Almost an hour before the celebrated Indian poet and author Vikram Seth arrives at the auditorium at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2019 where he is to speak to school students, the hall is full. Only standing space is available and there are still two more busloads of children to be accommodated. By the time […]

Perk up your weekend with a well-deserved evening of music, melody and a healthy dose of laughter, as ‘The Platform’, a first-of-its-kind comedy and entertainment roadshow in the region, gears up to launch its second weekend of more 10 entertainment performances at the Al Majaz Waterfront on November 7 – 8, after a cracking inaugural […]

A gaggle of excited youngsters became student scientists during the Chemical Physical Masterclass at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2019 taking place at Sharjah Expo Centre until November 9th. Using a series of experiments the kids learnt that what appears to white light is actually made up of a spectrum of colours, that oxygen is […]

People often write to express anger, frustration, grief, joy or love. What better way to do that than by writing anything and everything? Writers, after all, are artists, and artists are compelled to express themselves. This was the nature of the discussion titled The Other Me, at the 38th Sharjah International Book Fair. The panel […]

“It was the books I read in the libraries at school and in my home that shaped my mind in ways that nothing else could,” said best-selling and critically acclaimed Indian author, Anita Nair, in an interactive session with students at the Sharjah International Book Fair yesterday (Sunday). “Reading opened my mind to a world […]

Iraqi journalist and author Inaam Kachachi lives and works in Paris and is the local correspondent for a few Arabic-language newspapers. Her profession provided the context for her historical fiction, she said. “I write to counter the official narratives, to affect the future and also to have fun.” For Kachachi, it is even more important […]

Eagle Hills Sharjah, a joint venture between Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and Eagle Hills, has announced that it has awarded the contract for the main works of Kalba Waterfront in Sharjah to MGM Contracting LLC. The contract involves the architecture, infrastructure and landscaping of the mall, which once complete will offer residents and […]

The Pearl Initiative, the business-led non-profit organisation promoting a culture of corporate transparency and accountability in the Gulf region, recently collaborated with Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) on a two-day workshop to build MSMEs’ practical competencies in governance best practices. The workshop targeted 30 Dubai-based MSMEs and was held at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce […]

As part of its mission to support entrepreneurs and start-ups in the publishing and digital content sectors, and in celebration of Sharjah World Book Capital 2019 title, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone) and the Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) to launch […]

With the inspiring UAE national anthem playing in the background, thousands of students, teachers, authors and visitors from all nationalities joined to honour the UAE’s flag hoisted right in the centre of the main hall of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF)’s main hall, early Sunday morning. The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) celebrates this key […]