His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, has directed the allocation of AED 4.5 million for the purchase of new titles from both Arab and foreign publishers who have a presence at the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) this year. This annual tribute is […]

Overnight success is nothing but 20 years of hard work, underlined Chetan Bhagat, bestselling author of 2 States and Five Point Someone in a freewheeling conversation with journalist, Nasreen Abdulla, at the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2021), which runs its course at Expo Centre Sharjah until November 13. The Indian author, who was […]

Numerous young students had fun learning new skills and broadening their creative horizons at the ‘Hidden Algorithms’ workshop, at the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), which runs until November 13 and carries the theme ‘There’s always a right book’. At the workshop, which is one amongst the dozens this milestone edition of SIBF is […]

The milestone 40th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) has already welcomed thousands in its first few days – people from all age groups and nationalities have thronged to the fair to grab copies of the titles they want and discover new favourites from amongst the 15 million-plus books displayed under the SIBF roof […]

“A translator straddles two worlds; you have to function as two individuals at the same time,” said Lisa Ginzburg, Italian author and translator, at a panel discussion held at the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair, where she explored some of the key challenges involved in literary translation in a discussion with Dr. Mohsen Al-Ramli, Iraqi-Spanish […]

The 40th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) taught young students with a passion for experimental learning that science can be weird, but quite fun too! The interactive ‘Crazy Science School’ workshop held at SIBF 2021 runs until November 13, featured an exciting round of questions and answers alongside practical experiments, resulting in yelps […]

Renowned Spanish guitarist Miguel Trápaga regaled visitors with this charismatic presence and mesmerising performance, held as part of Spain’s Guest of Honour programme at the ongoing 40th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) which runs its course until November 13 in Expo Centre Sharjah. The artist delighted visiting book worms, cultural enthusiasts and art lovers from […]

Celebrated Indian journalist Vir Sanghvi launched his autobiography A Rude Life: The Memoir in front of a packed house at the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) on Saturday, November 6. The book, published by Penguin Viking and endorsed by the likes of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and Bollywood actor Shabana […]

What happens when one of India’s most celebrated poets time travels and jumps straight out of the 18th century to land in the present-day world? Pandemonium and laughter ensue, of course! This what a packed audience of theatre-goers discovered at the staging of one of India’s most popular comedic plays, ‘Ghalib in New Delhi’, at […]

Expo Center Sharjah, represented by HE Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, CEO of the Center, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Union for International Exhibitions and Conferences, and Board Member of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry “UFI”, participated in the 88th UFI Global Congress which took place in Rotterdam, 3-6 November. […]