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Monday12/11/2012

Friday16/11/2012

Time Room Activity Participants Organizer

10:00 am Ballroom

-Cultural Personality of the Year recognition ceremony

-Sharjah Publishers Recognition Award-Sharjah Emirati Book Award

-Best Printed Book in SIBF Award-Best Foreign General Book Award

-Best Foreign Book on Economics Award-Best Foreign Children’s Book Award

-Etisalat Children›s Book Award ceremony

Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

6:00- 7:00 pm Book Forum Press Conference: Judges Panel of Etisalat

Children Book Award 2012The UAE BBY

6:00-7:00pm Literature ForumCultural Journalism and its Place in the Political

World

Nassir IraqSaad Juma’aIrfan Husain

Kristiane Backer Chair


6:00-7:00 pm Culture HallImam Mohammad Abdo: The Revival of Islamic

Intellectualism

Dr. Mohammad Sabir ArabDr. Ahmad Zakarya Al ShalaqChair: Dr. Hamad Bin Sarrai


7:00-8:15 pm Book Forum The Arabic Booker Award: The Road of Celebrities Fadi Azam

Charbel QattanChair


7:00-8:00 pm Literature Forum Horizon of Change

Ebrahim ZarourLaila Abu Zaid

Laila Al OthmanChair: Ezzat Omar


7:00-8:00 pm Ballroom Arabic Musical PerformanceDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

8:00-9:00 pm Rooftop Terrace The Governor’s DinnerGavin Esler

Dr. Mohammad Jibril Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah


11:00-12:00 pm Conference Hall Discussion with Students Pankaj MishraDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

6:00-7:15pm Book ForumReading From the Ruins of Empire with

DiscussionPankaj Mishra

Chair: Raza RumiDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

6:00-7:00pm Literature ForumThe Future of Writing in a Digital Age

Michael Marshall Smith Zuhoor Kiram

Dr. Fatema Al BraikiMohammad Sanajleh

Chair: Dr. Saleh Huwaidi


6:00-7:00 pm Culture Hall Culture as a Gateway to the Future

Yousef Al Qa’eedAbdulla Al GhathamiBinsalim Hameesh

Chair: Marwan Al Sawaf


7:00-8:00 pm Literature forum Translating Literature: Reality and Challenges

Firas Al ShaerBashar Shabaro

Abdul Fatah Abu Al SayedDr. Yousef Aidabi

Emirates Publishers Association

7:00-8:15 pm Book Forum A Sense of Self in Writing

En’am KijajiSaeed Al KafrawiTahmima Anam

Liz Fenwick Chair: Marwa Al Agroubi


7:00-8:00 pm Culture Hall The Arab Spring and its Impact on Cinema Adil Emam

Yahya Al FakharaniChair: Ahmed AL Jasmi


7:00-8:00 pm Ballroom Arabic Musical PerformanceDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

8:00-9:00 pm Conference Hall A Trip to the World of Humor and Holy Leila Labidi Sheikh Zayed Book Award

8:00-9:00 pm Literature ForumThrough the Eyes of the Beholder (Photography

Exhibit)Arif Mahmood

Tapu JaveriDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

8:30 pm Book Forum The Future of Culture After the Arab Spring

Zuhoor WanisiRobert Lacey

Chair: Mohammad Bin Dakhin


Time Room Activity Participants Participants Organizer

6:00- 8:00 pm Conference Hall Litrary LectureDr. Kamal

Al Furqan House- London

6:00-7:00 pm Book ForumContemporary Media: A Medium for

Documenting our Heritage

Dr. Nasrul din Al AyadhiShaikha Al Jabri

Mohammad Al RifaeeChair: Raad Aman


6:00-7:00 pm Culture Hall An Evening of PoetryFarooq Shousha

Sayed HigabChair: Abdulla Al Hadiya


7:00-8:00 pmLiterature Forum

Life, Love and Second Chances

Nadeem AslamShehan Karunatilaka

Salman AhmadNicky Pellegrino Ermelion


7:00-8:15 pm Culture Hall A Literary Discussion SethuDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

7:00-8:00 pm Book Forum From Egypt to Turkey: A Literary Journey with a

Backdrop of MusicJulia Gregson

Nasir Iraq Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

8:00 pm BallroomReading from Black is Nice for You and book

signingAhlam MstaghanmiChair: Ali Al Shaali


8:30 pm Culture Hall A Reading from her Book Arundhati RoyDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

8:30 pm Book Forum Lost in Translation

Kamel YousifMusharraf Ali Farooqi

Afzal Ahmad Syed Raza RumiChair: Dr. Ghanim Al Samuraei


8:30 pm Literature Forum Reading of selected poems in Urdu and English Fahmida RiazDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

Time Room Activity Participants Organizer10:30-12:00 pm Culture Hall Inspirational Discussion with Students Anupam Kher Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

