Cairo international book fair tickets jumps to egp 5, this years edition commemorates gamal hamadan, as 900 publishing houses from 38 countries participate. In early 2015, the cairo international book fair will launch its firstever professional program. 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. Cairo international book fair poster revealed with subtle change. The seminar was discussing gamal fathy abdel hamids book, the two seas canal. Jan 21, 2020 the cairo international book fair is the most important cultural event in the 21st century, egyptian archaeologist and egyptologist zahi hawass said on monday 201200. The fair is considered the most important event in the arabic publishing world. Jul 20, 2018 cairo in a scheme to break cairos monopoly over literary events and catch readers at the beach, egypts general egyptian book organization gebo, the organizer of egypts iconic cairo international book fair, has turned to the countrys coastal towns as new venues for summer book fairs. Egypts annual book fair kicks off with record number of. The 44th cairo international book fair cibf, scheduled to run january 23february 5, 20, is the second held since the 2011 egyptian revolution, but the first since the election of president mohamed morsi and his cabinet.
Heres ahram onlines picks and recommendations for the cultural programme of 44th cairo international book fair. One of the big events of cairo s cultural year is back. Today, on december 4, 20, our calendar presents 11 festivals. Jan 21, 2014 the cairo international book fair stands out because it has been the scene of demonstrations by opposition and intellectuals, the muslim brotherhood after friday prayers, the cultural cafe forum that hosts intellectuals and political figures, plus significant religious presence in numerous forms. The annual cairo international book fair cibf has taken off at the. The new cairo international book fair poster suggests the egyptian. Auc bookstores pavilion at cairo international book fair 2018. Ali ahmida serves as keynote speaker at cairo international. Cairo in a scheme to break cairo s monopoly over literary events and catch readers at the beach, egypts general egyptian book organization gebo, the organizer of egypts iconic cairo international book fair, has turned to the countrys coastal towns as new venues for summer book fairs the initiative was welcomed by egypts literary and media circles.
Its the largest and oldest book fair in arab world that is held in the last week of january in the fair grounds in nasr city, cairo. Fair cibf, which will be held between 23 january5 february 20. Observers and experienced book fair admirers know quite well that the cairo international book fair isnt just an opportunity to sell books, exchange sales and s, or even a chance to network. Cairo international book fair 20 at nasr city fairgrounds. 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. Egypts culture minister ines abdeldayem who in 20 took over the. Jan 24, 20 the 44th cairo international book fair cibf, scheduled to run january 23february 5, 20, is the second held since the 2011 egyptian revolution, but the first since the election of president mohamed morsi and his cabinet. Khaled lotfy, whose firm tanmia published a new edition of a book about egyptian double agent. Book fair seminar warns of dangers from israeli water project.
Haitham aly, head of the general egyptian book organisation, is to inaugurate ras elbars first book fair on tuesday. The 44th cairo international book fair, the largest and oldest book fair in the middle east, will kick off on wednesday january 23, 20 and run until tuesday february 5 from 10. 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. We caught up with a few of them to find out what they. Which international book fairs and festivals will you attend in 2020. More specifically, the fair s coincidence with the january 25th anniversary of the revolution inevitably ties it to questions about postrevolutionary egypt. Visit auc bookstores pavilion at cairo international book fair 2018 where you will find the most extensive collection of englishlanguage. A seminar held on the sidelines of cairo international book fair has warned of the grave consequences of an israeli project linking the dead sea with the red sea.
Egypts annual book fair kicks off with record number of contributing countries the 47 th edition of the cairo international book fair opens wednesday under the theme of culture in confrontation and is scheduled to conclude on february 10. 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. The last time i visited the cairo international book fair was when i was in preparatory school. As for the exhibitions in egypt, then one of the most popular exhibitions that take place is cairo international book fair. Book worms of egypt, the cairo international book fair is selling books to crowds of hungry readers coming from all over the country to snatch up their favourite bestsellers at the minimum cost. Mourads breakthrough novel, the blue elephant arabic. Handmade goodies from all over the country with over a hundred participants will be featured for the first time in egypt in the biggest international handicrafts show at cairo fair ground from the 18th to the 25th of november.
