Fewer and fewer children are reading for pleasure, in large part because the education system has failed them, but also in no small part because a TV celebrity riding on a ghostwriter’s skills and a jovial TV persona will never match the magic of a JK Rowling or an Enid Blyton, that wrote for children, not for fame and fortune.
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“”From breed distinctions to artistic representations, the pavilion provides educational content for all ages. Its participation aims to strengthen the profile of the Year of the Camel and underscore the animal’s enduring importance in Saudi Arabian identity.”
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Anghami, with a catalogue of 57 million songs and 200,000 podcasts, is the first to sign up.
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The Sharjah International Book Fair can attract over 2 million visitors in a good year, and is one of the few Arabic book fairs that gets wide international coverage, so being a SIBF Guest of Honour is a coveted prize.
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A 50-minute televised literary platform hosted by Alia Ali Mansouri. Produced in cooperation with...
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The 16th Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature is fast approaching, in 2024 running from 31...
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“The Western reader devotes 200 hours of his time each year to reading, while the Arab...
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More than 150 exhibitors showcased 60,000 titles, and it seems children’s book were by far...
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No wonder then that Sharjah has been able to, from the early stages of publishing’s digital...
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The initiative is designed to “keep people, especially children, away from unwanted screen...
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With so much publishing industry news and debate, there’s never time for TNPS to cover it...
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The Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival is one of the biggest children’s literary events in the...
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