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. Symphony book fair uno lakefront arena 6801 franklin avenue 5048612004. Haitham alhaj ali, chairman of the general egyptian book organization, has called the fair the largest in the world in terms of turnout, with 3. Egypts interim president adly mansour inaugurated the 45th cairo international book fair cibf on. The sultanate, represented by the ministry of information and the. Sharjah international book fair all set to participate in. Mar 17, 2018 however, the cairo book fair isnt egypts only large bookfair event. 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. General exhibition company baghdad international fair. Angry demonstrations in egypts tumultuous years following the january revolution were detrimental to the annual cairo international book fair. 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.
This years cairo international book fair opened to the public on january 23, 2020. Old book sellers launch rival to cairo book fair duration. 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. This initiative aims at the documentation and analysis of tangible and intangible urban elements, and establishing a reliable archive available to researchers, designers and policy makers, and accessible to engaged citizens. Cluster mapping initiative is part of clusters mandate for critical engagement in the city and public space through urban research, programs and design interventions. General egyptian book organisation gebo director ahmed megahed said on monday that the 45th cairo international book fair would be. Main features of 50th cairo international book fair egypt today.
A storm in a tea cup the 45th round of the cairo international book fair proceeded smoothly, proving that security concerns preceding the event were unfounded mohammed. Most trade fairs in egypt take place in cairo with 33 trade fairs. The first session of the baghdad exhibition, five arab countries participated on it egypt, jordan, lebanon, kuwait, syria and 83 companies. Jan 23, 2014 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. 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. Cairo book fair abandoned amid unrest books the guardian. 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 usually gives us such an opportunity every year. Book fairs and writers conferences, 2014 our listing of book fairs and writers conferences coming to a city near you.
It is managed by the general egyptian book organization, a stateowned publisher and book retailer association. Egypt storycairo international book fair 2019 youtube. Children celebrate ibn alhaytham at the cairo book fair. 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.
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 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 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. Mar 02, 2018 the 49th annual cairo international book fair took place between jan. 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. One of the biggest book fairs, which is now in its 45th year, returns with more books for bookworms to shop for at best prices. The book fair marks the first major international cultural event in postrevolution egypt and it is a source of hope that despite the countrys continued. The last time i visited the cairo international book fair was when i was in preparatory school. Morocco to be guest of honor at the 48th annual cairo. Jan 26, 2017 kfas and 1001 inventions present the arabic book on the inspiring life of ibn alhaytham. International publishers association pre2010 subscribe to ipa news. Thousands find informal gigs at cairo international book fair. May fair hotel is located in cairo s zamalek neighborhood.
Sharjah international book fair builds more bridges with. 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. If you know trade fairs in cairo that are not listed, you can transmit them to us via announce new trade fair our team will update them in a timely manner to promote these fairs as well. Cairo it was a warm, sunny morning when mohamed, a 39yearold accountant, decided to go to the golden jubilee of the annual staterun cairo international book fair. Taking after its successful predecessor diwan, alef bookstores is another barnesandnoblestyle chain of bookstores found throughout cairo, alexandria, and some of egypts other governates. Trade fairs with expired dates or trade fair dates yet. 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. Jan 31, 2011 literature has been caught up in the protests that have now entered their seventh day in egypt. The golden jubilee of cairo international book fair, set to be held in ard elmaared, nasr city, in 2019, has chosen. Cairo international book fair opens daily news egypt.
Adly mansour opens cairo international book fair books. Zahi hawass cairo book fair shows egypts cultural power. 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. People browse books at book stands at cairo international book fair in cairo, egypt, on jan. Cairo international book fair is one of the prominent cultural fairs in. Khaled lotfy, whose firm tanmia published a new edition of a book about egyptian double agent ashraf marwan, has been sentenced to five. According to officials, the 49th cairo international book fair held this january and february 2018 saw more than 2. Please visit the book sale website and stay tuned for the announcement of our fall dates for the book sales 60th anniversary.
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. Egypt president mansour to open cairo international book fair. Political turmoil wont mar cairo book fair, vows magahed books. Egyptian tourism authority cairo international book fair. The cairo international book fair kicks off today, and. Main features of 50th cairo international book fair. Tahun 2019 ini cairo book fair dilaksanakan pada tanggal 22 januari5 februari 2019 di lokasi baru yakni, egypt international exibition center, di daerah tajammu khomis. Nearly 3 mln visit 51st round of cairo intl book fair. It is the largest book fair in the arab world, as well as the oldest.
Egypts interim president, adly mansour, inaugurated the 45th cairo international book fair wednesday, 22 january, visiting over 16 wings of the fair. Interim president will inaugurate the 45th annual book fair on wednesday, despite ongoing clashes near the fairgrounds and plans for renewed protests over the. Mansour to inaugurate cairos international book fair. Enas abdel dayem, minister of culture, announced the creation of a new tradition for the guest of honor of cairo international book fair. 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. Saudi pavilion at cairo book fair sees heavy turnout arab news. Cairo book fair officially opened to visitors after. Cairo international book fair 2014 at nasr city fairgrounds.
Jan 21, 2014 official sources told almasry alyoumtuesday that interim president adly mansour would inaugurate, on wednesday, the 45th international book fair in cairo. Cairo international fair 2021 cairo industrial fairs. In 2006 it was the second largest book fair in the world after the frankfurt book fair. The annual cairo book fair, due to have been held this week, has been abandoned, with many foreign. 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 chain was founded in 2009 with the opening of its charter bookstore in heliopolis, and within the year it opened six more branches. Of course also other interesting trade fairs can take place in cairo, which are not yet known to us. Dec 28, 2011 last years cairo international book fair was delayed from a jan. 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. Cairo international book fair simple english wikipedia, the. The international publishers association ipa is an international industry federation representing all aspects of book and journal publishing. The 3 most common types of fairs in egypt are trade fairs for metal processing, clothing trade fairs and exhibitions and industry trade shows. Hosni mubarak never made it to nasr city to ceremonially open the fair. The exhibition was called exhibition of july 14 under law no.
Historically replete with political events, the cairo book fair, now. Cairo international book fair poster revealed with subtle. Haitham aly, head of the general egyptian book organisation, is to inaugurate ras elbars first book fair on tuesday. Therefore, 90% of the kids preferred to go on the trip. Cairo international book fair is one of the biggest book fairs in the middle east, and this edition is bound to be special. A brisk walk through the 2020 cairo international book fair. Please visit them and tell them you saw their ad on.
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 book fair turns away jailed publishers company. For the past few weeks, rumours floated around about the possibility of postponing the fair until after the 25 january anniversary. It was the real beginning of the baghdad fair since it became international in 1964. Exhibition calendar with 30 trade fairs from september 2020 in egypt sorted by exhibition date. The areas natural beauty can be seen at aquarium grotto garden and orman botanical gardens, while egyptian museum and museum of islamic art are cultural highlights.
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. Rabat egyptian cultural minister hilmi alnamnam announced on wednesday in cairo, that morocco will be the guest of honor at the 48th annual cairo international book fair in. 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. 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. Sultanate participates in cairo book fair oman observer. There is also a spring fair in alexandria, this year set for march 22april 4. 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. 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 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. Arablits founding editor took a quick run through before.