According to the official organizer of the fair, this years guest of continued. Hello fellow travelers my husband and i are considering visiting egypt in march from the united states. Cairo international book fair to open on 28 january books. The new delhi world book fair, hosted at pragati maidan in new delhi, is indias oldest book fair after the kolkata 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, al. Cairo international book fair 2018 opens with a busy calendar. 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. The cairo international book fair is one of the biggest book fairs in the world with hundreds of book sellers and about two million visitors every year. Cairo international fair 2018 cairo, egypt trade shows. The book fair will be the third taking place in egypt this year, after the cairo. 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. It was the real beginning of the baghdad fair since it became international in 1964. Cairo art fair ii km 28, cairo alexandria desert road, before dandy mall and behind total petrol station, cairo, egypt. No matter the changes wrought outside the gates of the exhibition ground, these faithfuls will continue to visit every winter, even if they are.
The cultural event has turned into a landmark, momentous book fair in middle east and asia after 30 editions in a row. The cairo international book fair is the largest and oldest book fair in the arab world, held. The first new delhi world book fair was held from march 18 to april 4. Arab, 10 international, though only two african publishers. The 49th edition of the cairo international book fair cibf will begin on january 27 and will run until february 10 at the. The literary corner is a place to discuss your favourite books and authors and to add your own poems and stories. Memphis museum, cairo ticket price timings address. Haitham aly, head of the general egyptian book organisation, is to inaugurate ras elbars first book fair on tuesday.
Until 2018, the annual fair was held at the fairground in nasr city. 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. No matter the changes wrought outside the gates of the exhibition ground, these faithfuls will continue to visit every winter, even if they are unable to buy all the books they want. The areas natural beauty can be seen at aquarium grotto garden and orman botanical gardens, while egyptian museum and museum of islamic art are cultural highlights. But the mother of them all is the cairo international book fair, which. The 49th round of egypts cairo international book fair cibf was officially opened to visitors on saturday, with algeria as the guest of honor this year. The 49th round of egypts cairo international book fair cibf was officially opened to.
The most complete, authoritative listing of book, paper, and ephemera fairs and auctions. The cairo international book fair will go ahead in nasr city as planned although there have been rumours that it would be cancelled because of the unstable political situation. Cairo international book fair 2018 l pesta buku tahunan. According to officials, the 49th cairo international book fair held this january and february 2018 saw more than 2. The most complete and authoritative listing of north american book, paper, and ephemera fairs on the internet. Sultanate participates in cairo book fair oman observer. The time has come for egyptian bookworms to rejoice. Angry demonstrations in egypts tumultuous years following the january revolution were detrimental to the annual cairo international book fair.
Cairo international book fair has excluded imprisoned publisher khaled lotfys firm from. Cairo international book fair simple english wikipedia, the. Algeria guest of honour at cairo international book fair 2018. It is managed by the general egyptian book organization, a stateowned publisher and book retailer association. This years cairo international book fair opened to the public on january 23, 2020.
The 8day extravaganza begins from january 6 only one pakistani publisher would be participating in the new delhi world book fair this year. As part of its 40 th anniversary, the kuwait foundation for the advancement of science kfas and 1001 inventions launched today 1001 inventions and the world of ibn alhaytham show at the cairo international book fair. The 45th tamil nadu tourism trade fair exhibition is happening at island grounds, chennai from jan. The muchawaited london book fair 2017 is one of the. A brisk walk through the 2020 cairo international book fair. At a time like this, an independent news organisation that fights for data over dogma, and fact over fake, is not just optional.
Millions of visitors inspect the fair every year, including thousands of university students, scholars and their families. This years cairo international book fair is approaching and all the bookworms are getting ready to hunt down their reading list for the year. In 2006, it was the second largest book fair in the world after the frankfurt book fair. Cairo international book fair for 15 days, 27 countries take part in book fair. Weve always been fascinated by the rich ancient historty of the country and we would like to visit before the hot weather months. Click on a fair name to get more information for info on 2020 fairs gone by, click here. Friday,09 december 2016 wednesday,15 february 2017. Jan 31, 2019 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. The cairo international book fair has been postponed to february by the minister of culture to avoid coinciding with the 25 of january. In 2006 it was the second largest book fair in the world after the frankfurt book fair. The exhibition was called exhibition of july 14 under law no. Behind the face of the internationally renowned fair, there is an informal economy based on.
