The emirate presents a program full of events and activities at the fair

Sharjah to "Mexico for Books"... guest of honor and ambassador of Arab culture

Mexico's celebration of Sharjah highlights the emirate's unique cultural experience.

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Mexico celebrates the Emirate of Sharjah, the guest of honor of the 36th edition of the Mexico International Book Fair, from November 26 to December 4.

During its participation, Sharjah displays 57 Emirati publications translated into Spanish, and presents a program full of cultural, literary, media, artistic and heritage events and activities, including 27 sessions, presented by 20 cultural institutions and bodies, and 24 Emirati and Arab writers and creators.

The Sharjah Book Authority, which participates under its umbrella: Sharjah Publishing City, Translation Grant, Sharjah International Agency for Literary Rights, and the Arab Forum for Children’s Book Publishers, “supervises the emirate’s program in the exhibition.

Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Head of the Department of Government Relations in Sharjah and head of the Emirate's delegation participating in the exhibition, said, "Relationships between countries and cities of the world are built over the years, and are not shaped by an event, activity or cooperation, and Mexico's celebration of Sharjah today is only the culmination of strong relations that unite the UAE with Mexico." Many years ago, and it is only an affirmation of the uniqueness of the cultural experience that His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, presented to the world. For more than 50 years, Sharjah has believed that what is rooted in the conscience of societies through art, creativity and books It is reflected vividly on the official institution of countries and cities, and its impact extends for a long time, and its presence exceeds the cultural sector, to reach various sectors.

For his part, Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority, said: “In this global celebration of the cultural project of the Emirate of Sharjah, we reap the fruits of a wise vision developed by His Highness Sheikh Dr. With all its manifestations, this is why we embody, in the activities of Sharjah, the guest of honor of the Mexico International Book Fair, the aesthetic commonality that brings together Arab culture with its counterpart in Mexico, and highlight the unique creative identity of the UAE through its symbols of writers, artists and creators.

The emirate offers a rich cultural program that embodies the cultural message of the UAE and contributes to introducing the Mexican people to Arab culture. In addition to a ceremony in which the Sharjah Book Authority celebrates the Mexican illustrators who participated in the Sharjah Children's Book Illustration Exhibition from 2017 to 2021.

The activities of the emirate’s program are held in a huge pavilion for which the exhibition management has allocated a large area at the entrance to the exhibition, and it includes a number of discussion sessions, dialogue seminars, and cultural, media and cinematic forums, including a symposium entitled “Arabic Vocabulary and its Impact on the Spanish Language” and a discussion session titled “Marketing Trends.” Books”, and a media forum discussing the role of media in strengthening ties between the UAE and Mexico, and another cultural one on travel literature in the two countries.

Arabic calligraphy has an important space in the exhibition, where representatives of Sharjah discuss its history, origins and impact on world cultures.

Emirati creators

The Sharjah program at the Mexico Book Fair brings together a group of creative Emirati and Arab writers and media professionals, including Sultan Al Amimi, Kholoud Al Mualla, Abdullah Al Hadiya, Fahd Ali Al Maamari, Dr. , Dr. Mohsen Al-Ramli, Dr. Shihab Ghanem, Amal Al-Sahlawi, Sheikha Al-Mutairi, and Abdul-Hamid Ahmed.

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An Emirati version translated into Spanish, which will be unveiled during the exhibition.

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