Heliopolis, cairo governorate arab republic of egypt. Local book fairs catch summer readers on egypts coasts. Print 2 pack cairo, paper middle east cairo, tissue middle east cairo, sahara cairo, handling expo cairo, mactech cairo, airtech cairo, transpotech cairo, destination africa cairo, pack africa cairo, watrex expo cairo, cityscape egypt cairo. The 51st cairo international book fair has finally been inaugurated under the slogan of egypt africa a culture of diversity and will run until the 4th of february. Cairo international book fair 19 23 jan to 5 feb 2019. The films include the feminist production between two seas on january 28, at 5 pm, which will. Zuchex cairo set to open up exciting new trade channels between turkey and africa. A dispatch from the cairo international book fair al. The bookworms platform graces us for the second year in a row at egypt international exhibition centre, located in the fifth settlement, with another increase in the ticket price, reaching egp 5. Cairo in a scheme to break cairo s monopoly over literary events and catch readers at the beach, egypt s general egyptian book organization gebo, the organizer of egypt s iconic cairo international book fair, has turned to the countrys coastal towns as new venues for summer book fairs the initiative was welcomed by egypt s literary and media circles. The international publishers association ipa is an international industry federation representing all aspects of book and journal publishing.
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. The golden jubilee 2019 comes with a lot of surprises including a new venue. Eiec egypt international exhibition center cairo, egypt. Egypt has long been a center of culture and history and can be proud of the annual cairo international book fair, the.
Egypts minister of culture urges public to attend 2020 cairo. This years cairo international book fair opened to the public on. Jan 22, 2020 egypts prime minister mostafa madbouly and minister of culture enas abdel dayem will open on wednesday the 51st edition of the cairo international book fair, under the auspices of president abdel fattah alsisi, with representatives from seven ministries set to attend the opening ceremony and 40 countries to take part in the festival, the largest and oldest of its kind in the middle east. This is the 50th edition of the book fair, and weve all been anticipating the golden jubilee and looking forward to the activities in place to commemorate this huge milestone. The official facebook event of the book fair announced that it will be held for the second time at egypt international exhibition center in new cairo.
Egypts minister of culture urges public to attend 2020. Cairo the cairo international book fair, the oldest and largest book fair in the middle east, celebrates its 50th anniversary under a shadow of controversy and a significant drop in the number of visitors compared to last year. Egypts prime minister to open 51st edition of cairo international. It is organised by the general egyptian book organisation. I am writing to bring to your attention the continued presence of hateful antijewish materials at the cairo international book fair, a governmentorganized cultural event that received over 3.
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 the cairo international fair grounds in madinat nasr, near alazhar university, it is organised by the general egyptian book organisation. From the 27th of january through the 10th of february, the 47th annual cairo international book fair will take place at the cairo international convention center in nasr city. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publishers. The 51st edition of the cairo international book fair selected gamal hamdan as. This is the best and only place to get many books that are published outside of egypt and also a good time to stock up on titles put out by egyptian publishers. Hosted by madinat nasriro, egypt, middle east 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 the cairo international fair grounds in madinat nasr, near alazhar university, it is organised by the general egyptian book organisation.
The cairo international book fair is a major book fair held every year in the last week of january in cairo, egypt, at the cairo international fair grounds in madinat nasr, near alazhar university. The golden jubilee of cairo international book fair, set to be held in ard elmaared, nasr city, in 2019, has chosen the arab league as the guest of honor of the book fair. With a record 900 publishers participating and a massive turnout of 3. Cairo international fair 2021 cairo industrial fairs. Acara ini diorganisir oleh general egyptian book organisation. Video editor creating promotional videos for live events. Book fair the book fair is to take place for the second year in a row at egypt international exhibition centre, located at almosher tantawy. A historic meeting place and one of the biggest book fairs in africa and the middle east, it is an event where one can take the pulse of literary and intellectual life in egypt. The number of publishers participating and the number of guests who visit the fair every year makes it second only to the frankfurt book fair. Main features of 50th cairo international book fair egypt today. Document live events by taking pictures and promoting them online. Guide to cairo international book fair 50th edition egypt. 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 the cairo international fair grounds in madinat nasr.
The cairo international book fair was launched in 1969, when the minister of culture, thrwat okasha, assigned the writer suhair al qalmawi to supervise the establishment of the first edition. People attend the cairo international book fair in cairo, egypt, in a picture uploaded feb. Cairo international book fair will screen a total of 11 films at the cinema hall during their artistic and cultural events in collaboration with the egyptian film center, alexandria short film festival, and general organization of culture places. Everything you need to know about the cairo international book. The details of the fair were announced in a press conference on wednesday, january 10. Free buses from the old headquarters of the fair in nasr city, as well as abdelmoneim reyad in downtown. Jan 31, 2019 visitors browse books on display at the cairo international book fair, cairo, egypt. This is the best and sometimes the only place to get many books that are published outside of egypt and also a good time to stock up on titles put out by egyptian. The situations in this book are all real and have zero connections to the writer. 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. Its our honor to be the official contractor for the 51st cairo international book fair which is launching on 22nd of january 2020. The fair is considered the most important event in the arabic publishing world. Media center of asusu designing most of the offline and online design content.
