Top Arab authors to visit Sharjah Book Fair

Awide slice of Arab literati is expected to take part in the 37th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) from October 21-November 10.

The upcoming edition will feature seminars, discussion panels, reading sessions, poetry evenings, as well as book signings.

Organisers said in a statement that “the illustrious guest list for the year includes Zaki Nusseibeh, UAE Minister of State; Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi; Dr Abdullah Mohammad Bel Haif Al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Infrastructure Development; Omar Gobash, Ambassador of the UAE to France; as well as Algerian novelist Ahlam Mosteganemi.PalestinianJordanian novelist Ebrahim Nasrallah, is scheduled to attend, as is Egyptian novelist and journalist Ebrahim Issa. Egyptian writer and photographer Ahmad Murad, and Kuwaiti writer Dr Talib Al Refai are also on the guest list. Representing home turf are Emirati novelist Sultan Al Amimi; actor, director Dr Habib Ghuloom; poet Shaikha Al Mutairi; lecturer Badria Obaid Al Hosani among other noted auhors.