Algeria guest of honour at cairo international book fair. Public hosted by egyptian american book center eabc. The annual book fair is traditionally held at the end of january and early february each year, inaugurating the start of the arab bookfair season. Cairo international convention center in nasr city. Ccbf china shanghai international childrens book fair shanghai, book berlin, salon du livre montreal, feria internacional del libro guadalajara, antiquaria ludwigsburg, london book fair london, leipzig book fair leipzig, leipziger antiquariatsmesse leipzig, livre paris, buchmesse berolina berlin, liber. Over the years, exhibitors have benefitted from venues such as the ezone, which showcases the. 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. Abu dhabi international book fair 2016 visitabudhabi.
Cairo international book fair 2018 l pesta buku tahunan. 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 international exhibitions. Tehran international book fair is staged in tehran early in may on an annual basis. Cairo international book fair simple english wikipedia. Cairo international fair 2021 cairo industrial fairs. The minister of culture, azzedine mihoubi, announced in october 2016, at the international book fair in algiers, which hosted egypt as guest of honor, that algeria will be honored at the 49th edition of cairo international book fair. Adibf is the marketplace for the publishing industry in the middle east and north africa. The adibf forms part of kitabs strategy to transform abu dhabi into a major centre in the publishing world.
On monday, head of cairo international convention center sami younes announced that the cairo international book fair will now be held twice a year this year, 2018, is set to be the first year of twin fairs. It is the largest book fair in the arab world, as well as the oldest. Eyad mohammed the riyadh international book fair is the largest yearly cultural event in the middle east. Pages 166187 received 25 may 2016, accepted 30 nov 2016, published. Cairo international book fair, jan 2016 unlimited press. The search for cairo from september 2020 result following trade fairs.
The 49th cairo international book fair will close on saturday after 10 days of comprehensive cultural events. The 48th edition of cairo international book fair has just finished. A dispatch from the cairo international book fair alfanar media. Cairo international book fair 2017 dominican institute. Thousands find informal gigs at cairo international book fair. New childrens book with national geographic kids showcased.
Cairo international book fair opens 26 january with 167 more arab. The cairo international book fair is one of the biggest book fairs in the world with hundreds of book sellers and about two million visitors every year. Books exhibited at 2016 sharjah international book fair. Frankfurter buchmesse 2020 ideas that move the world. Record number of countries participating in cairo international book.
Egyptian tourism authority cairo international book fair. This article analyses the cairo international book fair as a field. Marleen at the 2016 turin book fair, at the end of her 5week european tour. This year the book fair kept us busy for 10 days, between january 26 and february 8, 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 auc press will be participating this month in the cairo international book fair 2016, at the nasr city fair grounds. 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. Egypt culture minister enas abdel dayem and her algerian counterpart izzzedin mayhoubi inaugurated on saturday the 49th cairo international book fair cibf that will run until february 10 at the fairs usual premises in cairos nasr city, with 848.
Cairo international book fair is underway in the egyptian capital. The time has come for egyptian bookworms to rejoice. As well as hosting publishers, the fair also functions as an art festival of sorts, providing egyptians of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds the opportunity to partake in cultural activities, which they may not be exposed to otherwise. The 47th edition of the cairo international book fair began on january 27 and will continue through february 10. 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. Cairo 360 guide to cairo, egypt cairo 360 is a multi. Nahdet misr group is launching a number of its latest books and publications at egypts most iconic annual cultural event cairo international book fair. The egyptian minister of culture ines abdel dayem will attend the fairs closing ceremony. Nahdet misr group presents a variety of its newest books.
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The cairo book fair was opened by egyptian prime minister sharif ismail and egypts minister of culture. Until 4 february 650 publishers from 35 countries are present at the cairo international fair grounds in madinat nasr. Pages 166 187 received 25 may 2016, accepted 30 nov 2016, published. The 48th cairo international book fair opens in nasser city youtube. The official poster of the 47th cairo international book fair by ahmed ellabbad. Frankfurter buchmesse is the worlds most important fair for the print and digital content. This year, nahdet misr will display some of its newest books ranging from literature and fiction to poetry, selfdevelopment and spirituality, parenting, childrens and its latest. Cairo international book fair will be open on 28 january with participation by 850 publishers, and a books database for the first time mohammed saad, wednesday 21 jan 2015. This is a key moment for the life of the library and its acquisition of monographs and journals. The last time i visited the cairo international book fair was when i was in preparatory school. Kfas and 1001 inventions present the arabic book on the inspiring life of ibn alhaytham. 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.
Sharjah international book fair all set to participate in. Cairo book fair officially opened to visitors after. If youd like to contact any of the publishers or authors directly, simple click the blue. A day at the cairo book fair last year it had four million visitors some just to enjoy a moments tranquility in the busy city. New books and the auc press at cairo international book fair 2016. Riyadh international book fair march 2016 home case studies riyadh international book fair march 2016 a major event, for the kingdom of saudi arabias ministry of interior, the international book fair hosted hundreds of thousands of visitors attending an event spread over 10 days. To view the complete details for the book and its publisher or author, simple click details. People browse books at book stands at cairo international book fair in cairo, egypt, on jan. 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. A few months ago the cairo international book fair 2016 took place an example of the book market in the arab world, but also for digital awakening, with similar challenges for local publishers as found in western countries.
The uk is currently guest of honour at the cairo international book fair this year, so id expected the press corps to be out in some kind of force. It aims to facilitate and promote exchange between authors, publishers. 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. 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. Ibn alhaytham honoured with 1001 inventions at abu dhabi book fair. The cultural event has turned into a landmark, momentous book fair in middle east and asia after 30 editions in a row. London book fair is the largest spring fair and another very important forum for rights acquisitions.
The 49th edition of the cairo international book fair cibf will begin on january 27 and will run until february 10 at the nasr city fair grounds. The 49th round of the cairo international book fair cibf has witnessed a massive turnout on friday, up to 400,000 visitors, bringing the total number to 2. 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. However, this isnt all there is to the cairo international book fair. Frankfurt book fair is the worlds biggest international trade book fair and a world hub for the rights business. The 2016 abu dhabi international book fair is the fastest growing book fair in the middle east and will soon be opening the doors for its 26th edition as it returns to the capital at the end of the april. Millions of visitors inspect the fair every year, including thousands of. It generates extensive media coverage every year, offering publishers an excellent platform to announce book deals and innovations. Cairo international book fair kicks off egypt independent. Here, you can browse or search all of the combined book exhibit participants in 2016 sharjah international book fair. Book fair definition of book fair by the free dictionary. Book fairs from november 2020 search result returned the following book trade fairs. First established in 1969, the annual event is the second in importance only to the frankfurt book fair in germany and is the largest gathering of publishers, authors and readers in the arab world. Its that time of year again join us for the 26th edition of the doha international book fair, from 2nd 12th december at qncc.