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11-day Sharjah International Book Fair to end today.

"It is important to carryout literary comparison between Arabic works and that of the Indian sub-continent."

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The two-phase scheme started on July 20 and was to be completed by the end of the year, but it was opened earlier in pursuance of the directives of His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi.

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Rare literature about the Gulf has surfaced at Sharjah International Book Fair including the first printed mention of Dubai which dates back to 1590, where it's called as Dibei.

Shaikha Jawaher is the first Arab personality to receive the "Golden Erbse" Award from the German Centre For Fairy Tale Culture.

18-year-old Bader talks about facing criticism because he was a man and cooking has long been viewed as a woman-dominated area in the UAE.

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Arab storytellers from Lebanon and Spain teach children values through interactive stories.

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A progressive Emirati woman, Sheikha Hend Faisal Al Qassemi, is an artist, photographer, fashion designer, a passionate philanthropist, a mother and now a writer.

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"All the roundabouts on the road have been repainted too."

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