Egypts prime minister, moustafa madbouly inaugurated the 51st cairo international book fair at egypt international exhibition centre. 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, almosheer axis, it is organised by the general egyptian book organisation. It is managed by the general egyptian book organization, a stateowned publisher and book retailer association. Madbouly launches 51st cairo international book fair.
The charges stem from tanmias plan to publish an egyptian edition of the. Eight new bus lines to transport visitors to cairo. It was a pleasure to welcome minister of culture ines abdeldayem to the u. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publishers company. Four years after leading friday prayers in tahrir square after the ouster of hosni mubarak, visitors to the cairo international book fair ask that cleric youssef alqaradawis books be removed from. It will continue to provide opportunities for business professionals not to just meet industry experts but also learn about the latest trends, technologies and products. After its inception in 1969, cairo international book fair has been an annual staple in egypt, gaining international fame, and maintaining its status as one of the biggest book fairs in the mena region with millions of visitors every year. If you havent been to the cairo international book fair yet held annually at the nasr city fairgrounds map during the last week of january and spilling into the first week of february you should check it out. Egypt considers establishing bus rapid transit system for cairos ring road. The official facebook event of the book fair announced that it will be held for the second time at egypt international exhibition center in new. Jan 23, 2019 the 50th edition of the cairo international book fair will be taking place from wednesday, january 23 until february 5 in the fifth settlement district instead of its usual place in nasr city. Jan, 2020 the administration for the 51st session of cairo international book fair published the transportation routes for the egypt africa, a culture of diversity book fair, which will open on january 22 and run until february 4.
The search for egypt from september 2020 result following trade fairs. Everything you need to know about the cairo international. It will allocate 32 buses to transport visitors to the fairs location. Zuchex housewares and kitchenware fair istanbul, the leading trade housewares buying exhibition in eurasia, will open its first event in cairo at the cairo international convention centre cicc 11th november 2020. Egypt s annual book fair kicks off with record number of contributing countries the 47 th edition of the cairo international book fair opens wednesday under the theme of culture in confrontation and is scheduled to conclude on february 10. The history of the international book fair the egyptian book association is main organizer of the fair. The cairo international book fair cibf is the largest and longestrunning book fair in the arab states, as well as one of the worlds biggest bookrelated events. The day all bookworms around cairo have been waiting for is here, the cairo international book fair 2019 has finally commenced. New location of book fair presents civilised image which suits egypt. Therefore, 90% of the kids preferred to go on the trip. Tahun 2019 ini cairo book fair dilaksanakan pada tanggal 22 januari5 februari 2019 di lokasi baru yakni, egypt international. The administration for the 51st session of cairo international book fair published the transportation routes for the egypt africa, a culture of diversity book fair, which will open on january 22 and run until february 4. Cairo governorate, in cooperation with general egyptian book organization, is providing a fleet of 85 public transport buses to run eight different routes to the cairo international book fair. The 47th edition of the cairo international book fair began on january 27 and will continue through february 10.
The book, from the reality of records of a married man previously is easy to read, and deals with almost daily situations occurring between any two married couples. These buses will be marked with the book fairs stickers and the ticket will cost le 5. Exhibition calendar with 31 trade fairs from september 2019 in egypt sorted by exhibition date. Mostafa madbouly and minister of culture enas abdel dayem will open on wednesday the 51st edition of the cairo international book fair. The cairo international book fair hosts 640 publishers coming from 34 different countries, making it one of the largest annual cultural events in the middle east. Trade fairs with expired dates or trade fair dates yet unknown to us can. The general egyptian book organization gebo chose two iconic cultural figures to be the fairs characters this year.
Most trade fairs in egypt take place in cairo with 31 trade fairs. Entitled egyptafrica, a culture of diversity, the 51st edition of cairo s worldrenowned book fair has also increased the number of pavilions to 808, compared to 722 pavilions in 2019, and 900 egyptian, arab and global publishing houses are set to take part, in addition to 41 stalls affiliated with vendors from cairo s historical usedbook market sour alazbakeya, which did not take part in the fair. Cibf is the arab worlds oldest and largest book fair, and in recent years it. Cibf is the arab worlds oldest and largest book fair, and in recent years it has drawn over one million visitors each year. If you know trade fairs in cairo that are not listed, you can transmit them to us via announce new trade fair our team will update them in a timely manner to promote these fairs as well. United group cairo international book fair 2020 facebook. I remember that the school held a trip to the fair at that time and you either went on the trip, or you had a normal school day. The cairo international book fair cibf is the largest and longestrunning book fair in the arab states, as well as one of the worlds biggest book related events. The last time i visited the cairo international book fair was when i was in preparatory school. The 3 most common types of fairs in egypt are trade fairs for metal processing, industry trade shows. Twentyseven countries, including 17 arab countries and 10 foreign countries will participate in the 49th cairo international book fair, which will run from january 27 to february 10 in cairo, egypt, at the cairo international fair grounds in nasr city.
