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Library thrives in Pakistan’s ‘Wild West’ gun market town

22 Jan 2023

When the din of Pakistan’s most notorious weapons market becomes overwhelming, arms dealer Muhammad Jahanzeb slinks away from his stall, past colleagues test-firing machine guns, to read in the...

Buy used books for as low as Dhs2 at Dubai Public Library summer camp

31 Jul 2022

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) is launching the inaugural Hatta Used-Book Fair as part of the Dubai Public Library (DPL) summer camp, which will kick off on...

Sharjah showcases beauty of Arabic Calligraphy at London Book Fair

06 Apr 2022

As Market Focus at the 49th London Book Fair (LBF), Sharjah is offering visitors as well as votaries of the English European cultural movement an opportunity to explore closely...

Punjab confiscates grade 7 social studies book for printing Pakistani activist Malala’s photo

13 Jul 2021

Tariq Butt, Correspondent The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) has confiscated the social studies book for grade 7 published by the Oxford University Press (OUP) for printing the...

Syrian storyteller, Asmaa Rasheed, takes children in refugee camps into a world filled with hope through her stories

21 Jun 2021

Niloufar Saleem, Gulf Today Asmaa Rasheed, a young Syrian refugee storyteller, finds an interesting way to bring relief to the children living in camps. Asmaa Rasheed reads a...

Moroccan cartoonist and women's rights activist, Zainab Fasiki, writes a book on #MeToo

31 Mar 2021

Young Zainab Fasiki from Morocco mixes art with a homegrown illustrated #MeToo campaign. A dozen students and professionals have joined forces with Fasiki, a pioneer in comics and...

Well organised

02 Mar 2020

Though it was my first visit to the festival, the experience was rich. I picked up a few novels and tech books. But the most amazing part, for me, was...

Avid readers flock to ‘Used Books Festival’ in Sharjah

29 Feb 2020

Jamil Khan, Senior Reporter Hundreds of residents along with their families have been acquiring books from the 4-day ‘Used Books Fair’ being held at Al Nakheel Park on the...

Reading habit

27 Feb 2020

Mention the word “book” and the name of Sharjah flashes in everyone’s mind instantly. The reasons are obvious. The Emirate has been taking extraordinary measures to foster a culture of...

Sharjah Used Books Festival begins

26 Feb 2020

Jamil Khan, Senior Reporter The seventh edition of the used books festival has begun in Sharjah and it will offer avid readers one million reasons to buy books and...

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