Ambassador, apparently your embassy put out a congratulatory press release, stating. The international publishers association ipa is an international industry federation representing all aspects of book and journal publishing. It was a pleasure to welcome minister of culture ines abdeldayem to the u. 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. 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. 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. 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. Cairo international fair 2021 cairo industrial fairs.
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. Embassy booth at the cairo international book fair. 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. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publishers company. 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 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. 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 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 charges stem from tanmias plan to publish an egyptian edition of the. People attend the cairo international book fair in cairo, egypt, in a picture uploaded feb. 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.
Angry demonstrations in egypt s tumultuous years following the january revolution were detrimental to the annual cairo international book fair. 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. It is managed by the general egyptian book organization, a stateowned publisher and book retailer association. 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. The situations in this book are all real and have zero connections to the writer. This years cairo international book fair opened to the public on. 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. Video editor creating promotional videos for live events. The 47th edition of the cairo international book fair began on january 27 and will continue through february 10. Cairo international book fair 19 23 jan to 5 feb 2019. 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. Eiec egypt international exhibition center cairo, egypt. 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.
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. 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 details of the fair were announced in a press conference on wednesday, january 10. Khaled lotfy, whose firm tanmia published a new edition of a book about egyptian double agent ashraf marwan, has been sentenced to five. Publishers, writers watch from behind bars as cairo book fair. The golden jubilee 2019 comes with a lot of surprises including a new venue. The 3 most common types of fairs in egypt are trade fairs for metal processing, industry trade shows. Madbouly launches 51st cairo international book fair. Everything you need to know about the cairo international book.
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. Trade fairs egypt appointments from september 2020. 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. Document live events by taking pictures and promoting them online. 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. Madbouly launches 51st cairo international book fair daily. 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. Cairo international book fair moves to new cairo for 2019.
Jan 31, 2019 visitors browse books on display at the cairo international book fair, cairo, egypt. 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. Main features of 50th cairo international book fair egypt today. Cibf is the arab worlds oldest and largest book fair, and in recent years it has drawn over one million visitors each year. 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. Local book fairs catch summer readers on egypts coasts. 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. 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. Hag finally stated that cyprus is also participating for the first time in the book fairs golden jubilee. 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. Rejoice book lovers, the 23 rd of january has been announced as the launching date for the next cairo international book fair. Egypts prime minister, moustafa madbouly inaugurated the 51st cairo international book fair at egypt international exhibition centre. Exhibition calendar with 31 trade fairs from september 2019 in egypt sorted by exhibition date.
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. Egypt storycairo international book fair 2019 youtube. Acara ini diorganisir oleh general egyptian book organisation. 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. New location of book fair presents civilised image which suits egypt. Media center of asusu designing most of the offline and online design content. 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.
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. With a record 900 publishers participating and a massive turnout of 3. 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. Most trade fairs in egypt take place in cairo with 31 trade fairs. 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. Trade fairs cairo appointments from september 2020.
Cairo international book fair, organized by the general egyptian book organization, is the largest and oldest book fair in the arab world. It is organised by the general egyptian book organisation. It will allocate 32 buses to transport visitors to the fairs location. 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. Eight new bus lines to transport visitors to cairo.
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. 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 turns away jailed publishers. Tahun 2019 ini cairo book fair dilaksanakan pada tanggal 22 januari5 februari 2019 di lokasi baru yakni, egypt international. 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. 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 number of publishers participating and the number of guests who visit the fair every year makes it second only to the frankfurt book fair. 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. The book fair will run from the 22 nd of january until the 4 th of february this year. 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. Please contact the organizer before making any arrangement. Guide to cairo international book fair 50th edition egypt. Cairo international book fair turns away jailed publisher. Egypts prime minister to open 51st edition of cairo. Its our honor to be the official contractor for the 51st cairo international book fair which is launching on 22nd of january 2020.
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 films include the feminist production between two seas on january 28, at 5 pm, which will. 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. 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. Everything you need to know about the cairo international. 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. Egypts annual book fair kicks off with record number of. 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 history of the international book fair the egyptian book association is main organizer of the fair.
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. The 51st edition of the cairo international book fair selected gamal hamdan as. 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. 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. The last time i visited the cairo international book fair was when i was in preparatory school. Egypts minister of culture enas abdel dayem urged egyptians on sunday to visit the opening of the 51st annual cairo international book fair. The search for egypt from september 2020 result following trade fairs. United group cairo international book fair 2020 facebook. Mostafa madbouly and minister of culture enas abdel dayem will open on wednesday the 51st edition of the cairo international book fair.
Egypt has long been a center of culture and history and can be proud of the annual cairo international book fair, the. Madbouly roamed the fair which runs until 4 february under the theme of egypt, africa. Egypts prime minister to open 51st edition of cairo international. Madbouly launches 51st cairo international book fair daily news. The fair is considered the most important event in the arabic publishing world. Zuchex cairo set to open up exciting new trade channels between turkey and africa. Therefore, 90% of the kids preferred to go on the trip. 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.
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. Egypts minister of culture urges public to attend 2020 cairo. Cibf is the arab worlds oldest and largest book fair, and in recent years it. 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. These buses will be marked with the book fairs stickers and the ticket will cost le 5. Jan 27, 2019 acara ini diorganisir oleh general egyptian book organisation. Egypt considers establishing bus rapid transit system for cairos ring road. 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. The cairo international book fair kicks off today, and. Visitors browse books on display at the cairo international book fair, cairo, egypt. Egypts minister of culture urges public to attend 2020.
Free buses from the old headquarters of the fair in nasr city, as well as abdelmoneim reyad in downtown. 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. Hag finally stated that cyprus is also participating for the first time in the book fair s golden jubilee. 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. 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. Cairo international book fair may differ this year egypt. 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. 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 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. 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. A dispatch from the cairo international book fair al. Only less than two weeks come between us and one of egypts biggest cultural events of the year, the 51 st cairo international book fair cibf. The association is the main culture sponsor for books in egypt and they invented the fair in 1969.