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The United Arab Emirates’ golden jubilee celebrations at Expo 2020 Dubai kicked off today with a special opening of the portal at Sustainability Gate by members of the Emirates Writers Union. ....
Persons with intellectual disabilities and learning difficulties have the right to access knowledge. The Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS) has been working on simplified reading, or so-called in English language (Easy Read) which is a method they seek ....
The author, an aeronautical engineer, was longlisted in 2019 for ‘Women of the Five Senses.’ He wins for ‘Notebooks of the Bookseller.’ Jalal Barjas in the digital announcement of his win of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Image: IPAF ‘Rich, Refined Language’ In its announcement this afternoon Gulf time (May 25), the United Arab Emirates’ 14th International Prize for Arabic Fiction has named the Jordanian novelist and aeronautical engineer Jalal Barjas the winner of its US$50,000 honor for his novel Notebooks of the Bookseller, published by the Arabic Institute for Research and Publishing. Barjas was longlisted for this award in 2019 for ....
Top Arab-World Authors at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair The cultural program at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, curated by the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, features a strong roster of writers from the Arab world. (Sponsored) International Prize for Arabic Fiction-winning author Hoda Barakat speaking at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2018. Publishing Perspectives’ post-win interview with Barakat is here. Image: ADIBF By Publishing Perspectives Staff As Publishing Perspectives readers will remember, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature this year staged many of its events in physical formats in Dubai, with extensive digital streaming, as the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair now is doing. The festival drew 117,000 attendees. ....