The news seems to be that the fair will open on the 22nd24th, close on the 2526, reopen on the 27th and run through the 7th of february. Its that time of year again when publishers and literature fanatics alike gear up for the 43rd cairo international book fair. The sultanate is participating in the conference with a delegation headed. The 49th round of egypts cairo international book fair cibf was officially opened to visitors on saturday, with algeria as the guest. Haitham alhaj ali, chairman of the general egyptian book organization, has called the fair the largest in the world in terms of turnout, with 3.
This is why the concept of making a new fair each year became so. We are 4 travelers who want to book the day train from luxor to cairo. 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. 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.
On the occasion of the 45th death anniversary of the dean of arabic literature, taha hussein, bibliotheca alexandrina published a new edition of his book the future of culture in egypt. Mar 17, 2018 however, the cairo book fair isnt egypts only large bookfair event. Join thousands of satisfied visitors who discovered cairo egypt, publishers book and book fair books. The biggest and oldest book fair in the middle east is back with one of their biggest collections to date. General exhibition company baghdad international fair. Tehran international book fair is staged in tehran early in may on an annual basis. Cairo book fair officially opened to visitors after. The 49th round of the cairo international book fair cibf has witnessed a massive turnout on friday, up to 400,000 visitors, bringing the total number to 2. Sharjah international book fair all set to participate in. The details of the fair were announced in a press conference on wednesday, january 10. 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. 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 kolkata international book fair is happening in india at the same time as the egypt fair and also at the same time as the bangladesh.
The casablanca and baghdad international book fairs are going on now, the big muscat international book fair opens february 20, and the huge riyadh book fair is set to follow a few weeks later. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publishers company. The frankfurt book fair, in cooperation with goetheinstitute and the german embassy in cairo, will have a pavilion in the cairo international book fair, to be launched on friday. Sharjah international book fair builds more bridges with. Memphis museum is one of the most popular museums in cairo and is also a rare place where the remains of the old city is kept alive. Egyptian tourism authority cairo international book fair. Mar 2, 2018 the 49th annual cairo international book fair took place between jan. Jan 26, 2017 kfas and 1001 inventions present the arabic book on the inspiring life of ibn alhaytham. 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. 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 45th session of the arab labor conference was held in the egyptian capital cairo and continues until april 15. People browse books at book stands at cairo international book fair in cairo, egypt, on jan 27, 2018. Number of participating arabic and foreign publishing houses, for the first time. Cairo opening of the grand egyptian museum may 2018.
Jan 21, 2014 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. Thousands find informal gigs at cairo international book fair. 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. Khaled lotfy, whose firm tanmia published a new edition of a book about egyptian. 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. This is the 50th edition of the book fair, and weve all been. Main features of 50th cairo international book fair. The fair is considered the most important event in the arabic publishing world. Cairo international book fair is one of the prominent cultural fairs in the middle east.
Youtubers share recommendations for cairo book fair. The official page for muscat international book fair. 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. Al hajj declared that the fairs working hours will be extended on thursday, friday and saturday. There is also a spring fair in alexandria, this year set for march 22april 4. Cairo book fair officially opened to visitors after inauguration.
People browse books at book stands at cairo international book fair in cairo, egypt, on jan. This year, two awards have been introduced and awarded to the first and second places in each of the 10 categories of awards. Algeria will be the guest of honour at the 49th cairo international book fair, scheduled on 27 january10 february 2018, in nasr city, the event organization committee announced in a meeting held tuesday in cairo. The american university in cairo press auc press auc. For the first time in its history, the tenday book fair has been mo. Island grounds exhibition 2019 45th tamil nadu trade. This year promises variety, as 848 publishers from 27 countries will be taking place in the fair. Jan 27, 2018 egypt culture minister enas abdel dayem and her algerian counterpart izzzedin mayhoubi inaugurated on saturday the 49th cairo international book fair cibf that will run until february 10 at the fairs usual premises in cairos nasr city, with 848 publishers from 27 countries. In november 2018, the general egyptian book organization declared that 100 new books will be. It is the largest book fair in the arab world, as well as the oldest. The search for cairo from september 2020 result following trade fairs. A visit to the museum is a great opportunity to go back in time. Cairo international book fair opens 26 january with 167 more arab. The cairo international book fair has its loyal patrons.
