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. The last time i visited the cairo international book fair was when i was in preparatory school. Cairo international book fair opens daily news egypt. Cairo international book fair is not going to close. Such success had been contested since the decision was made to relocate it from the fair grounds in nasr city to the egypt international exhibition centre in the fifth settlement, new cairo. 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. The cairo international book fair is one of the biggest book fairs out there, drawing hundreds of booksellers from around the world and about 2 million visitors each year. The details of the fair were announced in a press conference on wednesday, january 10.
The 48th cairo international book fair has opened at the international exhibition center in nasser city, cairo. Nearly 3 mln visit 51st round of cairo intl book fair. Megahed the 45th edition of the arab worlds largest book fair will go ahead as normal today, say the events organisers mohammed saad, friday. 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.
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. Feb 07, 2018 the auc press and auc bookstores participated in the 2018 cairo international book fair, attracting new visitors and regular customers. One of the big events of cairo s cultural year is back. Visiting the auc bookstores pavilion at the 2018 cairo. General egyptian book organization the first arab book fair opens at the gezira garden. Cibf is the arab worlds oldest and largest book fair, and in recent years it. Cairo international book fair 2014 at nasr city fairgrounds, wednesday 22 january 2014, as the largest and oldest book fair in the arab world, the. The 48th cairo international book fair kicks off next week one of the largest book markets in the arab world has made its way into our calendars again. Rejoice book lovers, the 23 rd of january has been announced as the launching date for the next cairo international book fair. Morocco to be guest of honor at the 48th annual cairo. 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.
Haitham aly, head of the general egyptian book organisation, is to inaugurate ras elbars first book fair on tuesday. Cairo international book fair sees large turnout on final friday. The 48th cairo international book fair kicks off next week. From the 27th of january through the 10th of february, the 47th annual cairo international book fair will take place at the cairo international convention center in nasr city. Cairo international festival for experimental theatre. In 2006 it was the second largest book fair in the world after the frankfurt book fair. Print 2 pack cairo, paper middle east cairo, tissue middle east cairo, sahara cairo, handling expo cairo, mactech cairo, airtech cairo, transpotech cairo, destination africa cairo, pack africa cairo, watrex expo cairo, cityscape egypt cairo. The kingdom of bahrain was the guest of honor at the 47th session. Its our honor to be the official contractor for the 51st cairo international book fair which is launching on 22nd of january 2020. General egyptian book organization reforming suzanne mubaraks family library. For the past few weeks, rumours floated around about the possibility of postponing the fair until after the 25 january anniversary. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publisher.
Sep 26, 2014 famous book fairs oroundrhe world cairo international book fair organized every year by the general egyptian book organization egypt 45th edition this year features. People browse books at book stands at cairo international book fair in cairo, egypt, on jan. Egyptian chamber of leather has been organizing cairo interleather for the last 8 years with a great success aiming to be one of the most important leather exhibitions in the region. Taking after its successful predecessor diwan, alef bookstores is another barnesandnoblestyle chain of bookstores found throughout cairo, alexandria, and some of egypts other governates. A dispatch from the cairo international book fair alfanar. The cairo international book fair stands out because it has been the. 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. The 48th cairo international book fair will open on thursday, 26 january at the fair grounds in nasr city, with 670 publishers from 35 countries. Jan 26, 2017 kfas and 1001 inventions present the arabic book on the inspiring life of ibn alhaytham.
The 49th round of egypts cairo international book fair cibf was officially opened to visitors on saturday, with algeria as the guest of honor this year. This years fair hosts more than 1273 egyptian and foreign publishers, with the participation of 35 arab and foreign countries. We try to spend as much time here as possible, says nourhan, 21, who was taking a break under the shade of a tree, flipping through a book she had just bought at the cairo international book fair, when we spoke to her. Egypts prime minister to open 51st edition of cairo international. Which international book fairs and festivals will you attend in 2020. 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.
Sharjah international book fair all set to participate in. The book fair was opened by prime minister mostafa madbouly on 22 january. The 50th edition of the cairo international book fair will be taking place from wednesday, january 23 until february 5 in the fifth settlement district instead of its usual place in nasr city. Jan 21, 2014 official sources told almasry alyoumtuesday that interim president adly mansour would inaugurate, on wednesday, the 45th international book fair in cairo. Were not sure were ready to become over excited by the overwhelming amount of books that are about to hit us.
