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Al-Thakera Publishing House
Al-Thakera Publishing House ( ar, دار الذاكرة للنشر والتوزيع) is an Iraqi publishing house established in 2001. The house has published many literary publications, books and Arabic novels, and has participated in many local and international book fairs.About Al-Thakera Publishing House (Translation) Raffy History Al-Thakera Publishing House was founded in Baghdad by Dr. Issam Al-Kawaz in 2001. Before that, it was a library before it was transformed in the same year into an official Iraqi publishing house serving literary and political issues, biographies, memoirs, history books, philosophy, social sciences, religion, national thought, art illustrated books and children's books. It has a wide distribution network and agents in most parts of the world, and several offices in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book
A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arrangement is '' codex'' (plural, ''codices''). In the history of hand-held physical supports for extended written compositions or records, the codex replaces its predecessor, the scroll. A single sheet in a codex is a leaf and each side of a leaf is a page. As an intellectual object, a book is prototypically a composition of such great length that it takes a considerable investment of time to compose and still considered as an investment of time to read. In a restricted sense, a book is a self-sufficient section or part of a longer composition, a usage reflecting that, in antiquity, long works had to be written on several scrolls and each scroll had to be identified by the book it contained. Each part of Aristotle's ''Physics'' is called a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publishing House
Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newspapers, and magazines. With the advent of digital information systems, the scope has expanded to include electronic publishing such as E-book, ebooks, academic journals, micropublishing, Electronic publishing, websites, blogs, video game publisher, video game publishing, and the like. Publishing may produce private, club, commons or public goods and may be conducted as a commercial, public, social or community activity. The commercial publishing industry ranges from large multinational conglomerates such as Bertelsmann, RELX, Pearson plc, Pearson and Thomson Reuters to thousands of small independents. It has various divisions such as trade/retail publishing of fiction and non-fiction, educational publishing K–12, (k-12) and Academic publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sada El-Balad
''Sada El-Balad'' ( ar, صدى البلد, lit. “Nation’s Echo”) is an Egyptian news website and satellite television Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location. The signals are received via an outdoor parabolic antenna comm ... channel established in 2011. It is owned by businessman Mohamed M. Abou El Enein and features journalist Ahmed Sabry as its founding Editor-in-Chief. References External links *{{official website Arabic-language television stations Television stations in Egypt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Prize For Arabic Fiction
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) ( ar, الجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. In addition to the prize itself, IPAF supports other literary initiatives. In 2009, IPAF launched its inaugural Nadwa (writers’ workshop) for emerging writers of fiction in Arabic. The prize is administered by the Booker Prize Foundation in London, and is currently funded by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi (DCT). Each year, the winner of the prize receives US$50,000, and the six shortlisted authors receive US$10,000 each. Rules and entry Full Rules of Entry are available to viehere Trustees *Yasir Suleiman CBE, Professor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maysalun Hadi
Maysalun Hadi (born 1954) is an Iraqi writer. She was born in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad and studied statistics at Baghdad University. As a writer, she has published numerous books and articles, spanning a wide range of genres. Her novel ''Prophecy of Pharaoh'' won the Bashraheel prize for best Arabic novel and was translated into English by Angham Altamimi. Another novel ''A Light Pink Dream'' was made into a film, while ''Throne and Stream'' has been translated into English and French. Her most recent work ''Mohammed's Brothers'' by Al-Thakera Publishing House Al-Thakera Publishing House ( ar, دار الذاكرة للنشر والتوزيع) is an Iraqi publishing house established in 2001. The house has published many literary publications, books and Arabic novels, and has participated in many local ... was nominated for the Arabic Booker Prize. Hadi lives in Baghdad. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hadi, Maysalun category:Iraqi writers 1954 births Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youm7
''Youm7'' ( ar, اليوم السابع, , meaning ''The Seventh Day'') is an Egyptian privately owned daily newspaper. It was first published as a weekly paper in October 2008 and has been published daily since May 2011. It is published in Arabic. The paper was twice selected by ''Forbes Middle East'' as having the most effective news website in the Middle East. ''Youm7'' reportedly has the most-visited website of any Egyptian newspaper. On 6 October 2013 it launched an English news website called The Cairo Post. History Founding and profile ''Youm7'' was first published as a weekly paper in October 2008 and has been published daily since 31 May 2011. Editor Khaled Salah said shortly after the paper's expansion to daily publication that ''Youm7'' "supports the popular need for a civil state and will strive to present facts to readers without political bias and with credible representation of diverse views." According to internet information service Alexa Internet, 59% of vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo International Book Fair