Children celebrate ibn alhaytham at the cairo book fair. Cairo international book fair kicks off egypt independent. Few museums have garnered so much anticipation as the opening of the grand egyptian museum, which has been in the works for more. Cairo art fair ii the second round of the art festival is back. At the end of the book fair, the best book award is awarded by the egyptian general book authority. Cairo international book fair changes venue and people are. Main features of 50th cairo international book fair egypt today. Jan 28, 2018 the 49th cairo international book fair opened to the public on saturday with a very busy calendar that includes debates, round tables, art galleries, workshops, and, for the first time, a cinema. Cibf is the arab worlds oldest and largest book fair, and in recent years it has drawn over one million visitors each year.
Frankfurt book fair to take part in cairo international. The sultanate, represented by the ministry of information, is participating at the cairo international book fair which concludes on february 10. The cairo international book fair kicks off today, and. Cairo international book fair logo design on behance. On monday, head of cairo international convention center sami younes announced that the cairo international book fair will now be held twice a year this year, 2018, is set to be the. The day all bookworms around cairo have been waiting for is here, the cairo international book fair 2019 has finally commenced. At first, it was only in arabic, but later, publishers from all over the world started. All content in this area was uploaded by ido shahar on jan 21, 2018. The sharjah international book fair,sibf, an affiliate of the sharjah book authority, sba, is gearing up to participate in the 46th edition of the cairo international book fair, set to begin this coming wednesday with saudi arabia participating as the guest of honour. Arablits founding editor took a quick run through before. Haitham alhaj ali, chairman of the general egyptian.
This edition comes eighty years after the first edition released in 1938. Cairo international book fair may differ this year. Cairo international book fair may differ this year egypt independent. Number of titles of new books issued by the egyptian. Trade fairs cairo appointments from september 2020 worldwide. The golden jubilee of the cairo international book fair will be held on jan. Cairo international fair 2021 cairo industrial fairs. Jan 21, 2015 cairo international book fair will be open on 28 january with participation by 850 publishers, and a books database for the first time mohammed saad, wednesday 21 jan 2015. Also, great writer and ex minister of culture, tharwat okasha, and late great writer soheir alkalamawi are set to be figures of the year in the 50th. Print 2 pack cairo, paper middle east cairo, tissue middle east cairo, sahara cairo, hacehotel expo cairo, africa food manufacturing cairo, ifsec firex egypt cairo, egypt energy cairo, airtech cairo, mactech cairo, handling expo cairo, transpotech cairo. 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. Click on the magnifying glass to search the fairs on this page. Cairo international book fair 2018 opens with a busy. Prices start from as low as 1 pound and there are books from publishers from every corner in the.
Cairo international fair 2018 happens in cairo, egypt mar, 2018 focus on service equipment. Mar 02, 2018 mar 2, 2018 the 49th annual cairo international book fair took place between jan. We are aware of the restriction to tourists for daytime travel but beyond that, do these trains book up weeks ahead as weve been told. The first book fair in 1969 came with the celebration of the 1,000th birthday of cairo. The 49th edition of the cairo international book fair cibf will begin on january 27 and will run until february 10 at the nasr city fair grounds. The 49th cairo international book fair opened to the public on saturday with a very busy calendar that includes debates, round tables, art galleries, workshops, and, for the first time, a cinema. The 42nd international kolkata book fair 2018 full tour. May fair hotel is located in cairo s zamalek neighborhood. Jan 14, 2018 the time has come for egyptian bookworms to rejoice. The famous exhibits that are displayed here include colossus of ramses, followed by the great sphinx of alabaster. Afterwards, the fair became a major market for publishers. Cairo international book fair logo design cairo international book fair branding not official. Sharjah international book fair is participating in the 45th cairo international book fair, taking place in the period between january 22nd and february 4, 2014, where its pavilion has. The sultanate, represented by the ministry of information and the ministry of heritage.