Among the usual highlights is a one-off event celebrating the Year of the Camel (in fact the Year of the Camelids, so alpacas , lamas and vicunas too, but guessing there aren’t too many of those on the Peninsula).
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The reality is that every country censors at some level (try publishing a book advocating terrorism or paedophilia), and that supposedly democratic countries like the US are among the repeat offenders when it comes to book bans.
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Most of history’s civilisations rose, flourished and fell without a book in sight, and when books finally became a thing, many books were a means to oppress and deliver destruction, not to build. “Mein Kampf”, anyone?
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Kudos to Dr Mohammed Alwan for not only embracing and promoting reading for pleasure, but also embracing and promoting technology and digital solutions.
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together students, writers, and literary enthusiasts to celebrate and explore the themes of resistance literature.
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A total prize pool of $650,000 is on offer, with main prize standing at $200,000.
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“Fourteen books by Arab women — written by women from across the Maghreb and Mashreq,...
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The partnership creates “a pairing uniquely positioned to deliver the optimum experience for...
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The 4th Iraq International Book Fair runs February 14 through 24 this year. Details are sparse at...
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A 50-minute televised literary platform hosted by Alia Ali Mansouri. Produced in cooperation with...
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This year, 2023, the event was mired in controversy, not because of its first ever female director, Zahia Jouirou, Director of the Translation Institute, but due to books being seized by the authorities, and security issues.
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The 16th Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature is fast approaching, in 2024 running from 31...
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