See the latest ADIBF news and videos••/••Abu Dhabi Edition: May 27, 2021
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The Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute fellow Afshin Molavi speaks with Mina Al-Oraibi about pandemic-era dynamics in the Arab region.
DOWNLOAD: 2021 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Magazine
Get your free copy of our 2021 Abu Dhabi Show Magazine, which includes:
  • Interviews with Arab-world publishers
  • Features on the regions' leading authors
  • Book fair event highlights
  • Germany's Guest of Honor program
Cairo publisher and bookseller Ahmed Rashad says the loss of book fairs and bookstore closures during the pandemic makes the digital transformation more urgent than ever.
Moving its full guest of honor program to 2022, Germany is at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair this year with digital programming and a German collective stand.
The author discovered that her great-uncle was involved in a Nazi spy ring operating out of New York City in early World War II.
UPCOMING EVENTS (times in Gulf Standard Time / GMT+4):
All events will be posted on the ADIBF YouTube channel.

May 28 at 14:00 – 15:00: Rights and Licenses: Coproductions and Illustrator‘s Contracts
  • Speaker: Angela Schaaf de Lavado, (Duden Publishing)

May 28 at 18:00 - 19:00: Fantasy in the Arabic Novel
  • Speakers: Egyptian writers Hany Abdel Mourid and Mohamed El-Fakharani

May 28 at 18:00 - 19:00: Sultan Al Amimi: A Blue Creature, Or Maybe
  • Speakers: Emirati authors Sultan Al Amimi and Salha Obaid

May 29 at 15:00 – 16:00: The Power of Words
  • Speakers: Bestselling author Pierre Jarawan; spoken word poet and scholar Dr. Afra Atiq; Sanam Yaqub, equality, diversity and inclusion lead at the University of Birmingham Dubai Campus.
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