11:00 am Literature Forum General Assembly Meeting of Children’s Book Publishers

Arab Children›s Book Publishers Forum

5:00-6:00 pm Book Forum Ceremony announcing winner of “Made in the UAE” Competition

The UAE BBY andGoethe Institute Gulf Region

6:00-8:00 pm Conference Hall Goals and Main Aspects of Charity Dr. Ebrahim Bayoumi Ghanim Al Furqan House

6:00-7:00 pm Culture Hall The Science Foundation: Its Purpose and History Dr. Ebrahim BadranDr. Mohammad Sharnoubi

Chair: Hassan Yagoub


6:30-8:00 pm Literature Forum The Relationship between Author and Publisher Emirates Publishers Association

7:00-8:15 pm Book Forum The Arabic Novel: A History of Creativity Baha TahirDr. Ahmad Zu’bi

Dr. Hamdi Al SakoutChair: Mohammad Majid Al Suwaidi


8:00 pm Culture Hall A discussion about The Best Thing About You is You

Anupam Kher Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

8:30 pm Book Forum The Power of Relationships: Love and Writing Dr. Ahmad Abdul MalikMohammad HanifDr. Nadia Bu Hinad

Chair: Mohammad Al Hosani


8:30 pm Conference Hall What Inspires our Voice: Women Writing for Women

Howra Al NadawiSarah Al JarwanBronwyn Parry

Kimberley Freeman



10:30-12:00 pm Culture Hall Narrative Discussion for Children Namita GokhaleDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

10:30-11:30 pm Book Forum Medical Symposium for Children: First Aid Nazeeh Jarjis Knowledge without Borders

11:00-1:00 pm Literature Forum Children›s Literature Forum Arab Children›s Book Publishers Forum

6:00-7:00 pm BallroomContemporary Egypt Showcased through

Performance Poetry

Eman BakriHisham Al Jukh

Chair: Talal Salim


6:00-7:00 pm Book Forum What If? The Remaking of History

Yousef ZidanAnne Sebba

Mathew Lyons Chair: Mohammad Al Hosani


6:00-7:00 pm Outdoor Theater Musical Performance Salman AhmadDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

7:00-8:15 pm Book Forum For Better or Worse: Cultural Diversity in the UAE

Majid Bu ShlaibiDr. Alya EbrahimDr. Ali Al HamadiDiana Abu Jaber

Chair: Nawaf Younis


7:00-8:15 pm Literature Forum Writing and Human Insight

Nasir JubranRasheed Al Dha’eefDr. Jaboor Al Dwaihi

Chair: Ebrahim Mubarak


8:00 pm Culture Hall Reading from her Book Namita Gokhale Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

8:00 pm Conference Room Reading from her Book Dipti NavalDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

8:30 pm Literature Forum Reading of His Highness Books Dr.S.D. Karink

Time Room Activity Participants Organizer10:30-12:00 pm Conference Hall Panel Discussion with studens SDCI

5:00-6:00 pm Conference Hall The evening of Poetry Abdul Razak Dirbas Children and Girls Centers

6:00-7:00 pm Literature ForumIntroduction to the Sharjah Award for Arab

Creativity


6:00-7:00 pm Book Forum Writing for the Cinema Across Culture

Khalid YousefNojoom Al GhanimKhalid Al BadoorTony Cavanaugh

Chair: Mohammd Majid Al Suwaidi


7:00-8:15 pm Book Forum Men through Women’s Eyes Zainab Al AssalSaliha Ghobash

Chair: Rai Abdulal


7:00-8:00 pm Literature Forum An Evening of Poetry

Dr. Akram Jameel QanbasHasan Abu Diya

Abdulla Abu BakrAbdulla Al Hadiya

Chair: Hamsa Younis


8:30 pm Book Forum The Arts: Past, Present and Future

Dr. Durriya SharafuldinDr. Ahmad Abdul Haleem

Ali Abu ShadiChair: Hassan Yagoub


8:30 pm Literature Forum The Importance of Books for each Generation Dr. Abdul Qudous Al Samuraei Dubai Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities

Department

Time Room Room Activity Participants Organizer10:30- 11:30 am Conference Hall Discussion with Students Manjushree Thapa Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

11:30- 12:30 pm Conference Hall Discussion with Students Mirza Waheed Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

6:00-7:00 pm Book Forum The Creative Writer and their Audience

Shafouqa Abdulrahman DahabKhalid Al Turki

Abdulla MaksourChair: Islam Abu Shakeer


6:00-7:00 pm Literature ForumSee you in a While: Arabic Civilization in a

Decisive EraRami Lutfi Kilawi

Dubai Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department

7:00-8:15 pm Conference Hall An Evening of Poetry

Jamila Al MajiriRowdha Al Haj

Ali Al ShaaliTalal Salim

Chair: Amal Salim


7:00-8:00 pm Book Forum International Literature Starts LocallyDr. Abdulla Ahmad Salim

