It hosted 1.6 million visitors from 109 nationalities
Sharjah concludes the 40th edition of the largest book fair in the world
One of the activities of the 40th session of the Sharjah International Book Fair.
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Ahmed Al Ameri: “We congratulate the ruler of Sharjah, and we congratulate him on the success of his bet. A nation reads, innovates, publishes and innovates.”
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The Sharjah International Book Fair closed the curtain on the activities of its 40th session, which was held from the 3rd to the 13th of November, under the slogan “Here.. you have a book”, recording a new accomplished history of Emirati and Arab culture, and declaring it the largest exhibition in the world in terms of buying and selling copyrights for the year 2021. , hosting 1,692,463 visitors from 109 nationalities, who gathered over the course of 11 days to follow the new publications of 1632 publishers from around the world.
The visitors to the exhibition, which this year celebrated Spain as the guest of honor for its 40th session, were 51.9% female and 48.1% male. 1.3% of the age group less than 15 visited the exhibition, and 52.2% of the age group between 16 and 30 years old. , 35.5% of the age group between 31 and 45 years, and 11.1% of the age group over 46 years, where their attendance came with 90.2% registration from the exhibition grounds, and 9.8% through digital platforms.
The exhibition’s statistics revealed that more than 20 thousand people visited the exhibition daily, and thousands visited the exhibition between three and seven times. The exhibition confirmed the centrality of its role in Arab and international culture with the number of nationalities of its visitors. Syria, Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, the Philippines, Morocco, Tunisia, Morocco, Sudan, Algeria, Italy, France, Germany, Denmark, Austria, America, Canada, and other countries.
The exhibition, which celebrated the Kuwaiti novelist, Talib Al-Rifai, the cultural personality of the year, brought together stars of literature, art and media from all over the world. , Trevor Noah, bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happiness, Chris Gardner, French-Algerian novelist Yasmina Khadra, writer and influencer Guy Shetty, Amitav Ghosh, Chetan Bhagat, and little inventor Gitanjali Rao.
The exhibition also brought together the most prominent stars of Arab and Emirati literature, as it hosted the novelist Maysoon Saqr Al Qasimi, the poet and novelist Sultan Al-Amimi, the poet Muhammad Al-Buraiki, the writer Asma Al-Zarouni, the novelist Reem Al-Kamali, the poet Sheikha Al-Mutairi, the writer Ahlam Mosteghanemi, the artist and poet Khaled Abdul Rahman, and the poet Hisham Al-Gakh , the artist Muhammad Sobhi, the poet Faisal Al-Adwani, the writer and jewelry designer Azza Fahmy, Dr. Medhat Al-Adl, the writer and historian Dr. Ali Al-Namla, Dr. Ahmed Emara, the novelist Jalal Barjas, the novelist Saud Al-Sanousi, the novelist Shukri Al-Mabkhout, and other writers, media professionals and creators.
The exhibition, with the participation of 85 writers and creators from 22 countries, discussed the latest literary trends at the level of novel, story and poetry, and the current and history of the Arab and international theatrical experience. and the world.
The Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority, Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, said: “We congratulate His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, for the success of the 40th session of the Sharjah International Book Fair, and we assure His Highness that his bet on the book and culture has yielded great achievements and gains for Emirati culture. Today, thanks to the vision of the Sharjah Civilization Project, and the efforts and directives of His Highness for four decades, the Sharjah International Book Fair topped the world exhibitions, and became the largest exhibition in the world in terms of buying and selling copyright this year.
Al Ameri added: “Today, the Sharjah International Book Fair does not conclude the activities of its 40th session, but rather begins a new and qualitative phase of the Emirati, Arab and international cultural movement, in which the voice of the intellectual, writer and writer is raised, and Arab culture is brought to the position it deserves globally, and looks at a greater contribution than the minds of Its children and creators, enriching the human experience, and opening new paths for societies to achieve their renaissance, and to reach their comprehensive and desired development aspirations.”
Al-Amiri considered that the volume of visitors, publishers and writers, who attended the 40th session of the Sharjah Exhibition, carries great messages for all of us, institutions and individuals, confirming that the new generations are up to the ambitions we set for them, and that what we expect from writers, is embodied on the ground great achievements and awareness Extensive, civilized and conscious, as it proves that Sharjah, in its leadership of the Arab culture project, presented a model not in the region but for the whole world, confirming that the impact of culture is solid, and that what books build is not destroyed by changes, and what minds carry we see in the structure of man and urbanism.
For her part, the General Coordinator of the Sharjah International Book Fair, Khawla Al Mujaini, confirmed that the fair successfully achieved its 40th session and one of its central goals in being at the forefront of international book fairs.
1000 activities, including 440 “cultural” and 355 “children’s” activities.
Over the course of 11 days, the exhibition transformed the Expo Center Sharjah into an open space for knowledge, education, creativity and art, where it organized more than 1,000 events, including 440 cultural events and 355 activities for children, and witnessed more than 80 artistic performances by theater groups and performances from Europe and Asia. And Africa, and for the first time in its history, in cooperation with the Bologna International Book Fair, it presented the “Painters’ Corner” to provide painters, designers and directors the opportunity to benefit from workshops, educational and other specialized sessions to present and evaluate works.
"National Libraries Summit"
The exhibition witnessed, for the first time since its inception in 1982, the organization of the "National Libraries Summit", with the participation of 50 experts from 20 national libraries from Europe, North America, Africa and the Middle East. In partnership with the American Library Association.
On the sidelines of its activities, the exhibition brought together more than 500 librarians and experts from all over the world, in the eighth session of the “Libraries Conference”, organized by the Sharjah Book Authority in cooperation with the American Library Association, in which they discussed new trends and technologies in library management, and strengthened relations between Collaborate on expanding databases, developing leadership skills, and developing new services for local communities.
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