 |
This is a wonderful fellowship story that deserves much wider reportage.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 30, 2025 | Book Fairs, Egypt, MENA publishing | 0 |
CIBF 2025 could beat the 4.7 million visitor record set in 2024.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 29, 2025 | Book Fairs, Egypt, MENA publishing | 0 |
While Sharjah has a head-start, I fully expect Egypt to become a major player on the international publishing circuit as this decade unfolds.
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