Sheikh Mohamed Funds Book Buying at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
Publishers participating in this week’s fair get another unexpected boost in income, as Abu Dhabi’s crown prince puts the equivalent of US$1.6 million into play for book purchases.
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‘To Hone Their Skills and Further Their Development’
As the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair today (May 24) enters the second day of its run through Saturday (May 29), the emirate’s crown prince, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has ordered that 6 million UAE dirhams (US$1.6 million) be allocated for buying books and educational content at the fair.
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Imam Ahmed Aboubadria is a healer of the soul, not the body. But he readily agreed to have his Eden Prairie mosque converted into a COVID-19 vaccination site last week to inoculate Muslim faithful in preparation for Ramadan, which begins Monday night.
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