Egypt international book fair

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. Jan 22, 2020 the cairo fair opens today, set for a second year at the egypt international exhibition center. A dispatch from the cairo international book fair alfanar. The countdown for the cairo international book fair cibf. A dispatch from the cairo international book fair al. Jan, 2020 egypts minister of culture enas abdel dayem urged egyptians on sunday to visit the opening of the 51st annual cairo international book fair, the largest and oldest book fair in the middle east, which will be held this year between january 23 and february 4 for the second time in new cairos international exhibition and convention center. The alexandria international book fair realizes a lifelong dream of alexandrian intellectuals. Cairo book fair opens door for registration until 6 may. The book fair was initially scheduled for january, but got postponed due to the global pandemic. Egypt participates in paris international book fair sada. Jan 09, 2019 the 50th edition of cairo international book fair wont be in its usual nasr citys ard elmaared venue via cairo book fair this year, its going to take place in the fifth settlement at egypt international exhibition center, right behind elmoshir tantawy mosque.

Hargeysa international book fair hargeysa cultural centre. This is the best and only place to get many books that are published outside of egypt and also a good time to stock up on titles put out by egyptian publishers. Alexandria international book fair bibliotheca alexandrina. Jan, 2020 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. Yet the changing political atmosphere in egypt appears to have changed. Sep 20, 2018 cairo international book fair the 47th edition of the cairo international book fair began on january 27 and will continue through february 10. The association is the main culture sponsor for books in egypt and they invented the fair in 1969. Inas abdel dayem, minister of culture and her accompanying delegation participated in the opening ceremonies of the 22nd edition of nairobi international book fair kenya which was held in the conference hall the ceremony began with the inauguration of the egyptian pavilion which attracted the attention of 220 titles published by the general book organization and copies of. Sudanese security officials have seized a number of books and novels from exhibits at the khartoum international book fair that opened on tuesday. Jan 18, 2020 by mahmoud hossam the cairo international book fair cibf will be held from january 22nd to february 4th in the egypt center for exhibitions and international conferences in the fifth complex district. The latest confiscations echo similar seizures from the last two years events. 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. The book fair is to take place for the second year in a row at egypt international exhibition centre, located at almosher tantawy axis in fifth settlement. Book enthusiasts in egypt and the arab world are anticipating the 52nd cairo international book fair, which kicks off on june 30 and runs until july 15.

Outrage in egypt over israeli book at cairo fair israel. 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 tuesday. The ministry of culture has launched the fair under the slogan egypt africa the culture of diversity, with guest of honor senegal. The number of publishers participating and the number of guests who visit the fair every year makes it second only to the frankfurt book fair. The committee, headed by enas abdel dayem, egypts minister of culture, also decided to add an additional four days to the delayed festival. Also, significant discounts are offered both at stalls of the fair and at their. The search for egypt from may 2021 result following trade fairs.

This important cultural event in egypt is held on a yearly basis. A substantial number of publishing and printing houses from egypt, the arab world, and europe are expected to participate. Egymedica cairo, lift city expo egypt cairo, print 2 pack cairo, paper middle east cairo, tissue middle east cairo, ifsec firex egypt cairo, egypt energy cairo, transpotech cairo, handling expo cairo, plastex cairo, pack africa cairo, watrex expo cairo. Everything you need to know about the cairo international. Kuwaiti bestselling author saud al sanousi is popular with readers in egypt and won the international prize for arabic fiction in 20. Censors swoop on khartoum international book fair radio.

International prize for arabic fiction launches 15th. The fair is usually held in january and february, with many egyptian, arab, and international vendors exhibiting their books, tapping into the massive turnout of the middle easts largest annual cultural event. 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. Egypts minister of culture urges public to attend 2020. Enas abdel dayem, minister of culture, announced the creation of a new tradition for the guest of honor of cairo international book fair. 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. Cairo international book fair how is cairo international book fair. Ipa protests 2020 cairo international book fairs exclusion. Publishers, writers watch from behind bars as cairo book fair. General egyptian book organization haytham alhaj ali said that 3.

Egypt will be represented by the ministry of culture, the. For the first time in egypt, american university in egypt press is selling an exclusive collection of art, egyptology, design and photography books at this years cairo international book fair, which can be found at hall 2, stand b30. 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 history of the international book fair the egyptian book association is main organizer of the fair. Cairo international book fair, organized by the general egyptian book organization, is the largest and oldest book fair in the arab world. Jul 27, 2017 12 th hargeysa international book fair 2025 july 2019, hargeysa, somaliland. Censors swoop on khartoum international book fair radio dabanga. This is the fair s 51st year, and its set to run to february 4. Jan 31, 2015 the works of alqaradawi,and qutb have been displayed and sold at the cairo international book fair without issue for years. The biggest book fair in the world is an arab event in africa. A historic meeting place and one of the biggest book fairs in africa and the middle east, it is an event where one can take the pulse of literary and intellectual life in egypt and the region. Cibf is the arab worlds oldest and largest book fair, and in recent years it has drawn over one million visitors each year.

The book fair is currently being held in egypt international exhibitions center in the fifth settlement district with 98 bus lines provided to ease the transportation of visitors. This dream came true right after the inauguration of the ba in 2002. Jan 24, 2020 the 51st edition of the cairo international book fair, which kicked off a few days ago, represents one of the egyptian capitals most important historical and cultural events the oldest and largest fair of its kind in the region and brought intellectuals together for the first time 74 years ago. Egypts president opens 50th cairo international book fair. Senegal is guest of honor, reflective of the fair s theme this year, africa, a culture of diversity. Islamists alqaradawi and qutb books withdrawn from cairo.

