#BookReview of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
byWith the recent hype built on the latest release under the Harry Potter Saga, how did one loyal Potter fan feel towards the new release?…
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Our Article Competition Winner: Tap-Water Tears
byHow reading and crying on a bus made me appreciate the strength of emotions truly felt. Reading on a bus is an activity enjoyed by…
Book Review on Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in The Castle
byBook Review on We Have Always Lived in The Castle by Shirley Jackson, published in 1962. Gothic fiction genre is known by its gloomy atmosphere,…
Arm Yourself Against Ignorance
by“Read in the name of your Lord Who created” (Al Alaq, verse 1). “Read” is the first word from the Holy Quran recited by the…
Young Writers, Find Your Voice
byCreative Writing is being promoted more and more in schools around the UAE, what is the impact of having such a strategy in the education…
Game of Tongues (#GameOfThrones)
byThe author sheds light on invented languages used in Film and TV. After watching the first few episodes of the popular HBO show Game of…
Stuck in Space: A Book Review on The Martian
byReviewing Andy Weir’s best selling novel: The Martian, with its different science fiction elements and some of its human behavioral elements. The Martian by Andy…
Ajwan’s Adventures Continue, Book Review on @NouraNoman’s Sci-Fi Series
byThe author reviews the second part of Ajwan’s science fiction series by Noura AlNoman, and compares it with the first part in terms of plot and characters…
Politics and the English Language: An Essay By Orwell
byThe author discusses George Orwell and his essay “Politics and the English Language”. In pop culture, George Orwell is known for the creation of the…
Why Do Some People Read Whilst Others Do Not?
byWhy do people read? What do people read? Why do some people not enjoy reading? Being an avid reader and a true believer in the…
Book Review on “Revelation: The Story Of Muhammad” (@revelationthebk)
byReview on a new book about the Prophet Mohammed’s life, that portrays his life in a new approach and methodology. The book was written by…
#EAFOL Fantasy Fiction Panel With @BrandSanderson & @NouraNoman
byIn this Emirates Airline Festival of Literature session (moderated by our editor in chief: Iman Ben Chaibah), Brandon Sanderson & Noura AlNoman tell us about…
Is Literature A Destination Or A Journey
byIs reading something you do because you enjoy it, or because you use it to reach somewhere? Would literary festivals help in growing the passion…
Discussing Elif Shafak’s (@Elif_Safak) Books with Shahd Thani (@ShahdThani)
byWe sat with Shahd Thani, an author and a member of Untitled Chapters, to talk about the books written by the Turkish author Elif Shafak: Black…
Discussing Books: How You Can Start Reading Comic Books And Some Recommendations from @KBinHamad
byWe sat with Khaled Bin Hamad, founder of Moving Reflections to talk about his journey with comic books and how he started it. We discussed…
Enlighten Yourself, One Book at a Time
byThe author discusses the declaration of 2016 as the Year of Reading by the UAE leaders and the hope that this will bring forth. Our…
Discussing Books: Mama Hessa’s Mice by Saud AlSanousi #YouTube
byWe’re starting a video book discussion series to be the equivalent of a virtual book club, and to bring book discussions on a new platform…
Gibran – A School of Thought
bySharjah Art Museum hosted an exhibition for the renowned Lebanese- American artist Gibran Khalil Gibran that showcases paintings, sketches, and manuscripts under the theme of…
What is Ajwan? Who is Ajwan? A #BookReview on @NouraNoman’s First Novel
byArticle in brief: reviewing Ajwan, the first Arabic young adult science-fiction book written by Noura Al Noman. The review explores the different themes covered in…
Go Set A Watchman: Prequel or Sequel?
byArticle in brief: the author gives us her review about Harper Lee’s newly published book “Go Set A Watchman”, and why the agrees with the…