Bassam Chebaro will be posthumously recognized at the 2024 Sharjah Publishers Conference for his contribution to book publishing.
Sheikh Zayed Book Awards’ Top Honor: Spain’s Casa Árabe
As the Sheikh Zayed Book Award ceremony approaches, Spain’s Casa Árabe is named Cultural Personality of the Year.
Emirates Publishers Association at London Book Fair: Seven Presses Ready for Rights Meetings
The Emirates Publishers Association’s member presses have had ‘hundreds of works translated into 27 languages,’ says Rashid Al Kous. (Sponsored)
Arabic Language Centre Issues Rights Grants, Signs UAEU Agreement
Publishing houses in 16 countries are to benefit from the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre’s ‘Spotlight on Rights’ grants.
Tunisian and Moroccan Publishers Meet with IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi
Stops in mid-February for the IPA president Al Qasimi included meetings with publishers in Tunisia and Morocco.
Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre: Activities and Online Presence
Having participated in programming at the Cairo fair, the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre opens a new partnership and site redesign.
Richard Charkin: The International Publishers Association’s 125 Years
‘As we become ever more interdependent,’ Richard Charkin writes, the IPA is uniquely positioned to ‘protect, support, and nurture’ publishing.
Top Arab-World Authors at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
At this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, a roster of writers is curated by the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. (Sponsored)
‘Arabic Voices in Academic Publishing’: A Look at the Challenges
The importance of Arabic in the scholarly world, our experts agreed, needs to be recognized by bringing more of it to the wider conversation.