A number of publishers in Arab and foreign countries, who participated in the Ramadan Book Fair in its second edition, described the book fair as an opportunity to invest the atmosphere of the holy month in the development of religious and cultural knowledge.
In remarks to QNA, they said that the exhibition, which is currently being held at Darb Al-Saai in Umm Salal, is an important Qatari initiative to enhance cultural awareness, especially that related to a religious occasion such as the holy month of Ramadan.
Bassem Adwan from “That Al Salasil” Company (Kuwait) said: “We are participating for the first time in the Ramadan Book Fair, an outstanding initiative to promote Islamic culture and knowledge, with which we found a public turnout.” The company focused to exhibit books and topics that are appropriate for this occasion.
Manager of Al Dar Al Ahlia For Publishing & Distribution (Jordan) Mahmoud Abu Toug expressed happiness to participate in the Ramadan Book Fair for the first time. “We found a remarkable turnout for the exhibition,” he said pointing out that Al Dar Al Ahlia presents many publications on history, politics and literature.
Founder and Manager of Yidiz Publishing (Turkey) Maryam Al Sulaiti said that the publisher has previously participated in the Doha International Book Fair, appreciating the choice of the month of Ramadan to hold a book fair. She pointed out that the house is interested in publishing and translating from Turkish a Arabic.
Qassem Mansour of the Arab Network for Research and Publishing affirmed the network’s keenness to participate in the Doha International Book Fair, “but this is the first time that we participate in the Ramadan Book Fair.” For his part, researcher and publisher Majed Shubar, Director of Al-Warraq Publishing House (UK), expressed his happiness at participating in the Ramadan Book Fair, as it is an investment of this time in promoting culture in general, especially after the end of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. “This cultural movement contributes to the launch of the knowledge march in the country,” he said.
Mahrous Mohamed from Madbouly Bookstore (Egypt) said that the Ramadan Book Fair is a good initiative and has proven successful, by the clear turnout, pointing out that Madbouli, which is keen to participate regularly in the Doha International Book Fair, offers the reader various types of reads in history, literature, cinema and theater.
Ramadan Book Fair will wrap up on Sunday.
Source: Qatar News Agency