International Book Fair

The Fourth Bin-dustrial Revolution at Sharjah Int. Book Fair

Sharjah - Muslimchronicle

A new generation of scientists, physicists and electronic engineers are being given the perfect start on their journeys to a professional ICT career at a Sharjah International Book Fair workshop. The ‘Adventures in Coding’ sessions teach children from 7-11 years old how to understand basic computer codes and the cause and effects of following instructions and giving directions. For childrenRead more

Baghdad hosts International Book Fair

Baghdad - Najla al-Taie

Baghdad will host the International Book Fair from March 22 to 31, with the participation of 14 Arab and foreign countries and more than three thousand local and Arab publishing houses, in which tens of thousands of books and publications of various scientific, historical and cultural backgrounds have been exhibited in several languages. The Ministry of Culture, through the DepartmentRead more

Culture minister to open Alexandria book fair Thursday

Alexandria - Arab Today

Culture Minister Helmi Namnam and Bibliotheca Alexandrina director Ismail Serageldin will open on Thursday Alexandria International Book Fair that will run till April 4. The event is organized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Egyptian General Egyptian Book Organisation (GEBO). Italy will attend the event as a guest of honor with a pavilion featuring Italian books and a photo gallery. MoreRead more

Malaysian minister urges closer cooperation between Saudi

Riyadh - Arab Today

Malaysian Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid on Wednesday called for closer cooperation between Saudi and Malaysian publishers to boost the printing of publications in both countries. Malaysia was the guest-of-honor country at the Riyadh International Book Fair 2017. Saudi and Malaysian publishers have an important role to play in the development of society by delivering quality publications, Khalid said. He expressedRead more

Ministry of Culture Responds to Claims of Anti-Semitism at Casablanca Book Fair

Rabat - Arab Today

The Ministry of Culture has stated that it “strongly refutes” claims made by the Simon Wiesenthal Center that the Casablanca International Book Fair (SIEL) exhibited anti-semitic books. In a letter to the Moroccan Minister of Culture, Shimon Samuels, the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s director for international relations, attacked the SIEL and claimed that books inciting anti-Semitism were exposed in the fair.Read more

De Dieu hails Casablanca International Book Fair

Casablanca - Jamila Omar

Economic Community of Central African States, the guest of honor in the 23rd edition of the Casablanca International Book Fair, announced that their participation in the exhibition, is an opportunity to stand on the adopted cultural approaches, and to spread the local African cultures. The director of Rwandan publishing house, Capo Jean de Dieu, stressed that Rwanda presents its cultureRead more

Casablanca witnesses establishment of Central Africa Publishers Association

Rabat- Gamila Omar

The Moroccan Ministry of Culture signed memorandum of understanding concerning the establishment of Central Africa Publishers Association, Saturday, in Casablanca, in the presence of 22 publishers who were invited by the Ministry to the 23rd session of the International Book Fair. This memorandum aims to unify national efforts at the level of publishing, enhancing the sector's professionalism and ensuring the bookRead more

Facing extremism speech requires collective responsibility

Rabat - Gamila Omar

The head of the values center in al-Mohammedia Association for scientists Mohamed Blkabeir , stressed, in a statement for Arabs Today, the need to immunize young from the ideas promoted by extremist groups. This came following the seminar, which was organized at the International Book Fair, under the title of "Terrorism industry and mechanisms of its intellectual confrontation, dismantleRead more

Abu Zeid Al-Idrisi warns of decline of reading

Casablanca - Rashida Elmalahi

Parliamentarian and thinker Abu Zeid Al Idrissi, member of Moroccan Justice and Development Party, said that the Islamic books are more popular than other books. It came during his visit to the Moroccan and Algerian corner in the International Book Fair held in Casablanca, as all participant publishers said that Islamic books' sales are incomparable with other types of books,Read more

Morocco Receives 16,000 Regularization Requests

Rabat - Arab Today

Undocumented migrants have submitted 16,000 requests for regularization as of February 12 as part of Morocco’s second regularization campaign, according the Ministry in Charge of Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration Affairs. The number was revealed on Sunday by ministry head Anis Birou while discussing the campaign at a National Human Rights Council event held at the 19th International Book FairRead more