Cairos international book fair is back, but a little shaky. The bookworms platform graces us for the second year in a row at egypt international exhibition centre, located in the fifth settlement, with another increase in the ticket price, reaching egp 5. The cairo international conference centre cicc is the result of those years of tireless planning and careful execution. 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. Head of the cabinets information and decision support center idsc said that cybercrime in egypt has increased by 190 percent from 2012 to 2017, explaining that most of the crimes targeted penetrating websites and altering their homepages and content.
Takes place from january 22, 2012 to february 7, 2012 in cairo, egypt. 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. 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. Local book fairs catch summer readers on egypts coasts. It is managed by the general egyptian book organization, a stateowned publisher and book retailer association. The azabekeya market usually attracts thousands of book fair visitors, due to selling old, used, lowcost pricedbooks that usually do not exceed egp 20.
In 2006 it was the second largest book fair in the world after the frankfurt book fair. A walk through the cairo book fair egypt independent. 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. 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. Azbekeya book market launches independent book fair. Cairo international book fair good to see that the cairo international book fair is back again after not being held last 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 news seems to be that the fair will open on the 22nd24th, close on the 2526, reopen on the 27th and run through the 7th of february. This years fair hosts more than 1273 egyptian and foreign publishers, with the participation of 35 arab and foreign countries.
Guest speaker, information and decision support center. Cairo international book fair simple english wikipedia. The novel was first published in 2009 by amabooks in bulawayo, while a second edition was published in 2012. Media in category cairo international book fair 2012 the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Impressions from the abu dhabi international book fair. Cairos international book fair is back, but a little. Find information about cibf cairo international book fair 2010 such as venue, list of exhibitors, keynote speakers, tracks, agenda and registration. The cairo international book fair has been postponed to february by the minister of culture to avoid coinciding with the 25 of january. But a fatwa against book fairs as the hook phrases it suggests to me that the issuers are flatly against book fairs. Guest speaker, faculty of economics and political science.
Saudi clerics issued a fatwa against book fairs during the 2012 riyadh international book fair. Arab spring tensions at the abu dhabi international book fair. Dubbed the tahrir book fair, the event will take place on the auc downtown campus on tahrir square. 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. As at this years cairo international book fair, the saudis had a large, central display that featured religious books, visual art, and materials for children. There is an adhoc quality to this years cairo international book fair, as if it had been thrown together at the last possible moment. 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. 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.
The cairo international book fair has always been about more than just selling books and this years event is no different. The cairo international book fair is a major book fair held every year in the last week of january in cairo, egypt, at the cairo international fair grounds in madinat nasr, near alazhar university. The cairo international book fair is the largest and oldest book fair in the arab world, held. The cairo international book fair is one of the worlds biggest book fairs. The guest of honour countries in 51st cairo international. Zeyna aljabri, founder of buzoor, had some beautiful new childrens books this fair. The 2012 book fair was a bit sluggish and slapped together at the last minute, but it still brought in nearly 2 million books and 745 publishers.
Interview on the election of mohamed morsy as the president of egypt and its implications, pbs, 2012. Larger bookstores, like auc press, have reportedly sold more than 1 million l. The largest book fair of africa is the cairo international book fair, which focuses on the arab world and largely on the readers. Cairo international book fair 15 january, 2012 cibf cairo. Take a tour with me around the 2012 cairo international book fair, the second largest book fair in the world. 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. Cairo international book fair to open 22 january egypt.
The cairo book fair march 18, 2012 it is narrated that many people of earlier generations used to pray, allahumma ballighnaa ramadan o allah, allow us to witness the upcoming ramadan and i think many of the students here in cairo pray in a similar way for the blessing of witnessing the annual book fair. After the cancellation of the cairo international book fair last year due to the revolution, this years book fair did indeed open january 22nd, albeit quietly and amidst some confusion. It is also the largest and oldest book fair in the arab world, held every year in the last week of january in cairo, egypt. Cairo international book fair adalah pameran buku yang diadakan tiap tahun pada akhir januari di kairo, mesir. Under the auspices of president abdel fattah al sisi, the 50th session cairo international book fair, entitled the golden jubilee, will take. Cairo international book fair 2012 from wikimedia commons, the free media repository. Cairo international book fair in the category fairs. The neidlinger books stand at the london book fair 2012 write a harlequin book. United group cairo international book fair 2020 facebook. But the cancellation of last years cairo international book fair and poor attendance this year where booksellers also. The fair is considered the most important event in the arabic publishing world.
It is the largest book fair in the arab world, as well as the oldest. The cairo international book fair the fair is considered the most important event in the arabic publishing world, drawing nearly 2 million visitors every year. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publishers company khaled lotfy, whose firm tanmia published a new edition of a book about egyptian double agent. Visiting the auc bookstores pavilion at the 2018 cairo.
Brian jones, the amabooks publishers director said the book was published by an egyptian. Sharjah international book fair is participating in the 45th cairo international book fair, taking place in the period between january 22nd and february 4, 2014, where its pavilion has already attracted high levels of interest, including visits by a number of prominent figures such as the ambassador of uae in egypt he mohammad nukhaira al daheri. The auc press and auc bookstores participated in the 2018 cairo international book fair, attracting new visitors and regular customers. 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. Mohamed elbaaly, who founded cairos sefsafa publishing in 2010, stresses that in the long term, getting rid of dictatorship will open up possibilities. 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. The 50th session of the cairo international book fair.
The cairo international book fair will open on 22 january and end on 7 february, the egyptian publishers association epa announced tuesday. Sharjah international book fair builds more bridges with. A large and wideranging calendar of events offers fairgoers the chance. 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 book fair turns away jailed publisher.
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 held every year in late january and early february. See more ideas about books, art book fair and international books. The fairgrounds permanent buildings, which were torn down more than a year ago to make way for new ones, were replaced by tents. Media in category cairo international book fair this category contains only the following file. The cairo international book fair is back with a vengance, according to a report in the egyptian gazette. Konon pertama kalinya pameran buku ini diadakan pada tahun 1969 m di cairo. In arabic publishing by olivia snaije january 26, 2012. Cairo international fair 2021 cairo industrial fairs.
Cairo international book fair is one of the biggest book fairs in world with about 2 million visitors every year. Pdf this article analyses the cairo international book fair as a field. Though cancelled last january due to revolution, the fair is back. There was a display of a traditional kuttab alongside brightly colored drawing tables.
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. The last time i visited the cairo international book fair was when i was in preparatory school. The azbakeya book fair will be held from 15 january to 15 february within the same timeframe of the cairo international book fair which will take place from 23 january to 5 february. Many areas were not ready on the first three days of the fair, and many posters blew down soon after they were put up, ruined by. It is organised by the general egyptian book organisation. The fair returned in 2012 and nearly all of the new books, seminars, poetry recitals, theatrical shows and performances by different troupes at the. Its our honor to be the official contractor for the 51st cairo international book fair which is launching on 22nd of january 2020. Cairo international book fair simple english wikipedia, the free. By edward nawotka in the wake of the cancellation of the cairo international book fair, the american university of cairo press has announced its intention to launch its own fair, to take place at the end of march. The golden jubilee 2019 comes with a lot of surprises including a new venue. 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. In a statement, mohamed rashad, who heads the association, said culture minister shaker abdel hamid and ahmed megahed head of the general egyptian book organization, which organizes the fair met with the epas board. Tunisia is the guest of honour, and it runs through 7 february.