Last year the UAE’s Sharjah International Book Fair saw well over 2 million visitors while Cairo was still reeling from Covid-19 restrictions. “Arabs only read for a few minutes a year”? This apparently from the “Arab Thought Foundation”, which clearly doesn’t understand the “thought” part of its name. As reported by Al Ahram Daily via MiddleEast24, … Continue reading “Arabs only read for a few minutes a year”​ (Not my words!)