Organizes all accompanying activities "remotely"
"Sharjah Book" ... next November 4, with preventive measures
Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri: “We were keen to organize this session out of our belief in the necessity of continuing cultural action.”
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The Sharjah Book Authority announced the launch of the 39th session of the Sharjah International Book Fair under the slogan "The World Reads from Sharjah", during the period from the fourth to the 14th of next November, at the Expo Center Sharjah, with the participation of hundreds of Arab and foreign publishers from around the world.
For the first time in its history, all lectures and accompanying workshops will be organized this year "remotely", in line with the precautionary measures taken by the UAE to limit the spread of the new Corona virus (Covid-19), and at the same time the doors of the exhibition will remain open to its visitors who are book lovers. .
The event, which is one of the three largest exhibitions in the world, raises the slogan "The world reads from Sharjah", in a message expressing the emirate's position as an Arab incubator for culture and intellectuals, and a meeting place for writers, thinkers and artists from different parts of the world, as the Commission confirmed in choosing the slogan this year on Sharjah, despite all circumstances, still opens its doors to the pioneers of literature and culture to read, know and learn.
The head of the Sharjah Book Authority, Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, said: “We have been keen to organize this session of an exceptional nature, in light of the spread of the new Corona virus around the world, and the measures that accompany it, in our belief in the necessity of continuing the cultural act, and because we are certain that building people on knowledge And culture is in the interest of the entire societal renaissance, the vision that His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah has always enshrined, and which emphasizes the need for the book to remain the window that builds the present and future of generations.
The Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority continued: “We decided to make use of the elements of modern technology and to employ the means and techniques of visual communication to serve culture and creativity. This is why we decided that all events, activities, dialogue sessions, and accompanying events, (remotely), to confirm that Sharjah will remain on Always an incubator for culture and intellectuals, and a beacon of science and creativity ».
Al-Amiri confirmed that the authority has taken all precautionary measures that guarantee visitors regular visits at specific times during the day, within an environment that has been equipped with all preventive measures that prevent the spread of the virus among the event's visitors.
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