During a meeting in Madrid

"Sharjah Book" and "Arab House"...a culture that crosses borders

During a visit to the headquarters of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development.

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The Sharjah Book Authority discussed the prospects for cooperation and joint work with the “Arab House” in Madrid, and discussed mechanisms for activating the terms of an agreement signed by the two parties in 2019, aiming to organize joint cultural and artistic events at the “Bayt Al Arabi” headquarters in Madrid and Cordoba, presenting the Emirati and Arab cultural scene to its Spanish counterpart. And the participation of the Arab House in the activities of the 40th session of the Sharjah International Book Fair, in which Spain is the guest of honor at the fair.

This came during a meeting held yesterday evening in the Spanish capital, Madrid, at the headquarters of the Arab House, chaired by Ahmed bin Rakad Al Ameri, Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority, and Pedro Martinez Avial, Director of the Arab House Foundation, in the presence of a number of administrators and officials from both sides.

The two sides agreed to organize a series of knowledge and literary sessions and seminars, during Sharjah's participation in the Madrid International Book Fair next October, which includes a review of the theatrical experience of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, through his theatrical works translated into Spanish. In addition to seminars dealing with the latest studies and research in the aesthetics of Arabic calligraphy, and other topics that illuminate various aspects of the Arab creative and cognitive mobility, and cross culture all borders. Bin Rakkad Al-Amri said, "What is built on the foundations of knowledge, culture and creativity remains firmly established and carried for generations and generations."

He added: “The communication with the Arab House has been going on for years and is fruitful, especially since we in the Authority meet with him on a number of goals, the most prominent of which are in the service of the history and current of the Arab cultural movement. We look forward to doubling our work together, especially with Sharjah’s participation in international events in Spain and other European countries.”

For his part, the Director of the Arab House praised the great and influential efforts of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah in promoting Arab cultural communication between various countries of the world, stressing that His Highness's efforts are positively reflected in the deepening of relations between Arab culture and the various cultures of the world.

He said: "We are pleased with this effective partnership between Sharjah, represented by the Sharjah Book Authority and the Arab House, and we seek to activate it in a more sustainable way to serve culture, literature and the arts."

Spanish Agency

On the other hand, the delegation of the Sharjah Book Authority visited the headquarters of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was received by Guzman Palacios Fernandez, Director of Cultural and Scientific Relations at the Agency, Luisa Mora Villarrigo, Director of the Islamic Library, and Elena Gonzalez, Head Department of Cultural Cooperation and Promotion.

The visit witnessed introductory meetings and a tour of the Islamic Library of the Agency, where the delegation of the authority was briefed on the manuscripts and books contained in the library, and got acquainted with the special section in the library, which includes publications of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah in Spanish and other languages, which the Sharjah Book Authority had donated to the library in Madrid book fair in 2019.

Guzman Palacios Fernandez, Director of Cultural and Scientific Relations at the agency, said, "The effort led by the Emirate of Sharjah is tangible and has a great impact, not only at the Arab level, but at the global level, and we are following the efforts of the emirate, and we are happy with the fruits it reaps, and we look at it as a pioneering model." in the Arab region.

• Director of the Arab House: The efforts of the ruler of Sharjah are positively reflected on Arab culture and the cultures of the world.

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