School children from various UAE-based schools had a joyous and insightful conversation on their emotional wellbeing and conflict management capabilities with popular Indian author and YouTuber Varun Duggirala at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2025) on Wednesday. The children in the 9-12 age group fired numerous questions at the popular children’s author during the […]

The Sharjah Animation Conference 2025 (SAC 2025) has commenced on its opening day with a resounding response, as Disney legend Tony Bancroft; the animator behind iconic characters like The Lion King’s ‘Pumbaa’ and the hilarious parrot, ‘Iago’ from Aladdin; led an exclusive workshop titled “Animating Comedy: Mastering Character Posing & Timing.” Held in SAC’s ‘Mecha […]

As part of its continued efforts to promote cultural awareness among young people, the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has signed a partnership with Invest Bank to develop a children’s storybook focused on financial literacy. The initiative is a collaboration with the Sharjah Publishing Sustainability Fund (Onshur), a key SBA programme that supports sustainable publishing in […]