This years cairo international book fair opened to the public on january 23, 2020. 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. Cairo international book fair 2014 at nasr city fairgrounds. The sharjah international book fair,sibf, an affiliate of the sharjah book authority, sba, is gearing up to participate in the 46th edition of the cairo international book fair, set to begin this coming wednesday with saudi arabia participating as the guest of honour. Egypt president mansour to open cairo international book fair. The 50th cairo international book fair cibf, 23 january5 february folded on tuesday, having drawn in nearly 376,000 visitors in its first 10 days.
The book fair usually gives us such an opportunity every year. The chain was founded in 2009 with the opening of its charter bookstore in heliopolis, and within the year it opened six more branches. Event in cairo, egypt by egyptian american book center eabc on wednesday, january 27 2016 with 390 people interested and 258 people going. The book fair will feature about 755 publishers from 26 countries photo from cairo international book fair on 22 january, the 45 th cairo international book fair opens at nasr city fairgrounds in heliopolis, cairo. The fair is considered the most important event in the arabic publishing world. The complete calendar of international book fairs in 2018. Egypt president mansour to open cairo international book. Cairo international book fair, organized by the general egyptian book organization, is the largest and oldest book fair in the arab world. The event features hundreds of events dedicated to culture, arts. Despite the protests planned for the 25 january revolutions third anniversary, and consequent security concerns, the cairo international book fair opens its doors for the 45th round on 22 january. The 48th cairo international book fair opens in nasser. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publishers company. Saudi pavilion at cairo book fair sees heavy turnout arab news.
The search for egypt from september 2020 result following trade fairs. It was the real beginning of the baghdad fair since it became international in 1964. The egyptian minister of culture ines abdel dayem will attend the fair s closing ceremony. Jan 27, 2018 egypt culture minister enas abdel dayem and her algerian counterpart izzzedin mayhoubi inaugurated on saturday the 49th cairo international book fair cibf that will run until february 10 at the fairs usual premises in cairos nasr city, with 848 publishers from 27 countries. Many small fairs dont make up for lost cairo international book fair. Khaled lotfy, whose firm tanmia published a new edition of a book about egyptian double agent ashraf marwan, has been sentenced to five. Cairo international book fair kicks off egypt independent. Cibf is the arab worlds oldest and largest book fair, and in recent years it has drawn over one million visitors each year. The kuwait foundation for the advancement of science kfas and 1001 inventions launched today aljahiz and the book of animals show at the cairo international book fair. The general egyptian book organisation gebo has revealed the poster of the 44th cairo international book fair cibf, which will be held between 23 january5 february 20. Egypts prime minister mostafa madbouly and minister of culture enas.
In 1968 the start of development and diversity takes a wide range and took the sessions of the baghdad international fair is considered one of the largest international economic and trade events, which led to the accession of the baghdad international fair to the global association of the exhibition industry ufi its headquarters in paris and. Book fairs and writers conferences, 2014 our listing of book fairs and writers conferences coming to a city near you. The 48th cairo international book fair opened on thursday and will conclude on february 10. 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. 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. 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. Eritrea is participating at the 48th international book fair in cairo that is taking place from 26 january to 10 february. The cairo international book fair will go ahead in nasr city as planned although there have been rumours that it would be cancelled because of the unstable political situation. Lovers of literature will pleased to hear that the cairo international book fair will be returning from 28 th of january until the 12 th of february ahmed megahed, director of the general egyptian book organisation, held a press conference to announce that the 46 th instalment of the cairo international book fair will be held once again at the fairgrounds in nasr city. The international publishers association ipa is an international industry federation representing all aspects of book and journal publishing. The exhibition was called exhibition of july 14 under law no.
Everyone in alexandria feels that anything worthwhile happens in cairo not so with the book fair which still has the same decent range of literature as in cairo. Aljahiz celebrated at the cairo international book fair. Summary of 49th edition of the cairo international book fair 7th day saturday 03february2018 01. The most common types of trade fairs in cairo are metal processing, industry and machine construction. The 49th cairo international book fair will close on saturday after 10 days of comprehensive cultural events. Historically replete with political events, the cairo book fair, now.
