Culture & Education | Tuesday 24 April, 2018 12:36 am

EPA Celebrates World Book Day with Activities and Events At Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) celebrated World Book and Copyright Day in style at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) yesterday (Monday), with a host of events and activities which included gifts of 600 books to visitors and a storytelling session and crafts...

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Culture & Education | Monday 23 April, 2018 2:39 pm

NAMA and UK Minister of Arts Explore New Market Opportunities for Women

In line with the UAE's vision and support of women empowerment, both locally and globally, the Sharjah-based NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) and its subsidiaries have developed several high-impact flagship programmes and initiatives to enhance and highlight contributions of local...

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Culture & Education | Monday 23 April, 2018 1:59 pm

FUNN Launches ‘Promising Photographer’ Initiative

FUNN, the Sharjah-based organisation dedicated to helping younger generations become engaged in the world of film and media arts, has launched the ‘Promising Photographer’ initiative in conjunction with 2018 UAE Year of Zayed.   Through this initiative, launched during the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 23 April, 2018 1:27 pm

Malaysia’s ‘Dignity for Children’ Wins Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support

The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), the Sharjah-based global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide,has announced that the Malaysian foundation ‘Dignity for Children’ has won the 2nd Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and...

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Culture & Education | Monday 23 April, 2018 12:05 pm

Kalimat Group to Showcase New Publications in Abu Dhabi Book Fair 2018

Kalimat Group (KG), the Sharjah-based publisher of Arabic books, has confirmed participation at the 28th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), which will be held in the capital from April 25 to May 1 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre...

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Culture & Education | Monday 23 April, 2018 11:59 am

Children transform themselves through filmmaking at Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

Children were given a taste of filmmaking on the fifth day of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, which runs until April 28 at Expo Centre Sharjah.   The hour-long Green Screen workshop was part of the 10thedition of the festival, themed ‘Your Future… Just a...

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Culture & Education | Monday 23 April, 2018 6:00 am

SCRF 2018 Extends an Exclusive Invitation to Women and Children Today

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), organisers of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2018) has announced opening the doors of the festival, from 4pm-8pm today (Monday, April 23) exclusively for women, and children under the age of 16.     The organisers will be...

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Culture & Education | Monday 23 April, 2018 12:33 am

Vox Cinemas wins second license to operate movie theaters in KSA

Vox Cinemas, a subsidiary of Majid Al-Futtaim Group, won the second license to operate cinemas in the Kingdom. The company received the license from the Minister of Culture and Information and Chairman of the General Authority for Audiovisual Media, Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad. Al-Futtaim Group...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 22 April, 2018 1:22 pm

Facebook teams up with National Media Council to combat proliferation of false news

Facebook teams up with the National Media Council (NMC) to pool their respective resources in an effort to combat the proliferation of false news.   A joint campaign will commence in UAE newspapers and on Facebook to start April 23, 2018. The newspaper advertisements have been designed...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 22 April, 2018 1:17 pm

Children become young engineers at Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

A group of 28 children were given the opportunity to become young engineers during a workshop on the third day of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, which runs until April 28 at Expo Centre Sharjah.   The hour-long Bridge Design workshop was part of the 10thedition of...

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