Families can enjoy captivating stories, lively conversations, and enchanting entertainment on 30 and 31 August at City Centre Mirdif Dubai: Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) 2024 is continuing to unlock all new, one-of-a-kind experiences for residents and visitors in the final week of its biggest and most exciting edition, with the launch of Stories Alive by […]
Dubai: If you are a book lover, who also cares about the environment, and is looking to spend time with a cozy bookstore that speaks the story of sustainability, then a visit to Bookends, a pre-loved bookstore in Dubai, should be on your list. The zero waste design, in simple words, works on the principles […]
The Arab Reading Challenge has become the largest reading project globally, with 24.8 million students from 46 countries participating, according to an announcement made today on Twitter by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. He also announced that the seventh edition […]
Dubai: World Book Day, also known as the International Day of the Book, is celebrated on March 2, 2023, every year. GEMS First Point School celebrated this educational event on March 3, 2023, by having students and staff dress up as their beloved book characters. The primary staff contributed to this celebration by donning group […]
Dubai: Are you ready to tease your tastebuds? Zafran is here with yet another limited-edition menu, and this time it’s a celebration! Zafran brings to you Jashn-e-Kabab, a feast to celebrate India’s quintessential kabab.This season, the Zafran chefs are bringing to your table a mélange of flavours, packed onto 7 different platters of kababs. In […]
Dubai: The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature (February 1-6), one of the world’s top ten literary festivals, begins today at InterContinental Dubai Festival City and Mohammed bin Rashid Library. The crystal edition is expected to be exceptional, with the largest line-up ever, featuring 260+ authors and talents from around the world in 300+ sessions and […]
This day in history we feature Flash Comics. DC Comics released Flash Comics Issue 1, featuring Flash Gordon on this day in 1938. Trivia – Flash Comics Flash Comics is a comics anthology published by All-American Publications and later by National Periodical Publications (DC Comics). The title had 104 issues published from January 1940 to […]
This day in history we feature Amazon Kindle. Amazon released the Kindle, a wireless electronic reading device on this day in 2007. Trivia – Amazon Kindle Amazon Kindle is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines and other digital […]
Sharjah: Consolidating its position as the world’s largest book fair for the second year in a row in terms of buying and selling of copyrights, the 41st Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) drew to a successful close, after receiving 2.17 million readers from 112 countries during the 12-day cultural extravaganza that ran under the theme, […]
Sharjah: SIBF 2022 will be hosting two of the most followed celebrities, giants from their respective industries, and both hugely revered for their skills at its 41st edition. It is no mean deal to have both, the undisputed Badshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan, and the Rawalpindi Express, the world record holder for the fastest […]
Sharjah: Popular writings are beneficiaries of good readership, marketing and promotion, as well as willingness to adapt to different markets, said a distinguished panel of authors and literary professionals during a cultural session at the 41st Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) at Expo Centre Sharjah. At the session titled ‘Attributes of Literature with Mass Popularity’ […]