Angry demonstrations in egypts tumultuous years following the january revolution were detrimental to the annual cairo international book fair. Mansour to inaugurate cairos international book fair. United group cairo international book fair 2020 facebook. Cairo international book fair how is cairo international. 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. This year will host morocco as a guest of honour and poet salah abdelsabour as the person of the year and an expanded chinese participation. Therefore, 90% of the kids preferred to go on the trip. The egyptian minister of culture ines abdel dayem will attend the fairs closing ceremony. Jan 30, 2014 the saudi arabia pavilion at the 45th edition of the cairo international book fair has been attracting huge crowds with over 18,000 titles in various fields and various forms of human thought. Sep 20, 2018 the 47th edition of the cairo international book fair began on january 27 and will continue through february 10. The first session of the baghdad exhibition, five arab countries participated on it egypt, jordan, lebanon, kuwait, syria and 83 companies. 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. The theme this year is culture and identity after last years theme dialogue, not clash.
Guide to cairo international book fair 50th edition. 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 number to 2. The golden jubilee 2019 comes with a lot of surprises including a new venue. According to the official organizer of the fair, this years guest of continued. As part of its 40 th anniversary, the kuwait foundation for the advancement of science kfas and 1001 inventions launched today 1001 inventions and the world of ibn alhaytham show at the cairo international book fair. The comprehensive list of international book fairs in 2020. Egyptian tourism authority cairo international book fair. Cairo international book fair constitutes a major fce in egyptian. We caught up with a few of them to find out what they.
The challenge of cairo international book fair jubilee. 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. Sultanate participates in cairo book fair oman observer. Cairo book fair officially opened to visitors after. Auctv coverage for cairos 50th international book fair. Cairo international book fair poster revealed with subtle. Cairo international book fair simple english wikipedia, the. It is the largest book fair in the arab world, as well as the oldest. General exhibition company baghdad international fair. Below information is subject to change, and we will, of course, do our best to keep this listing as much up to date as possible. The general egyptian book organization gebo chose two iconic cultural figures to be the fair s characters this year. The cairo international book fair is one of the biggest book fairs in the world with hundreds of book sellers and about two million visitors every year.
Jan 21, 2014 despite the protests planned for the 25 january revolutions third anniversary, and consequent security concerns, the cairo international book fair opens its doors for the 45th round on 22 january. Children celebrate ibn alhaytham at the cairo book fair. Exhibition calendar with currently 30 trade fairs from september 2020 in cairo. Ipa, who and unicef launch read the world on international childrens book day to support children and young people in isolation genevanew york, 2 april 2020 muchloved childrens authors are joining an initiative to read extracts of their books to millions of children and young people currently living in isolation amid the covid19.
According to reports, 850 publishers and distributors are taking part in the book fair and eritrea is participating for the third time through the eritrean embassy in cairo. International book fair englishfrench dictionary glosbe. Item specifics country egypt catalog number 1181 stamp type general issue condition mint nh stamp format single topic organizations other year of issue 1982 item description. Under the current circumstances, the question of identity could occupy a central place in current egyptian culture, especially considering that toppling the rule of the muslim brotherhood one year after rising to power is one step toward discovering the. Cairo international conference on high energy physics. It is managed by the general egyptian book organization, a stateowned publisher and book retailer association.
To celebrate its 45th anniversary the fair, which is the oldest in the arab world, will last two days longer than usual. 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. Arablits founding editor took a quick run through before. 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. The saudi arabia pavilion at the 45th edition of the cairo international book fair has been attracting huge crowds with over 18,000 titles in various fields and various forms of human thought. Saudi pavilion at cairo book fair sees heavy turnout. Interim president will inaugurate the 45th annual book fair on wednesday, despite ongoing clashes near the fairgrounds and plans for renewed protests over the 25 january weekend, the third.
Cairo international book fair has excluded imprisoned publisher khaled lotfys firm from the event citing security reasons, the international publishers association ipa has said. This year the fair has chosen renowned egyptian poet salah abdel sabour, one of egypts most influential contemporary poets, as the fair s person of the year. The sources said that minister of culture mohamed saber arab, accompanied by ministry leaders, would also visit the fair in nasr city to follow up on the finishing touches prior to mansour. 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 fair 2021 cairo industrial fairs. Eritrea is participating at the 48th international book. He pointed out that the 48th session of the cairo international book fair will be held between january 27 and february 10, 2017. Pdf this article analyses the cairo international book fair as a field configuring event fce. Famous book fairs oroundrhe world cairo international book fair organized every year by the general egyptian book organization egypt 45th edition this year features. Kfas and 1001 inventions present aljahiz and the book of animals childrens book in cairo. A brisk walk through the 2020 cairo international book fair.
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