Cairo international book fair 2019

Main features of 50th cairo international book fair. Cairo international stadium cairo, egypt stadium, arena. Jan 27, 2019 tahun 2019 ini cairo book fair dilaksanakan pada tanggal 22 januari5 februari 2019 di lokasi baru yakni, egypt international exibition center, di daerah tajammu khomis. The fair is considered the most important event in the arabic publishing world. Adl calls on egypt, oman to remove antisemitic books from. With egypt on its way to becoming the design capital of leather, all eyes are turned to the egypt leather fair. In 2019, the book fair was moved from the fairgrounds at nasr city to the distant suburb of new cairo, with some publishers protesting the move and vendors from popular used book. A program of the national endowment for the arts, the nea big read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves.

Us embassy closes booth at cairo intl book fair over. Egypts minister of culture urges public to attend 2020 cairo. Egypts president abdel fattah alsisi l attends the opening ceremony of the 50th cairo international book fair in cairo, egypt, january 22, 2019, photo credit. After its inception in 1969, cairo international book fair has been an annual staple in egypt, gaining international fame, and maintaining its status as one of the biggest book fairs in the mena region with millions of visitors every year. This year the cairo event was mired in controversy amid a venue change and it seems likely attendance suffered, but public reports vary enormously. Cairo international book fair achieving major success on it. Egypts cairo international book fair clocks 600,000 visitors in first four days. Cairo it was a warm, sunny morning when mohamed, a 39yearold accountant, decided to go to the golden jubilee of the annual staterun cairo international book fair with his wife and three children. Egypts cairo international book fair clocks 600,000 visitors in first. Wiesenthal centre exposes antisemitism at cairo international.

Dec 14, 2019 jeddah international book fair 2019 from 4 to 14 december 2019 jeddah, saudi arabia. Egypt to convert stateowned facilities to coronavirus isolation units. 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, near alazhar university, it is organised by the general egyptian book organisation. Cairo international book fair 50 201901 online trade fair. The golden jubilee 2019 comes with a lot of surprises including a new venue. Saudi heritage, culture in spotlight at cairo book fair. Cairo international book fair moves to new cairo for 2019. Cairo international book fair moves to new cairo for 2019 edition most usedbook sellers are not participating, and instead will hold their own fair from 15 january to 15 february in attaba. It will continue to provide opportunities for business professionals not to just meet industry experts but also learn about the latest trends, technologies and products.

Main features of 50th cairo international book fair egypt today. Cairo international fair 2021 cairo industrial fairs. 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. But the mother of them all is the cairo international book fair, which celebrated the big 50 this year. In 2006, it was the second largest book fair in the world after the frankfurt book fair. Cairo book fairs gleaming new site opens far from historic. February 7, 2019 jns after discovering that classic antisemitic literature would be present at the 2019 cairo international book fair the most important annual literary event in the arabic publishing worldthe u. Cairo international book fair moves to new cairo for 2019 edition. Embassy closes booth at cairo intl book fair over antisemitism claims considered the most important event in the arabic publishing world, the cairo international book fair drew a crowd of.

Rejoice book lovers, the 23 rd of january has been announced as the launching date for the next cairo international book fair. Auc press is participating in the 2020 cairo international book fair cibf, which will run from january 23 to. Cairo international book fair 50 201901 online trade. Cairo international book fair 19 23 jan to 5 feb 2019. What to buy from cairo book fair 2019 english books 100. Posted by mark williams jan 29, 2020 africa, book fairs. Under the auspices of president abdel fattah al sisi, the 50th session cairo international book fair, entitled the golden jubilee, will take place from january 23 to february 5, 2019, at the new fair grounds in the 5th settlement. The department of culture and tourism abu dhabi has postponed the 30th edition of abu dhabi international book fair, which was scheduled to take place on 15 until 21 april 2020, at the abu dhabi national exhibition center, until 23 to 29 may 2021. Arenastudio the international book fair of 2019 in. Also, great writer and exminister of culture, tharwat okasha, and late great writer soheir alkalamawi are set to be figures of the year in the 50th edition of the book fair. 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 first week of february you should check it out. International publishers association khaled lotfy appeal. Under the auspices of president abdel fattah al sisi, the 50 th session cairo international book fair, entitled the golden jubilee, will take place from january 23 to february 5, 2019, at the new fair grounds in the 5 th settlement.