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, it is organised by the General Egyptian Book Organisation. The Fair is considered the most important event in the Arabic publishing world. Scale The Cairo International Book Fair is one of the biggest book fairs in the world, drawing hundreds of book sellers from around the world and about 2 million visitors each year. It is the largest book fair in the Arab world,"Censorship trims fare at Cairo International Book Fair" (Agence France Presse), '' The Daily Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyadh International Book Fair
The Riyadh International Book Fair (RIBF) is an annual book fair in Saudi Arabia. It lasts 11 days and regularly attracts over a half million visitors (it is not the largest fair in the MENA region, contrary to some claims). The fair is used to showcase Saudi government policy, and it has been a locus of political power struggles with the government. Hundreds of publishers sell pre-approved books, and some black-market books. Writers take part in literary events. Invited speakers and the public discuss intellectual and social issues. Disagreements sometimes go beyond the bounds of debate, with speakers being shouted down and surrounded by protestors, and arrests of speakers and protestors; physical assaults are rare but not unknown. The fair is a focus for political conflict in Saudi Arabia, though some local media sources deny there is political debate. The fair is organized by the Ministry of Culture and Information, and has been regulated by the religious police; the two have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharjah International Book Fair
Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is an 11-day international book fair held annually in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Its debut edition was launched in 1982 under the guidance and patronage of His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, the UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. Having built itself a formidable reputation in its past 35 editions, SIBF today is recognized as one of the world’s top publishing events, and is the largest in the Arab world. SIBF 2018 has been one of the fair’s most successful editions to date. It hosted 1,874 publishing houses from 77 countries, with 1.6 million titles on display, including 80,000 new titles. The fair welcomed 2.23 million visitors, who had access to 20 million books, all under one roof. Translations Grant The fund was launched in 2011, on the occasion of the 30th annual Sharjah International Book Fair. The {{currency, 300000, USD fund was launched continuing SIBF’s efforts to build knowledge-based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Writers Union
The Arab Writers Union (ar.: اتحاد الكتاب العرب) is an association of Arab writers, founded in 1969, in Damascus, Syria, at the initiative of a group of Arab writers including Syrian novelist Hanna Mina. In 2008, the union was moved from Damascus to Cairo and in 2015 to Abu Dhabi. Its current president is Dr. Muhammad Al-Hourani. In 2010, the Union published a list of the "100 Best Arabic novels," although the list in fact contained 105 entries. It ranked Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz's ''Cairo Trilogy'' as the best Arabic-language novel, followed by ''In Search of Walid Masoud'' by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra and ''Honor'' by Sonallah Ibrahim. Controversies On 27 January 1995, following Syrian pressure, it was announced in Damascus that the Arab Writers Union had expelled the Syrian poet Adunis, for his participation in a meeting in Spain in 1993 that was attended by Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres. This prompted widespread criticism among Arab intellectuals, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadia Hussein
Hadia Hussein (born 1956) is an Iraqi writer. The author of numerous novels and short story collections, she is best known for her Arabic Booker Prize-nominated novel ''Riyam and Kafa''. Other noted books include ''Beyond Love'' (2003, translated into English), "Very noisy night" by Al-Thakera Publishing House and ''That's Another Matter'' (2002, translated into Serbian). Hussein was born into a cultural family, and started writing at an early age. She was blacklisted by the regime of Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolution ... and was forced to leave Iraq in 1999. She lived in Jordan and then in Canada. References 21st-century Iraqi women writers 21st-century Iraqi writers 20th-century Iraqi novelists Iraqi women novelists Iraqi emigrants to Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jazeera Media Network
Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) (Arabic: الجزيرة, romanized: al-jazīrah, IPA: l (d)ʒæˈziːrɐ , referring to the Qatar Peninsula) is a Qatari international state-owned public media conglomerate headquartered at Qatar Radio and Television Corporation Complex in Wadi Al Sail, Doha. It is the parent company of International Arabic news channel Al Jazeera and other similarly branded factual media operations. Initially launched as an Arabic news and current affairs satellite TV channel, it has since expanded into a network with several outlets, including the internet and specialty television channels in multiple languages and beyond. The chairman is Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani. The acting director general is Mostefa Souag. The organisation is a " private foundation for public benefit" under Qatari law.SeLaw No 10 of 2011 on the Conversion of Al Jazeera Satellite Network to a Private Corporation for the Public Benefitpromulgated in accordance with provisions oDe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