Rejoice book lovers, the 23 rd of january has been announced as the launching date for the next cairo international book fair. Visitors browse books on display at the cairo international book fair, cairo, egypt. Egypts prime minister to open 51st edition of cairo. Jan, 2020 egypts minister of culture enas abdel dayem urged egyptians on sunday to visit the opening of the 51st annual cairo international book fair, the largest and oldest book fair in the middle east, which will be held this year between january 23 and february 4 for the second time in new cairos international exhibition and convention center. The 51st edition of the cairo international book fair selected gamal hamdan as the main figure. Also, great writer and exminister of culture, tharwat okasha, and late great writer soheir alkalamawi are set to be figures of the year in the 50th edition of the book fair. Cairo international book fair may differ this year egypt.
The association is the main culture sponsor for books in egypt and they invented the fair in 1969. Egypt storycairo international book fair 2019 youtube. Trade fairs cairo appointments from september 2020. Cairo international convention center in nasr city from the 27 th of january through the 10 th of february, the 47 th annual cairo international book fair will take place at the cairo international convention center in nasr city. Egypts annual book fair kicks off with record number of. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publishers company khaled lotfy, whose firm tanmia published a new edition of a book about egyptian double agent ashraf marwan. Despite the protests planned for the 25 january revolutions third anniversary, and consequent security concerns, the cairo international book fair opens its doors for the 45th round on 22 january. Cairo international book fair, organized by the general egyptian book organization, is the largest and oldest book fair in the arab world. Madbouly roamed the fair which runs until 4 february under the theme of egypt, africa. The cairo international book fair kicks off today, and. Ambassador, apparently your embassy put out a congratulatory press release, stating. Hag finally stated that cyprus is also participating for the first time in the book fairs golden jubilee.
Hag continued that egypt is supposed to participate for the first time in belgrades international book fair in 2018 and 2019 and will be the fairs guest of honor in 2020. The fiftieth annual cairo international book fair opens on wednesday and will run until 5 february, featuring 1,273 publishers from 35 countries, and for the first time is taking place in the. Publishers, writers watch from behind bars as cairo book fair. Madbouly launches 51st cairo international book fair daily news. Egypt s ministry of culture will officially name cairo the capital of islamic culture for 2020 during a press conference on monday at the cairo international book fair, which runs from january 22 until february 4, the ministry of cultures official spokesman mohamed mounir announced. A brisk walk through the 2020 cairo international book fair.
Only less than two weeks come between us and one of egypt s biggest cultural events of the year, the 51 st cairo international book fair cibf. Cairo international book fair moves to new cairo for 2019. Embassy booth at the cairo international book fair. Angry demonstrations in egypt s tumultuous years following the january revolution were detrimental to the annual cairo international book fair.
Meanwhile, hesham taha, chairman of the privately owned transportation company mowasalat masr, said his company plans to participate in this years cairo international book fair. Khaled lotfy, whose firm tanmia published a new edition of a book about egyptian double agent ashraf marwan, has been sentenced to five. Trade fairs egypt appointments from september 2020. Egypts ministry of culture will officially name cairo the capital of islamic culture for 2020 during a press conference on monday at the cairo international book fair, which runs from january 22 until february 4, the ministry of cultures official spokesman mohamed mounir announced. Islamists alqaradawi and qutb books withdrawn from cairo. Jan 22, 2020 cairo international book fair has excluded imprisoned publisher khaled lotfys firm from the event citing security reasons, the international publishers association ipa has said. Jan 27, 2019 acara ini diorganisir oleh general egyptian book organisation. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publisher. Twentyseven countries, including 17 arab countries and 10 foreign countries will participate in the 49th cairo international book fair, which will run from january 27 to february 10. The book fair will run from the 22 nd of january until the 4 th of february this year. Egypts minister of culture enas abdel dayem urged egyptians on sunday to visit the opening of the 51st annual cairo international book fair, the largest and oldest book fair in the middle east, which will be held this year between january 23 and february 4 for the second time in new cairos international exhibition and convention center. The book fair is to take place for the second year in a row at egypt international exhibition centre, located at almosher tantawy axis in fifth settlement.
Please contact the organizer before making any arrangement. Jan 16, 2019 the fiftieth annual cairo international book fair opens on wednesday and will run until 5 february, featuring 1,273 publishers from 35 countries, and for the first time is taking place in the. The book fair is currently being held in egypt international exhibitions center in the fifth settlement district with 98 bus lines provided to ease the transportation of visitors. Madbouly launches 51st cairo international book fair daily. Egypt s minister of culture enas abdel dayem urged egyptians on sunday to visit the opening of the 51st annual cairo international book fair, the largest and oldest book fair in the middle east, which will be held this year between january 23 and february 4 for the second time in new cairo s international exhibition and convention center. Egypts minister of culture enas abdel dayem urged egyptians on sunday to visit the opening of the 51st annual cairo international book fair.
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