It lasts 11 days and regularly attracts over a half million visitors it is not the largest fair in the mena region, 14 contrary to some claims 15. Only less than two weeks come between us and one of egypts biggest cultural events of the year, the 51 st cairo international book fair cibf. This years fair hosts more than 1273 egyptian and foreign publishers, with the participation of 35 arab and foreign countries. This is the 50th edition of the book fair, and weve all been anticipating the golden jubilee and looking forward to the activities in place to commemorate this huge milestone. Feb 24, 2019 im still trying to track an official number for the 2019 cairo international book fair in january, that traditionally is the worlds biggest by far. The golden jubilee of the cairo international book fair kicked off on jan. Cibf is the arab worlds oldest and largest book fair, and in recent years it has drawn over one million visitors each year. Jan 24, 2020 in 2019, the book fair was moved from its previous location at the fairgrounds in cairos nasr city to the international exhibition and convention center in the distant suburb of new cairo, with some publishers protesting the move and vendors from usedbook markets opting to hold their own event. Visit us at cairo international book fair and explore thousands of books and meric resources. Cairo international book fair moves to new cairo for 2019 edition most used book sellers are not participating, and instead will hold their own fair from 15 january to 15 february in attaba.

This fits with findings during this same period by the simon wiesenthal center for book fairs in cairo egypt. The biggest book fair in the world is an arab event in africa. 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 center in new cairo, almosheer axis, it is organised by the general egyptian book organisation. In 2019, the book fair was moved from the fairgrounds at nasr city to.

It is the largest book fair in the arab world, as well as the oldest. The cairo international book fair is one of the biggest book fairs in the world, drawing hundreds of book sellers from around the world and about 2 million visitors each year. The cairo international book fair hosts 640 publishers coming from 34 different countries, making it one of the largest annual cultural events in the middle east. Shimon samuels, noted that she had opened the cairo international book fair 2019 cibf in the presence of egyptian president, abdel fattah elsisi, with the arab league as guest of honour. Join us for a discussion of this years title, cant we talk about something more pleasant a memoir by roz chast.

In 2019, the book fair was moved from the fairgrounds at nasr city to the distant suburb of new cairo, with some publishers protesting the move and vendors from popular usedbook markets opting to hold their own event. Under the auspices of president abdel fattah al sisi, the 50th. Egypt storycairo international book fair 2019 youtube. In a letter to egyptian culture minister, inas abdeldayem, the simon wiesenthal centre director for international relations, dr. Bahaa abdelmegid, led to my first visit to egypt, a new poem, a chance to follow up my fathers story and the opportunity to read my poetry at the 50 th jubilee of the cairo international book fair and festival which ran from 23 rd january to 5 th february 2019 bahaa, who teaches at ain shams university in cairo. Cairo international fair is going to be organised at cairo international convention centre, cairo, egypt from 20 mar 2019 to 29 mar 2019 this expo is going to be a 10 day event. As western publishers look the other way millions attend arab. Cairo international book fair in its 50th session golden jubilee 19692019 the cairo international book fair will start its activities on january 23 and continue until february 5, and the league of arab states has been chosen as the guest of honor of the exhibition on the occasion of the golden session, provided that the two characters of the session are dr. As western publishers look the other way millions attend. The challenge of cairo international book fair jubilee. Items to be exhibited, books and printed materials. The bookworms platform graces us for the second year in a row at egypt international exhibition centre, located in the fifth settlement, with another increase in the ticket price, reaching egp 5.

Jan 31, 2019 jan 31, 2019 cairo the cairo international book fair, the oldest and largest book fair in the middle east, celebrates its 50th anniversary under a shadow of controversy and a significant drop in the number of visitors compared to last year. Us embassy boycotts cairo book fair after discovery of. Jan 31, 2019 cairo the cairo international book fair, the oldest and largest book fair in the middle east, celebrates its 50th anniversary under a shadow of controversy and a significant drop in the number of visitors compared to last year the lackluster golden anniversary of the fair is largely blamed on the decision of the fair s organizers general egyptian book organization. The move is a precautionary measure to protect public health. This years fair hosts more than 1273 egyptian and foreign publishe. Theatre company cairo show announces online talent competition across the arab world. The shadow of the wind by carlos ruiz zafon, the angels game by carlos ruiz zafon, the prisoner of heaven by carlos ruiz zafo. The day all bookworms around cairo have been waiting for is here, the cairo international book fair 2019 has finally commenced. The riyadh international book fair is an annual book fair in saudi arabia. Also, great writer and ex minister of culture, tharwat okasha, and late great writer soheir alkalamawi are set to be figures of the year in the 50th. At the th cairo interleather, which will be organized at eiec egypt international exhibition center between 1 3 march 2019, the latest design and technology innovations in the leather industry will be exhibited. Cairo international book fair cibf 2019 names arab league as guest of honour, commemorates tharwat okasha, suhair alqalamawi saturday may 23, 2020 clear sky 31. Adl study finds ongoing use of antisemitic materials at. A welcome invitation from my friend, the egyptian novelist and academic, dr.

Jan 23, 2019 cairo international book fair 50 print. The fair has moved from the fairground in nasr city to the egypt international exhibition center in the tagamoa elkhamis, in the suburb of new. Jan 24, 2019 the annual cairo international book fair opened this week in a shiny new venue far away, literally and metaphorically, from the citys historic book souk and many of the old markets merchants. The cairo international book fair kicks off today, and here. The fair is considered the most important event in the. What to buy from cairo book fair 2019 english books part 2.