The Tunisian Dr. Widad Bouchmawi, who won the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, revealed that she is visiting the Sharjah International Book Fair for the first time, noting that the attendance this year is distinguished in light of the interest of Sheikh Dr.
Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah under the auspices of culture and intellectuals, This confirms that interest in books and reading is still present despite the invasion of the Internet and the social media, stressing the importance of continuing the passion for young men and women in reading.
On the most prominent areas of reading that she loves, she said: “By virtue of my specialist, I love self -leadership books and success stories for those who have built themselves them It tells about the present, “stressing that these books contain a lot of culture and learning because they represent a real value, when you see you can talk to people.
And about her feeling at the time of winning the Nobel Prize, she said: “The greatest feeling I lived in my life is that God gave me children, and this is a feeling that cannot be measured, and the second greatest feeling of his nest is when I won the Nobel Prize; it is the best gift that I can offer to Tunisia, because it is a way to introduce Tunisia and society Al -Madani, as well as Arab Tunisian women.
The Sharjah International Book Fair, hosts in its 41th session intellectuals, writers, publishers, creators, artists, influential people and experiences from 95 countries around the world, to open to its visitors from adults and children, the opportunity to meet the International Booker Prize campaign, writers of the most famous international films, art stars, cinema, poetry and theater, and allows In front of them the way to move between countries in one place, from Italy (guest of honor of the exhibition) to the most prominent European countries through East Asian and Africa countries, up to the countries of the Arab region.
The exhibition, which is launched at the Expo Center, exceeds the field of traveling with its visitors from the space space and the ports of publishers, to the tastes of dishes of the countries of the world, their music, their artistic and theatrical performances, and even their clothes, outfits, arts and craftsman And 915 foreigners, and organizes 123 artistic shows, presented by 22 participants from 8 countries, of which 6 new programs are held for the first time, in addition to more than 30 activities for the most prominent chefs of the region and the world.
The exhibition, which carries this year, sends the slogan (a word to the world), in which he says: “The word is able to build our future and change our reality, so be loyal to books and is keen on its friendship”, where 1. 5 million books in various languages of the world display all the knowledge, science and arts.
150 senior writers, intellectuals, creators, Arab and foreign artists from 15 countries participate in the activities of the exhibition, presenting 1500 various dialogue session, including 200 cultural events that include sessions, readings, workshops, and letters about their creative experiences in various types of knowledge and authorship..
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