It was a 1906 Russian novel about revolutionary factory workers that first opened critically acclaimed Taleb Al Refai’s eyes to the world of other people’s lives and cultures. During an interactive session on the opening day of the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair on Wednesday, November 3, the Kuwaiti novelist and ‘Cultural Personality of the […]

“I write as well as I can be truthful to the idea I want to put across; to make it beautiful,” said Abdulrazak Gurnah, Tanzanian writer and novelist and the 2021 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, while speaking to a packed audience at the 40th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair that […]

After the resounding success of the debut edition of the SkillsExchange Programme by Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council (Irthi), an affiliate of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), the entity is offering craftswomen in the UAE a unique opportunity to learn Pakistani embroidery skills from renowned designer Rizwan Beyg, and partake in a skills and cultural exchange […]

Visitors to the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2021are overwhelmed by the symbolic designs and images that adorn the book fair venues walls and walkways, celebrating the theme of its40thedition, ‘There’s always a right book.’ Images that spoke volumes piqued visitors’ interest while visually conveying Sharjah’s message to the world that every individual will connect […]