Among the exciting new initiatives taking place at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) is the ‘Textbox’, a soundproof booth designed to host poets whose words are transmitted via headphones then simultaneously translated into Arabic shown across a screen. KITAB, the organsiers of the ADIBF, have expanded the ‘Slam Poetry’ readings by popular […]

Encouraging more children to read is a key theme of this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), reflecting the mission of organiser KITAB (a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage – ADACH - and the Frankfurt Book Fair).
Central to today’s programme was a seminar entitled ‘Let’s Read! Creative Examples […]

- Baha Taher, Alaa al-Aswany, Laila al-Juhani and many more
- Thousands come to buy books at Fair

- HH Sheikh Hamdan is shown around the Fair by HE Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan of ADACH, HE Mohamed Khalaf Al Mazrouie of ADACH and HE Jumaa al Qubaisi of ADIBF
- HH Sheikh Hamdan praises KITAB for introducing new initiatives and is impressed by the international participation

- Organiser KITAB increases floor space by 25% and confirms 430 exhibitors
- Interactive ‘BookCrossing’ initiative launched to encourage reading in the Emirate

- List of authors includes winner and short-listed authors of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
- Renowned authors are featured in exciting programme of events