Young UAE schoolers enjoyed a fun, musical start to their week at the ongoing Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2023), at a harmonica workshop, which taught more than 30 young pupils the basics of using the free wind instrument, which has shaped the popular musical genres of blues, jazz, country and rock. Led by expert […]

In a captivating display of commitment to safeguarding the welfare of young ones, the Child Safety Department (CSD), affiliated with the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah, has curated a delightful assortment of edutainment activities at its interactive stand, tailored to augment awareness on child safety in an attractive way, for attendees of the […]

Print books or audiobooks? This has been a hotly debated topic for years and was up for debate at the 14th Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival taking place at Expo Centre. Publishing industry stalwarts and an audiobook narrator discussed the merits of one over the other, whether audiobooks are more appealing to younger generations and how […]

The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) are honouring their counterparts, the Korean Board on Books for Young People (KBBY) as Guest of Honour at the 14th Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, to strengthen cultural bonds and build communication bridges with cultures around the world. The UAEBBY’s ‘Guest of Honour’ initiative was launched in […]

The seventh annual edition of the Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support (SIARA) 2023, closed entries a few months ago, and after completing the applications count, has announced that 423 entries were submitted from 41 countries across 4 continents. With a 135 percent increase in the number of entries compared to the previous […]

Children must learn to put together their own lunch boxes and imbibe a sense of responsibility, according to an organiser of the first-ever hands-on workshops space at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF)’s popular Cookery Corner. A group of enthusiastic kindergarten pupils learnt how to make baked spaghetti cupcakes at the exclusive makers workshop, to […]

In recent years, technology has revolutionized storytelling, leading to the popular trend of adapting books into movies and TV series. These adaptations use visual storytelling to breathe life into characters and engage audiences, driving interest and sales of the original books. The impact of these adaptations is transformational in the entertainment industry. Some of these […]

The 14th annual Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2023) pursued its agenda of training its young visitors with the best of practical skills and abilities, during a workshop on Electrical Experiments held this weekend at the festival venue in Expo Centre. The session aimed to impart pupils, particularly girls between the ages of 6 and […]

The Representative Committee of the Real Estate Sector Business Group, operating under the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), has organized its first meeting after being restructured to discuss the latest developments within the emirate’s real estate sector and explore new ways to improve work processes. Led by Chairman Saeed Ghanem Al Suwaidi, the meeting […]

From music to science, storytelling to robotics, sports to hand making and more, Kids Workshops at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2023) this year, are offering innumerable and invaluable avenues to children of all age groups to explore their interests and discover new talents in them. The ‘Collage Art’ workshop on Sunday morning was […]