Angry demonstrations in egypts tumultuous years following the january revolution were detrimental to the annual cairo international book fair. This year the book fair kept us busy for 10 days, between january 26 and february 8, 2017. In 2006 it was the second largest book fair in the world after the frankfurt book fair. Sultanate at cairo international book fair oman observer. Sultanate at 45th alo conference in cairo oman observer. The 51st edition of the cairo international book fair, which is considered the largest and oldest book fair in the middle east and the second worldwide after. Rabat egyptian cultural minister hilmi alnamnam announced on wednesday in cairo, that morocco will be the guest of honor at the 48th annual cairo international book fair in 2017. The 49th round of egypts cairo international book fair cibf was officially opened to visitors on saturday, with algeria as the guest of honor this year. The sharjah international book fair,sibf, an affiliate of the sharjah book authority, sba, is gearing up to participate in the 46th edition of the cairo international book fair, set to begin this coming wednesday with saudi arabia participating as the guest of honour. The cairo art fair iii will take place at the artsmart gallery, opening next friday december 8th until february 15th 2017. Donald john trump born june 14, 1946 is the 45th and current president of the united states. A dispatch from the cairo international book fair alfanar.
The cairo book fair was opened by egyptian prime minister sharif ismail and egypts. Ipa global book fair report 2017 international publishers. In 2006, it was the second largest book fair in the world after the frankfurt book fair. The last time i visited the cairo international book fair was when i was in preparatory school. Of course also other interesting trade fairs can take place in cairo, which are not yet known to us.
News from the 2017 cairo international book fair, which opened january 26, has been somewhat grim, with reports of a fair overshadowed by. The 45th session of the arab labor conference was held in the egyptian capital cairo and continues until april 15. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publishers company. I remember that the school held a trip to the fair at that time and you either went on the trip, or you had a normal school day. Egyptian tourism authority cairo international book fair. International publishers association pre2010 subscribe to ipa news. According to officials, the 49th cairo international book fair held this january and february 2018 saw more than 2.
It was the real beginning of the baghdad fair since it became international in 1964. The second book treated had a strange binding on top of a binding structure which included a total of four boards that had completely failed as a. The 45th national book fair returns to the queen sirikit national convention centre on march 29 and will once again run in parallel with the 15th bangkok international book fair exhibition on the subject books for remembrance of funeral. Cairo international book fair to kick off on 28 january. Sharjah international book fair is participating in the 45th cairo international book fair, taking place in the period between january 22nd and february 4, 2014, where its pavilion has already attracted high levels of interest, including visits by a number of prominent figures such as the ambassador of uae in egypt he mohammad nukhaira al daheri. The international publishers association ipa is an international industry federation representing all aspects of book and journal publishing. If you havent been to the cairo international book fair yet held annually at the nasr city fairgrounds map during the last week of january and spilling into the first week of february you should check it out. Schedule of trade fairs with current 30 trade fairs in cairo. Twentyseven countries, including 17 arab countries and 10 foreign countries will participate in the 49th cairo international book fair, which will run from january 27 to february 10.
The cultural event has turned into a landmark, momentous book fair in middle east and asia after 30 editions in a row. The 48th cairo international book fair opened on thursday and will conclude on. Mar 02, 2018 mar 2, 2018 the 49th annual cairo international book fair took place between jan. The fair provides a forum for cultivating and developing productive relationships between auc graduates and the corporate world. Jan 18, 2017 cairo morocco will be the guest of honour at the 48th cairo international book fair, to be held on jan. No matter the changes wrought outside the gates of the exhibition ground, these faithfuls will continue to visit every winter, even if they are unable to buy all the books they want. Ahmed najis new new shortstory collection and other releases.
The cairo international book fair cibf is the largest and longestrunning book fair in the arab states, as well as one of the worlds biggest bookrelated events. Cairos annual book fair is to be opened by egypts interim president adly mansour. Egypts adly mansour to open cairo international book fair. But the mother of them all is the cairo international book fair, which. The golden jubilee of cairo international book fair, set to be held in ard elmaared, nasr city, in 2019, has chosen the arab league as the guest of honor of the book fair. The details of the fair were announced in a press conference on wednesday, january 10. The book was washed, resized, resewn, and rebound using most of the original treatment 305 steps detailed in bairds and letourneauxs article. Cairo international book fair 2017 opens on thursday with. Khaled lotfy, whose firm tanmia published a new edition of a book about egyptian double agent ashraf marwan, has been sentenced to five. The cairo international book fair is the largest and oldest book fair in the arab world, held every year in the last week of january in cairo, egypt, at the cairo international fair grounds in madinat nasr. Cairo book fair officially opened to visitors after. Cairo international fair 2021 cairo industrial fairs. Cairo international book fair 2018 opens with a busy calendar. This is a key moment for the life of the library and its acquisition of monographs and journals.
Book fair is an echo of the world youth forum organized since 2017 as. General exhibition company baghdad international fair. Mar 17, 2018 however, the cairo book fair isnt egypts only large bookfair event. Millions of visitors inspect the fair every year, including thousands of university students, scholars and their families. Children celebrate ibn alhaytham at the cairo book fair. The third cairo art fair december 2017the artsmart gallery. If you know trade fairs in cairo that are not listed, you can transmit them to us via announce new trade fair our team will update them in a timely manner to promote these fairs as well. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality trump was born and raised in queens, a borough of new york city, and received a bachelors degree in economics from the wharton school. This initiative aims at the documentation and analysis of tangible and intangible urban elements, and establishing a reliable archive available to researchers, designers and policy makers, and accessible to engaged citizens. Saudi economy remains strong, despite impact of covid. Egypt opens 51st edition of its twoweek cairo international book fair.
