“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. […]

Egyptian novelist Ahmed Murad and American author A.J. Finn revealed the bag of tricks thriller writers reach into to pen stories that keep their readers hooked till the last page at a compelling panel discussion titled ‘Create the Thriller’ at the 40th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). The panel was moderated by […]

An insightful discussion on ‘The Presence of Women in Literary Achievement’that addressed issues of representation and recognition attracted large numbers of women and girls at the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair that continues its run at Expo Centre Sharjah until November 13. Members on the panel included Dr. Badriya Al Bishr, award-winning Saudi novelist and […]

Quitting the firecrackers, 300 youngsters and their parents from all over the UAE chose to celebrate their Diwali with the cracking Indo-Arab YouTube duo ‘Jordindian’ who lit up the Sharjah International Book Fair 2021 stage last night (Thursday) with their characteristic humour, conversation and an awe-inspiring performance. Two content creators – Naser, half Jordanian-half Indian […]

Children of all age groups are flocking to the Sharjah International Book Fair2021 by the hundreds – a delightful sight symbolic of the evident love of reading and literature the UAE and events like SIBF are successfully instilling in them. A quick walk through the Expo Centre’s halls with a question to these young readers […]