Sharjah’s popular indoor football tournament organised during the Holy Month, is back for its fourth annual edition. A total of 12 professional and six amateur teams in the under-14 age group category will compete for the title of the fourth edition of the Sharjah Ramadan Futsal Championship (SRFC), slated to take place from May 8-19, […]

Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah (SYL) will be hosting Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, in an interactive session with the youth at Sajaya’s center in Al Qarayen, Sharjah. The talk will be the latest in SYL’s ‘Meeting with an influencer’ series, a programme launched to periodically bring the […]

Young readers in the UAE now have an exciting new opportunity to get together, read, discuss their ideas, and exchange notes about the latest book they’ve read – thanks to the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY)’s literary initiative, the ‘Read Dream Create’ Book Club. The ‘Read, Dream, Create’ Book Club was launched […]

Skilled professionals have brought their years of experience in detective work at the ongoing Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2019), to present an authentic, challenging and enjoyable crime scene investigation-themed workshop. The detective project offered forensic science-based events that explored the way in which crime is investigated in the 21st century. Employing real forensic investigation […]

Welcome, readers, to the imaginative brain of Omar! The combination of author Zanib Mian’s hilarious text and Nasaya Mafaridik’s fantastic cartoon-style illustrations make the Planet Omar series perfect for fans of Tom Gates or Diarry of a Wimpy Kid. To the utter pleasure of her young fans, the children’s writer stopped by at the Sharjah Children’s […]

Chef Lara Starr, author of The Star Wars Cookbook fame showed her audiences at the 11th Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) a truly fantastic recipe that’s the favourite of every child, Ice Cream Brownie Treat Candy, Han Solo in Carbonite. With several youngers being Star War fans, the recipe was a great way to get […]

Rice krispies are often one of those favourite snack foods that make childhood memorable. Although, it sometimes cuts the roof of your mouth, but to many it is delicious. Making this cereal killer sweet, even more attractive, was a Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) workshop dedicated to decorating the sweet demon. Children divided in teams […]