Book fair seminar warns of dangers from israeli water. The biggest and the most popular national soccer clubs are ahly and zamalek, both are based in cairo. In january, they celebrate new years day and cairo book fair. Today, on november 3, 20, our calendar presents 27 festivals. This past sunday, the general assembly of the arab publishers association met sunday at the cairo international book fair to elect a new president essam shalaby and address other issues. Although the fair s 44th edition was extended by four days, from 5 february to 9 february, so that publishers could try to make up sales that had been badly effected by ongoing street clashes since the second anniversary of the 25 january revolution, on the seventh the special guests libyan. 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. The poster is different this year although the images on the cairo international book fair website remain the same and officials at the general egyptian book organization gebo told ahram online that the poster does not reflect a new strategy or orientation exactly, but suggests that writers are looking forward to a new era.
The most complete list of festivals on november 3, 20. Here is our annual update of the international book fairs which will be held in 20. International kolkata book fair it is the worlds largest nontrade book fair, asias largest and the most attended book fair in the world with over 2. Cibf is the arab worlds oldest and largest book fair, and in recent years it has drawn over one million visitors each year. In 2006 it was the second largest book fair in the world after the frankfurt book fair. 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. It is managed by the general egyptian book organization, a stateowned publisher and book retailer association. Outrage in egypt over israeli book at cairo fair israel. Cairo international book fair 2018 l pesta buku tahunan. Cairo international book fair is one of the biggest book fairs in world with about 2 million visitors every year. In terms of international publishersparticipation, the cairo book fair constitutes one of.
The book fair is held for the first time at the egyptian international exhibition center eiec at the fifth settlement district, coinciding with its 50th anniversary. There was a heavy security presence during president morsis visit and its seems many. The cairo international book fair is one of the worlds biggest book fairs. With 56 stalls of 34 publishers, the first kolkata book fair was organised on march 5, 1976. Controversy even months before opening of 20 riyadh international book fair. Libya was selected as the guest of honor at this years book fair. Ahram onlin e offers readers the most important cultural events taking place at the cairo international book fai r on 24 january 4 february. An egyptian parliamentarian is demanding that his government investigate how an israeli book was allowed into an international book fair taking place in cairo, haaretz reported on. 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. Abdel hamid said his book is focused on the project israel, jordan and the palestinian authority is seeking to implement, linking the two seas. Islamists alqaradawi and qutb books withdrawn from cairo. Shortly afterwards, the frankfurt book fair was launched. Pick up accessories, clothes, curtain, and hopefully some soap while youre at it. President abdel fatah alsisi inaugurated the cairo international book fair s 50th edition on jan.
Ali ahmida, professor and chair of the department of political science, was the invited keynote speaker at the 44th cairo international book fair on january 29, 20. Local book fairs catch summer readers on egypts coasts. As the largest and oldest book fair in the arab world, the annual cairo international book fair attracts hundreds of book sellers from around the world and up to 2 million visitors. 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 gebo, which is. Cairo international book fair archives the caravan. More specifically, the fairs coincidence with the january 25th anniversary of the revolution inevitably ties it to questions about postrevolutionary egypt. A year later, it was shortlisted for the arabic booker award in 2014. See more ideas about books, art book fair and international books. Cairo international book fair 20 at nasr city fairgrounds as the largest and oldest book fair in the arab world, the annual cairo international book fair attracts hundreds of book sellers from around the world and up to 2 million visitors. Most of these are primarily intended as trade fairs for the book trade, but an everincreasing number have extensive programmes of cultural events and opportunities to meet authors.
Cairo international book fair simple english wikipedia, the. The guest of honour countries in 51st cairo international. Cairo international book fair to screen film in honor of. Every student i met here has told me how it is an amazing experience and how every year it seems to get better mashaallah. This september sun at the cairo international book fair. Cairo book fair to launch professional program publishing. Visiting the auc bookstores pavilion at the 2018 cairo. With these impressive statistics, it can call itself the biggest book fair in the arab world. They attract thousands of locals and tourists from all over the world. It is the largest book fair in the arab world, as well as the oldest. Jan 16, 20 the poster is different this year although the images on the cairo international book fair website remain the same and officials at the general egyptian book organization gebo told ahram online that the poster does not reflect a new strategy or orientation exactly, but suggests that writers are looking forward to a new era. It is held every year in late january and early february.
Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify. The 44th cairo international book fair cibf, scheduled to run january 23 february 5, 20, is the second held since the 2011 egyptian. The golden jubilee of cairo international book fair, set to be held in ard elmaared, nasr city, in 2019, has chosen the arab league as the guest of honor of the book fair. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publishers company. 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 book related events. There are festivals in 7 categories that take place in 26 cities of 16 countries. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publisher. Of the greatest things i was looking forward to after moving to cairo was their annual book fair. The first day of the 44th cairo international book fair cibf on wednesday was almost empty of visitors. Opening day of cairo international book fair sees few visitors, organisers hope january 25 revolution second anniversary wont deter booklovers from attending mohammed saad, thursday 24 jan 20. The book fair will be the third taking place in egypt this year, after the cairo international book fair and alexandria international book fair earlier this year. Alsaeed, whose institution is currently participating in egypts 51st cairo international book fair cibf with four pavilions, said the exhibition areas have witnessed a huge turnout as more egyptians are willing to learn more about china. Controversy even months before opening of 20 riyadh. President sisi inaugurates cairo international book fair.
Perhaps 20 was not the best year to be guest of honor at the cairo international book fair. The cairo international book fair stands out because it has been the scene of. A few days and the 51st session of the cairo international book fair will start at the egypt center for international exhibitions in the fifth settlement, from january 22 to february 4, and the state of senegal will be the guest of honour of the exhibition for 2020, and the late thinker and geographer, gamal hamdan, personality of the year, with the participation of 38 arab and foreign countries. Cairo international fair 2021 cairo industrial fairs. The cairo book fair, which boasts two million annual visitors and more than 700 publishers, has seen hard times in the last several years. The guest of honour countries in 51st cairo international book fair. I am so honored to be one of the first south african authors to be invited to the biggest and longest running book fairs 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. A few days and the 51st session of the cairo international book fair will. There are festivals in 8 categories that take place in 11 cities of 10 countries. Although the fairs 44th edition was extended by four days, from 5 february to 9 february, so that publishers could try to make up sales that had been badly effected by ongoing street clashes since the second anniversary of the 25 january revolution, on the seventh the special guests libyan. Yet, not only is soccer popular, but ballet and modern dance are too.
Four years after leading friday prayers in tahrir square after the ouster of hosni mubarak, visitors to the cairo international book fair ask that cleric youssef alqaradawis books be removed from. Jan 14, 2020 a few days and the 51st session of the cairo international book fair will start at the egypt center for international exhibitions in the fifth settlement, from january 22 to february 4, and the state of senegal will be the guest of honour of the exhibition for 2020, and the late thinker and geographer, gamal hamdan, personality of the year, with the participation of 38 arab and foreign countries. Feb 07, 2018 the auc press and auc bookstores participated in the 2018 cairo international book fair, attracting new visitors and regular customers. Cibf is the arab worlds oldest and largest book fair, and in recent years it. The cairo international book fairs 50th edition opens amid. 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. A trade fair trade show, trade exhibition, or expo is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and customers, study activities of rivals, and examine recent market trends and opportunities. Karachi international book fair organized by pakistan publishers and booksellers association. Oct 17, 2014 in early 2015, the cairo international book fair will launch its firstever professional program. This year sees the 44th edition of the fair and a return to its usual location at the nasr city fairgrounds. Cairo, the book lovers mecca every year, the cairo international book fair attracts more than two million visitors, 3000 publishers and an average of three million books.
The entire setup of the fair was upgraded for its 50th anniversary, doing. In a press release, hawass noted that the event is a message to the whole world, affirming egypts standing as a cultural power. The programs set to be held from january 29 through 31, on the eve of the citys 47th fair. If you havent been to the cairo international book fair yet held annually at. Main features of 50th cairo international book fair egypt today.
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