Sarwat Mohyuddin Chair: Zakariya Ahmad


8:30 pm Conference Hall How to Make History Dr. Saleh Mohammad Zaki Al LahibiPrince Abdul Muhsin Bin Jalawi Centre for Islamic

Research and Studies

8:30 pm Literature Forum Life During WarManjushree Thapa

H M NaqviMirza Waheed


8:30 pm Book Forum Arabic Literature: A New Identity

Ebrahim Al KawniAbdo Khal

Dr. Mohammad JibrilChair: Abdul Fatah Sabri



5:30-7:00pm Book Forum A Reading from his Book Akbar Kakattil Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

6:00-7:00 pm Literature ForumReading from The Collaborator

Mirza Waheed Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

7:00- 8:15 pm Book Forum An Evening of Poetry

Saif Al RahbiMohammad Ebrahim Abu Sinnah

Ebrahim Mohammad Ebrahim Chair: Ali Al Shaali


7:00-8:00 pm Conference Hall Female Empowerment in Pakistan Ameena Saiyid Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

7:00-8:00 pm Literature Forum Mind and Pen: A Dialogue Dr. Saleh Mohammad Zaki Al LahibiPrince Abdul Muhsin Bin Jalawi Centre for Islamic

Research and Studies

8:00-9:00 pm Literature Forum Reading from Buddha’s Orphans Dr. Samrat Upadhyay Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

8:00 pm Conference Hall A Literary Dialogue Paul Zacharia

BenyaminDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

Time Room Room Activity Participants Organizer

7:00-8:15 pm Book Forum Thoughts on Arab Writing through History

Dr. Nooruldin Al SaghirFaisal Darraj

Dr. Mohammad Abdul WahabChair: Dr. Mohammad Mounis


7:00-8:00 pm Literature ForumWith the Early Generation of the Prophet

Mohammad’s CompanionsMohammad Sa’ad Khalafullah Al

ShuhaimiDubai Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities

Department

8:30 pm Book Forum Cultural Exchange

Mohammad Mustafa ShardiHabib SelmiFuad Qandil

Dr. Sayed BakhitChair: Mohammad Khalid



10:30-12:00 pm Culture Hall Inspirational Discussion with Students Sarah Jones Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

11:00- 12:00 pm Conference Hall Discussion with Students H M Naqvi Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

11:00-1:00pm Literature ForumChildren’s Literature Workshop

Animal Festival Nazeeh Jarjis Arab Children›s Book Publishers Forum

6:00-7:00 pm Literature Forum Satire as a Medium for the Truth Atta ul Haq QasmiDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

6:00-7:00 pm Book Forum Reading from her BookPetra Krussel

Chair: Dr. Omar Abdul Aziz Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

7:00-8:15 pm Book Forum Bringing Life to Drama: Writing for Theater

Noor Abdullah Al KhalilOsama Abu Talib

Dr. Haitham KhawajahAbdul Ilah

Abdul QadirChair: Marei Al Halyan


7:00-8:00 pm Literature Forum Revolution and Lost History Dr. Abdul Hakim Mohammad Al

AneesDubai Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities

Department

8:30 pm Book Forum The Legacy of Folklore

Ali Al MatroushiAbdulaziz Al Mousalam

Dr. Mohammad Sabir ObaidChair: Ali Al Abdan


8:30 pm Literature Forum An Evening of Poetry

Abdul Razaq Al DirbasMohammad Ghabris

Qasim Saud Aqeel Al Lawati

Chair: Nasr Badran



10:30-12:00 pm Culture Hall Narrative Discussion for Students William DalrympleDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

11:00-12:00 pm Conference Hall Discussion with Students Dr. Samrat Upadhyay Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

5:00-7:00 pm Literature Forum My Experience with books Knowledge without Borders

6:00-7:00 pm Conference Hall A New Perspective on the Arab Citizen

Dr. Houaida SalehDr. Mohammad Al Mutawwa

Chair: Dr. Aisha Al NuaimiChair: Dr. Latifa Al Najar


7:00-8:15 pm Book Forum An Evening of Poetry

Saeed Al QubaisiDr. Alawi Al Hashimi

Farid Abu SaadaChair: Mohammad Al Buraiki


7:00-8:00 pm Literature Forum Reading from Home Boy H. M. NaqviDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

8:00 pm Culture Hall The Last Mughal in Performance William Darymple Vidya Shah Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

8:00 pm Ballroom An Evening of Pakistani Poetry Anwar Masood

Amjad Islam Amjad Department of Culture and Information- Sharjah

8:30 pm Book Forum Drawing from Life to Draw for Life

Ali Al AbdanQais Sidki

HaroonDepartment of Culture and Information- Sharjah

Saturday17/11/2012

Wednesday

14/11/2012

Saturday

10/11/2012

Tuesday13/11/2012Sunday

11/11/2012

Friday9/11/2012

Thursday8/11/2012

Thursday15/11/2012

Wednesday7/11/2012

Cultural Program 7-17 Nov 2012 Expo Centre Sharjah www.sharjahbookfair.com

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