It's Reading Month in UAE: Key events list

  The Ministry of Culture and Youth has announced the important events for the celebration of Reading Month 2022 with the theme of UAE Reads. The Reading Month celebrated annually in March, is equipped with the national vision of a generation of readers and knowledge-based society and establishes the country’s status as the hub of content, culture, and knowledge. Mubarak Al Nakhi, Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Culture and Youth, announced the key events and initiatives during the press conference. A special session entitled “Emirati Creator Icon of Culture” covers a public interaction with Emirati luminaries who made a mark in the culture field and will be held during International Women’s Day. There is also a session that discusses the educational and psychological impact of bedtime stories and literature on children. An Emirati poetry evening will be held during World Poetry Day on March 21 where contemporary poets in the UAE can present their works and discuss the transformation of poetry over the ages. The Emirates Literary Youth Majlis will also be launched to promote literary conversations and literature critiquing among the youth. Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) has also prepared activities including the 50,000-reader initiative that will provide free three-month subscription of e-books and audiobooks, the “Bookcase” initiative of setting up three bookshops in different public locations with special discounts, and special programs for different literary and art activities and a website for poetry. Dubai Culture and Arts Authority will also release the following initiatives: a two-week book exhibition in Al Twar Library, reading sessions for children at the Rashidiya and Hor Al Anz libraries, and an Arabic calligraphy workshop at the Hatta Library. The Sharjah Public Libraries will have a film viewing on film adaptation on books that have made a mark in literature. Many initiatives are to be expected by the Sharjah Book Authority, Daba Al Husn Library, Emirates Literature Foundation, Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, and the Al Multaqa Literary Salon. The Ministry of Culture and Youth will announce the results of the UAE National Reading Index 2021 at the end of the month that will determine the efforts of the nation in making reading a way of life by 2026. KSO/Expat Media
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