Tehran international book fair is staged in tehran early in may on an annual basis. The fall 2017 employment fair will be held on saturday, november 4, 2017 11. Cluster mapping initiative is part of clusters mandate for critical engagement in the city and public space through urban research, programs and design interventions. The 45th cairo international book fair cairo urban. It is managed by the general egyptian book organization, a stateowned publisher and book retailer association. Cairo art fair ii the second round of the art festival is back. The 48th cairo international book fair has opened at the international exhibition center in nasser city, cairo. From the 27th of january through the 10th of february, the 47th annual cairo international book fair will take place at the cairo international convention center in nasr city. The exhibition was called exhibition of july 14 under law no.
It is the largest book fair in the arab world, as well as the oldest. Therefore, 90% of the kids preferred to go on the trip. As part of its 40 th anniversary, the kuwait foundation for the advancement of science kfas and 1001 inventions launched today 1001 inventions and the world of ibn alhaytham show at the cairo international book fair. Main features of 50th cairo international book fair egypt today. The sultanate, represented by the ministry of information and the ministry of heritage and culture, is taking part in the 51st cairo. Publishing houses from qatar and turkey will participate in the 45th cairo book fair, taking place 22 january to 4 february, according to the head of the general egyptian book organization ahmed megahed. The first session of the baghdad exhibition, five arab countries participated on it egypt, jordan, lebanon, kuwait, syria and 83 companies. Haitham alhaj ali, chairman of the general egyptian book organization, has called the fair the largest in the world in terms of turnout, with 3.
Sharjah international book fair all set to participate in. The cairo international book fair is the largest and oldest book fair in the arab world, held every year in the last week of january in cairo, egypt, at egypt. People browse books at book stands at cairo international book fair in cairo, egypt, on jan. The 48th cairo international book fair will open on thursday, 26 january at the fair grounds in nasr city, with 670 publishers from 35. The 48th cairo international book fair opens in nasser. The cairo fashion festival is seasonal event created for the sole purpose of promoting localinternational emerging.
The cairo international book fair is one of the biggest book fairs in the world, drawing hundreds of book sellers from around the world and about 2 million visitors each year. Cibf is the arab worlds oldest and largest book fair, and in recent years it has drawn over one million visitors each year. Cairo international book fair simple english wikipedia, the. Inspired by erik larsons bestselling book, go back to 1893 to follow the trails of daniel burnham and the devilish doings of h. Visit the historic fairgrounds, the garden of the phoenix in jackson park, and discover what has become an iconic chicago story and how the worlds fair shaped the city. There is going to be a little difference in the scheme of this years book fair. Jan 21, 2014 despite the protests planned for the 25 january revolutions third anniversary, and consequent security concerns, the cairo international book fair opens its doors for the 45th round on 22 january. The sultanate is participating in the conference with a delegation headed by shaikh abdullah bin nasser al bakri, minister of manpower, in the presence of qais bin mohammed al yousef, chairman of oman chamber of commerce and industry occi, and a number of officials from.
Sharjah international book fair builds more bridges with. Thousands find informal gigs at cairo international book fair. Nahdet misr group presents a variety of its newest books and publications during this years round of cairo international book fair on january 26, 2017 0 comments nahdet misr group is launching a number of its latest books and publications at egypts most iconic annual cultural event cairo international book fair. Jan 28, 2018 the 49th cairo international book fair opened to the public on saturday with a very busy calendar that includes debates, round tables, art galleries, workshops, and, for the first time, a cinema. Jan 26, 2017 kfas and 1001 inventions present the arabic book on the inspiring life of ibn alhaytham. Sep 20, 2018 the 47th edition of the cairo international book fair began on january 27 and will continue through february 10. Cairo international book fair to kick off on 28 january there is going to be a little difference in the scheme of this years book fair. The fair is considered the most important event in the arabic publishing world. Cairo book fair 108 books meet your next favorite book. Ksrelief distributes 1,015 ramadan food baskets in west bank and gaza strip neom academy receives students in its 1st year bahrain bourse falls custodian of the two holy mosques iftar program distributes food baskets in bosnia oman reports 98 new cases of covid19 uk covid19 death toll rises above 32,000 asian shares rise saudi press. The 48th edition of cairo international book fair has just finished. Morocco, guest of honour at cairo international book fair. Interim president will inaugurate the 45th annual book fair on wednesday, despite ongoing clashes near the fairgrounds and plans for renewed protests over the 25 january weekend, the third.
Friday,09 december 2016 wednesday,15 february 2017. Nahdet misr group presents a variety of its newest books and. Also, great writer and ex minister of culture, tharwat okasha, and late great writer soheir alkalamawi are set to be figures of the year in the 50th. Morocco to be guest of honor at the 48th annual cairo. A historic meeting place and one of the biggest book fairs in africa and the middle east, it is an event where one can take the pulse of literary and intellectual life in egypt and the region. Jan 24, 2017 the 48th cairo international book fair will open on thursday, 26 january at the fair grounds in nasr city, with 670 publishers from 35 countries. Political turmoil wont mar cairo book fair, vows magahed. He explained that cultural relations between the two countries and egypt will not be affected by the political disputes between them, and that egypt recently participated in the book fair in doha. Cairo international book fair 2017 dominican institute for. There is also a spring fair in alexandria, this year set for march 22april 4. Egypt president mansour to open cairo international book. The search for egypt from november 2020 result following trade fairs.