1,024 publishers from 73 countries
World Cultures Dialogue In More Than 30 Languages In Sharjah Book
Khawla Al-Majini: “The large number of posts reflects the publishers’ awareness of the importance of the exhibition and its role in promoting the book industry. ”
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73 cultures and civilizations converge on the land of the Emirate of Sharjah, in a dialogue that continues for 11 days at the Sharjah Expo Center, where the Sharjah International Book Fair under the slogan "The World Reads From Sharjah" is hosting 1024 publishers who present, in more than 30 languages from around the world, 80 thousand titles New and author in various scientific, creative and literary fields.
The exhibition, organized by the Sharjah Book Authority from the fourth to the 14th of November, holds all its accompanying activities remotely, via the "Sharjah Read" platform, in line with the precautionary measures taken by the UAE, to limit the spread of the emerging "Corona" virus, while the remainder The exhibition doors are open for book lovers to access their favorite titles and visit publishing houses by registering at the following website: registration.sibf.com
The exhibition management allocated five inquiry points distributed over the six halls of the exhibition, with the aim of facilitating the visitors' access to the participating books and publishing houses, as the exhibition this year gathered publishers from various countries of the world, whose participation led the Arab Republic of Egypt with 202 publishing houses, followed by the UAE with 186 houses, and a region Lebanon has 93 homes, the Syrian Arab Republic has 72, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has 46.
As for foreign publishing houses, it is led by the United Kingdom
With 39 houses, the United States of America followed with 29, in addition to 13 from Italy, 12 from France, and eight publishing houses from Canada.
The general coordinator of the Sharjah International Book Fair, Khawla Al-Majini, said: “The participation of this large number of publishing houses, in light of the current global circumstances, reflects the publishers’ awareness of the importance of the Sharjah International Book Fair and its role in promoting the book industry, and confirms their confidence in the readiness of the Emirate of Sharjah to organize one of the The three largest book fairs in the world, with the highest safety and prevention standards. We have taken a series of precautionary measures to maintain the safety of visitors and participants.
Healthy protocol
In the interest of the safety and health of visitors and participants, the Sharjah Book Authority has taken all precautionary measures and measures that are in line with the decisions and directions of the UAE to prevent the spread of the virus. All visitors and publishers, with the preventive measures in place, applying the policy of physical distancing, and wearing medical masks and other general prevention supplies.
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