Category: Kuwait
Arabs Don’t Read” Redux – International Book Fair “the biggest cultural event in Kuwait”
But what an opportunity for smaller and more nimble publishers to partner with their Arab partners...
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The Kuwait Virtual Book Fair is underway, with its own online bookstore
Kuwait’s International Book Fair was put on hold during the summer as the pandemic wrought...
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Kuwait amends censorship law for books, but many questions remain unanswered
Prior to the new law a 12-member censors committee met twice a month and decided which books would...
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No Kuwait International Book Fair this November, but an online version may replace it
With the Covid-19 pandemic showing no sign of abating, the Kuwaiti Information Minister, Mohammad...
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38th Sharjah International Book Fair announces Arab author guest list
“Open Books Open Minds” is the theme for this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair, an event...
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Despite censorship controversy Kuwait International Book Fair attracted 300,000 visitors. MENA on target for 10-15 million visitors this Arab book fair season
The Kuwait News Agency report extolling the success of the 43rd Kuwait International Book Fair...
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Has the Kuwait book ban been overturned?
The just-ended Kuwait Book Fair attracted a lot of unwelcome international attention this year...
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The TNPS Week In Review
It’s been a quiet week at TNPS for various reasons, but here’s what was covered this...
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The Arab Renaissance set back by worsening censorship in Kuwait. Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov among 1,000 titles banned at Kuwait Book Fair
After the resounding success of the Sharjah International Book Fair in the UAE, extolling a...
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As Sharjah takes centre-stage, Kuwait’s Almultaqa Prize Announces 5-book Pan-Arab Shortlist for 2018
With the Sharjah International Book Fair underway in the United Arab Emirates you could be...
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Start The Day Global – 5 October 2018
We Start The Day Global today with e-visits to Botswana, India, Brazil, Kuwait and the UK. First,...
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A mermaid wearing a bra among the books banned in Kuwait, but protests are gathering momentum
Censorship is a difficult topic that arouses strong emotions, but of course all freedom of speech...
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