It is promising that a survey on the eve of the ongoing book festival found more than 64 per cent of people are fond of reading in the emirates, and wait for an opportunity to lay their hands on books.
It is promising that a survey on the eve of the ongoing book festival found more than 64 per cent of people are fond of reading in the emirates, and wait for an opportunity to lay their hands on books.
A challenge to media freedom is media ownership.
A challenge to media freedom is media ownership - most media around the world are owned by governments or certain families.
ALA president Feldman says, "Libraries are essential for society, communities, individuals and academic institutions".
First of its kind in the Arab world provides content of Sharjah's libraries electronically
John Keo, Harvard lecturer of innovation enlightens audience at SIBF.
Those in the age group of 18-39 years were more interested in reading compared to those aged 50 years and above.
Ali and his team of researchers at the Word Maker Ltd in Scotland have made reading and writing of Arabic a breeze for small children.
Writer couple Subroto Bagchi and Susmita Bagchi speak about entrepreneurship and writing at Sharjah International Book Fair.
In addition to publishing nearly 500 titles for their books, the company also sells miniature wooden bookcases that could hold the titles.