He concluded his work with a high turnout despite the pre-registration requirement
"Sharjah Book" is the first exhibition in the world to be held during the "Covid-19" period
The exhibition featured thousands of titles for adults and children.
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After the halls and lobbies of the Sharjah International Book Fair were transformed into a large theater, in which the cultures and civilizations of peoples from different parts of the world gathered together, the Sharjah Book Authority recorded a new history in its career and great success in organizing the first international exhibition to be held on the ground in the world, during the period of "Covid-19" », The introduction to an exceptional session of all standards that was concluded, the day before yesterday, at the Sharjah Expo Center, under the slogan« The world reads from Sharjah », during which, over a period of 11 days, it gathered more than 1,024 Arab and foreign publishers, amid a qualitative turnout despite the pre-registration requirement.
And in a renewed scene in the Emirate of Sharjah, keen on continuing the cultural act, and within the framework of organized and coordinated precautionary and preventive measures, represented by the need for pre-registration, reducing the capacity of visitors and participants throughout the day to achieve physical distancing, monitoring the numbers and gatherings of visitors among the exhibition halls, and full compliance with sterilization procedures Wearing masks, and continuous awareness messages through all means, and other measures, 382,000 visitors got acquainted with millions of books, 80,000 of which were new titles, were distributed on the shelves of publishers' platforms, and benefited from the creativity of a group of Arab and foreign writers and writers, who took visitors and followers of the event in Knowledge and creative trips from a distance, through the "Sharjah Read" platform, which the authority launched to host its various virtual events, as the number of views on it reached 63 thousand and 500 during the days of the event.
Visitors and lovers of literature and thought had the opportunity to communicate and discuss with the Algerian novelist Wasseni Al-Araj, the Egyptian novelist Ahmed Murad, Dr. Mohsen Al-Ramli, the director and author Lina Khoury, and the Kuwaiti writer Mishaal Hamad, as well as a group of foreign writers, thinkers and entrepreneurs, most notably the international lecturer in the development of The self, the American Prince Ia, the American author and entrepreneur Robert Kiyosaki, was accompanied by the New Zealand writer Lang Lev, the British writer Ian Rankin, and the Canadian Najwa Zebian, as well as the Canadian author Neil Basricha, the Italian writer Elisabetta Dami, and others.
The exhibition this year was characterized by an exceptional organization, during which the authority was keen to provide an ideal environment for its visitors, which included the highest standards of precautionary and preventive measures that are consistent with the efforts of the UAE to limit the spread of the Corona virus. This year’s event was an example of the accuracy of the organization, and the reception of guests who dealt with With the exhibition procedures, the thermal scanners it provided, the registration procedures, and the stands that were found at all its entrances.
It also worked on conducting daily sterilization operations led by teams of experts and specialists, reaching all halls, lobbies and corridors of the exhibition, over a period of five hours, and stressed the safety of publishers, setting up a series of special procedures that achieve the necessary levels of physical distancing, and provided sterilization tools, face masks, etc. Of prevention and safety requirements.
The exhibition this year, given the exceptional circumstances that prevented school students from visiting the exhibition, was an ideal opportunity in cooperation with the Ministry of Education that allowed school students to attend cultural and dialogue sessions, and to meet their favorite writers from their classrooms remotely, through visual communication programs, what The event confirms the keenness of the event to consolidate the knowledge and cultures of the generations.
Al-Amiri: We sent a message to the world
The Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority, Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, said that by holding this exhibition this year, it conveys a message to the world that culture is the main pillar from which Sharjah launches in its various visions and programs, and that the book is the first tool for building society, indicating that the exhibition was keen to repeat Life to the two Arab and international cultural scenes, after what I witnessed during the last period of pauses and postponements due to the "Covid-19" virus.
The head of the Sharjah Book Authority said: “With the end of each session of the exhibition, we start a new chapter of the story chapters, the story of creativity, culture and knowledge. This exhibition does not stop with the closing of its doors and the departure of its visitors, but rather it continues with its impact, and we will start working on a new vision and another year. And here we are in front of the 40th session, which completes the march of four decades of knowledge and creativity, and translates a long time of hard work that accompanied the great Sharjah cultural project, which was founded by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, since the eighties of the century The past, and from here we can realize the status and importance of the exhibition, as it is the most important and prominent weight in this process that we are keen to support as much as possible for its prosperity and development ».
Al-Amri pointed out that the success achieved by the special session this year is a success for all those who participated in it, worked hard and worked, which reflects the keenness of all visitors, publishers, writers and thinkers to meet the call of culture and creativity, explaining that this session, and what it contained in terms of creative visions, publishers' books and the keenness of visitors It will remain immortal in the memory of the Emirati, Arab and international cultural scene.
It received 382 thousand visitors and recorded 63 thousand and 500 views on the "Sharjah Read" platform.
It saw the participation of 1,024 publishing houses that offered millions of books.
He witnessed the organization of the 10th Publishers' Conference and the 7th Library Conference.
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