Culture & Education | Thursday 10 January, 2019 4:00 am

Sharjah Publishing City Highlights Strong Investment Opportunities to Indian Publishers

Sharjah Publishing City (SPC), the world’s first publishing and printing free zone and a subsidiary of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), has showcased its key publishing services and promising investment opportunities that the emirate’s publishing sector offers to a host of India-based...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 10 January, 2019 3:10 am

King Faisal Prize winners announced

  The Khartoum-based International University of Africa bagged the King Faisal International Prize 2019 in the category of service to Islam. The General Secretariat of King Faisal International Prize announced winners of the 41st edition of the Prize in a ceremony held in the presence of ...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 January, 2019 2:45 pm

‘1001 Titles’ Brings its Successful Experience in Strengthening Capacities of Local UAE Publishers to India

The '1001 Titles' initiative by Sharjah-based cultural initiative Knowledge without Borders (KwB) has used its participation at the New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF 2019) to showcase its successful experience in boosting the local intellectual output of the UAE to Indian and India-based...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 January, 2019 2:15 pm

Sharjah Brings UAE’s and India’s Celluloid Friendship under Focus

Sharjah’s Pavilion at the New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF 2019) hosted the star of many well-known Arabic TV dramas and movies, Habib Ghuloom Al Attar to focus on the influence of Indian cinema on his life as well as its continued impact on Emirati culture, fashion and lifestyles at an...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 January, 2019 3:30 am

UAEBBY at ND World Book Fair: “Disability is More a State of Mind”

As the 27th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF 2019) focuses on increasing societal awareness about the special needs community being an integral part of community, the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) has hosted a panel discussion to attract the attention of publishers and cultural...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 January, 2019 1:47 am

Janadria 33 - Balancing the Sustainability of Traditions and Live Communication with the Latest Technologies of the World

The National Festival of Heritage and Culture in Janadria is a valuable opportunity to highlight the elements of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on an international level, especially with hundreds of local, Arab and international media racing to cover...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 January, 2019 1:15 am

Traditional Folk Performances Bring the UAE’s Heritage to India

Traditional Emirati performances have taken to the streets of New Delhi in a way that has never been seen before. Covering important landmarks such as the India Gate, beside the ‘ceremonial axis’ of New Delhi, India; DLF Promenade Mall in Vasant Kunj, as well as the New Delhi World Book ...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 January, 2019 12:15 am

Public-private partnership to boost education sector in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is making efforts to improve the quality of its education sector’s infrastructure by encouraging public-private partnerships, said Education Minister Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Asheikh. The Ministry of Education and Tatweer Buildings Co. (a government-owned entity) on Tuesday...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 January, 2019 12:06 am

HRH Prince Khalid Al-Faisal chairs Service to Islam prize selection committee meeting

A prize selection committee, headed by His Royal Highness Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Bin Abd Al-Aziz, Chairman of the King Faisal Prize Board, met today (8thof January) to select the King Faisal Prize 2019 winner in the Service to Islam category, one of the Prize’s five...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 8 January, 2019 2:05 pm

India through the Eyes of Ibn Battuta and other Arab Travel Writers

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has taken the occasion of their participation at the 27th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF 2019) – where Sharjah is guest of honour – to highlight the enduring bridge between India and the Arab world as presented in the myriad of travel writings by...

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