Sharjah Book Authority To Host Literary, Cultural Icons At Maiden Emirati Book Fair

The Sharjah Book Authority, SBA, in cooperation with the Emirates Writers Union, will host Emirati cultural and literary icons at the Emirati Book Fair, on Sunday, 26th May, 2019

SHARJAH, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 25th May, 2019) The Sharjah Book Authority, SBA, in cooperation with the Emirates Writers Union, will host Emirati cultural and literary icons at the Emirati Book Fair, on Sunday, 26th May, 2019.

The three-day book fair, the first-of-its-kind event in the country will kick off at the Sharjah Publishing City with the participation of 25 Emirati publishing houses that will display thousands of books written by local authors.

The event has been conceptualised in line with the vision of H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, to annually mark 26th May as Emirati Writer’s Day, and part of the yearlong activities to celebrate the naming of Sharjah as the World Book Capital 2019.

During the book fair, the SBA in cooperation with the Juma Al Majid Centre for Culture and Heritage, will organise the Emirati Writers Museum which will highlight the works of renowned Emirati writers such as Al Majdi Bin Dhaher, Hamid Al Shamsi, Salem Al Owais, among others. The museum will display their personal effects such as manuscripts, pens and quills.

The museum also includes a collection of poems, books, articles and a series of audio recordings that are considered a creative aural archive documenting the creativity and works of the writers.

This section has been conceptualised by the authority in cooperation with the Juma Al Majid Center for Culture and Heritage.

In another section, more than 80 pages of inspiring content written by the Sharjah Ruler will be on display, along with the works of the UAE’s poets. The pages serve as a true testament to the way creative Emiratis worked in the early days and will give visitors a chance to see their handwriting and analyse their techniques.

The event will include panel discussions with Emirati intellectuals such as Dr. Habib Al Sayegh, Secretary-General of the Arab Writers Union; author and researcher Sultan Al Amimi; authors Mohammed Al Murr and Eman Al Yousuf; poet and novelist Salha Obaid Gabesh, and novelist Nadia Al Najjar. Ismail Abdullah Al Amin, Secretary-General of the Arab Theatre Authority and actor-director Habib Ghuloom will also participate.

The fair will also host the Manassah platform, the Emirates Publishers Association’s initiative which will showcase titles by 13 publishers.