On his part, lawrence nagahi praised egypt s first participation in the 22nd edition of nairobi international book fair and expressed his delight at the presence of the egyptian minister of culture, noting that egypt has a pioneer and a pivotal role in various fields of culture. Feb 06, 2020 egypt s restrictive cultural environment marred this years cairo international book fair with the recent arrests of publishers and closures of community libraries and bookstores. Each year, 2 seas agency lists international book fairs and festivals that will take place throughout the world in a handy, easytonavigate book fair calendar. Jan 31, 2019 the cairo international book fair s 50th edition opens amid controversy over its new location and visitor numbers, with some booksellers boycotting the fair. The committee set a new date for the 52nd cibf from 30 june to 15 july, the statement said. Egypt s minister of culture inas abdeldayem had postponed the book fair from january this year to june, due to the novel coronavirus covid19 pandemic. Alexandria international book fair 2020 bibliotheca alexandrina. Trade fairs egypt appointments from may 2021 worldwide. The book fair will run from the 22 nd of january until the 4 th of february this year. The biggest book fair in the world is an arab event in. The 12th instalment of the annual hargeysa international book fair will be held in july, from 20th to 25th, in hargeysa, somaliland, with the theme of coexistence and the guest country of egypt. It is a wonderful opportunity to display the full range of our publications to the egyptian public and many visitors from around the middle east.

Egypts alexandria international book fair adds 200,000 free. 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. The novels, written in arabic and whose first edition was issued during the period between 1 september 2020 and 30 june 2021, are. Egyptian president abdelfattah alsisi officially opened the 50th edition of the cairo international book fair on tuesday, 22 january 2019. London book fair announces its 2020 international excellence. Cairo international book fair postponed due to covid19arab. Twentyseven countries, including 17 arab countries and 10 foreign countries will participate in the 49th cairo international book fair, which will run from january 27 to february 10 in cairo, egypt, at the cairo international fair grounds in nasr city. Egypts alexandria international book fair adds 200,000. The golden jubilee 2019 comes with a lot of surprises including a new venue.

Cairo international fair 2022 cairo industrial fairs. While there is some speculation that the real numbers may be higher, there. The general egyptian book organization announced starting the application period for the 52nd cairo international book fair award, which runs until the end of march 2021. Exclusive collection of art, egyptology, and film books at. Cibf cairo international book fair 15 january, 2012.

Gamal hemdan, cibfs main charachter in 2020 tue, 31 dec 2019 01. Egypt attracts attention in nairobi intnal book fair sada. Mar 30, 2020 despite egypt leading africa in coronavirus fatalities 40 dead as this post goes live and the second highest rate of infections on the continent 609 it would seem that the annual alexandria international book fair is still on schedule for april 23. Feb 03, 2014 theres only one day left for the cairo international book fair. Auc press draws large crowds at cairo international book fair. Because antisemitic books were exhibited at the cairo international book fair in 2019, adl engaged with egyptian foreign ministry officials in. Visitors browse books on display at the cairo international book fair, cairo, egypt. Saudi arabia, egypt safety valve of arab, islamic nation. During the meeting, namnam thanked saleh for choosing egypt to be the first guest of honour at the khartoum international book fair. The cairo international book fair was launched in 1969, when the minister of culture, thrwat okasha, assigned the writer suhair al qalmawi to supervise the establishment of the first edition.

The official facebook event of the book fair announced that it will be held for the second time at egypt international exhibition center in new cairo. Jan 25, 2020 president of egypt, abdel fattah alsisi 3rd r attends the 50th cairo international book fair in cairo, egypt on 22 january, 2019 ahmed al sayedanadolu agency january 25, 2020 at 10. Everything you need to know about the 50th edition of cairo. Egypt attracts attention in nairobi intnal book fair. Jan 23, 2020 the 51st cairo international book fair has finally been inaugurated under the slogan of egypt africa a culture of diversity and will run until the 4th of february. International prize for arabic fiction launches 15th edition. Publishers, writers watch from behind bars as cairo book. Contact organizers for more information before making arrangements.

His native country was the featured guest country at this years cairo international book fair. Now they are living the good life, which consists mainly of cuddles, food, brushing their fur, distracting mummy from her work in the middle east and islamic studies. 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. Feb 07, 2020 but this year it seems the cairo organisers have resolved all the problems that beleaguered the 2019 event, and haytham alhaj ali, chairman of the general egyptian book organization gebo, confirmed that the 51st cairo international book fair, with its theme egypt africa, a culture of diversity, attracted 3. Participating in the book fair is open only for publishers, members of union publishers, representatives of states, and public and international institutions. The general egyptian book authority announced that the 51st edition of cairo international book fair, scheduled to kick off on jan. The fair is considered the most important event in the arabic publishing world. Since the start of the covid19 pandemic, many of these events have been happening either virtually or were cancelled altogether. Everything you need to know about the 50th edition of. So my advice, cancel your plans tomorrow and head to the fair. Jan 23, 2020 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. Alexandria international book fair 2020 bibliotheca. The head of the egyptian general authority for books, haitham elhag, announced the opening of the 49th cairo international book fair on 27 january, running until 19 february, with the participation of 27 countries.

Mobile view people attend the cairo international book fair in cairo, egypt, in a picture uploaded feb. Jan 14, 2018 49th international book fair kicks off 27 january. To the disappointment of many, however, al sanousi did not attend. Egypts minister of culture urges public to attend 2020 cairo. The event, hosting 14 countries and more than 300 sudanese and foreign publishing houses, will run until october 29.