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Sharjah Launches 44th International Book Fair
The 44th Sharjah International Book Fair opened on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at Expo Centre Sharjah under the theme “Between You and a Book.” The emirate once again turns a new page in its long story with knowledge, gathering more than 2,350 publishing houses from 81 countries, including 1,224 Arab and 1,126 international publishers, presenting […]
Heaven Looks Like Us: Palestinian Voices in Verse
A landmark anthology of Palestinian poetry is being published by Chicago-based indie house Haymarket Books this week. Entitled Heaven Looks Like Us the publisher describes it as ‘a love letter to Palestinian ancestors, their descendants, and their land, to all anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggles, to a history that will never be forgotten, and to a […]
Salma El-Wardany Joins 2026 Women’s Prize Jury
Salma El-Wardany has been announced as one of the five judges for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. The author, presenter, poet, and speaker joins an exceptional panel chaired by former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, alongside poet and novelist Mona Arshi, writer and comedian Cariad Lloyd, and broadcaster Annie Macmanus. El-Wardany, whose debut novel […]