Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Vice President of the International Federation of Publishers and Founder of PublisHer, confirmed that women stand on the threshold of a new chapter in the march of the publishing sector. A hand in hand to give women publishers around the world a space, and contribute to change the reality of the book industry in the region and the world, as it is witnessing radical changes. Awarded the title of World Book Capital of 2019, On the sidelines of the Sharjah International Book Fair, in the presence of a group of Arab and foreign female writers, creators and publishers, the event celebrated the creations of the participants and highlighted a number of pivotal issues related to the influential role of women in publishing and cultural work.
“It is not enough for some publishers to reach leadership positions in the world's largest publishing houses,” she said. “What we are looking for is to rewrite the rules of the game and write a new moral law that creates an incubator environment for both sexes so that the publishing sector is fair and balanced. “It really is for the better.”
She stressed that the main objective behind the organization of the PublisHer Summit is to provide women publishing professionals around the world with a unique platform, from women to women, to express their opinions in the publishing sector in their countries, a platform to discuss and review the challenges facing their career. in the field.
In a speech at the start of the summit, Olympic champion Ibtihaj Mohammed, a US fencing player and the first veiled Muslim to participate in the Summer Olympics hosted by Rio de Janeiro in 2016, won her country's first gold at the World Fencing Championship hosted by the Russian city of Kazan in 2009. 2014: «This forum has a great impact for publishers and all women on earth, it is the voice of women who did not have the opportunity to do something different, and we feel through the holding of this event a lot of promising options looming for women, both in terms of social life or Economic and Cultural ». The forum held its first session titled “Emirati Women in Publishing”, during which they discussed the role of the Emirati publisher and creator in promoting the field, the impact of diversity in life and cultural reality, and what women should do to advance these fields. Salha Ghabish, the writer Dubai Palhol, and managed by Iman bin Shaybah.
During the summit an evening of the poet Afra Atiq, which presented a selection of poems.
The summit held a second dialogue session that hosted a number of Arab female novelists;
Dr. Abdullah Al-Khamis, moderated by Dr. Fatima Al-Boudi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain Publishing House, addressed the topic of “Women in Literature: Authors and Publishers from the Arab World”.
A third session was hosted by Swedish writer Jessica Garlevi, Italian novelist and publisher Elisabetta Dami, Malay poet Obila Chesla, and moderated by Ahlam Buluki, director of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. She addressed the role of women around the world in publishing, reviewed their writing history, and other issues. .
For all women on earth
Speaking at the opening of the summit, Olympic champion Ibtihaj Mohammed, a US fencing player and the first veiled Muslim to participate in the Summer Olympics hosted by Rio de Janeiro in 2016, said: “This forum has a huge impact for publishers and all women on earth. “You didn't have a chance to do something different, and by holding this event we see a lot of promising options looming for women.”
"It is not enough for some publishers to reach leadership positions in the world's largest publishing houses.