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foundation for the four-day
, the fair
takes place outside in the large courtyard of Bait Al Shamsi and is slightly scaled back due to safety concerns over the coronavirus, with no publishers present
in person and less live programming. In the past, related events have include a lecture-performance with
Berlin s
The focus for this year
is on books, magazines and zines from the
Middle East, Africa and South Asia, with a number of small print-run Arab titles including the magazine
Khaleejes
que; publications from Sudan’s Dabanga Gallery; and the
Kayfa Ta book series from Amman and Cairo. Local galleries and institutions are also pitching up, with sellers including the Africa Institute, Art Jameel, the Emirates Fine Arts Society and Warehouse421.