5 Books To Have Read in Women’s History Month
byWhat does it mean when women take acts of defiance against their societies? In celebration of Women’s History Month last month, it’s necessary to understand…
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Arab Futurism: Imagining The Future From An Arab Perspective
byArab literature about the future is key to develop local talent in the science industry. “This will be the farthest point in the universe Arabs…
A Book Review on Han Kang’s The Vegetarian
byThrough exploring the complexity of desires and individualism in the South Korean society, Han Kang questions human nature through a story about a woman who…
Working within Limitations – A Memoir of Schizophrenia
byAlthough limiting, there’s room to live life with mental illness. The aliens are imposters and have taken over her best friend Steve. A terrifying figure…
Beyond What Meets the Eye – by Ameera AlGhafri (@TheKindMind2) & Sarah AlKaabi (@sarahkay_s)
byEverybody tells us not to judge books by their covers yet our whole lives are circulated around judgment. The progression of our life constantly…
5 Insights on Creativity – Hegarty on Creativity
bySummarizing some of the main insights Sir John Hegarty, one of the biggest names in the creative industry, shared in his book “Hegarty on…
3 Lessons from Sherlock Holmes About Living
byWhat are some important life lessons that the world’s most famous sociopath of a detective has to offer us through his many adventures? In…
From Anti-Reader to Avid Reader
byFrom avoiding books to loving them, reading has helped me focus and express myself in another medium that isn’t drawing. It all started three years…
Meet the Founder of Jeddah’s First Artistic Movement (@Mohanna_tayeb)
byMohanna Tayeb is on the cusp of making promising changes within the upcoming artistic scene in Saudi Arabia. Mohanna Tayeb believes that his portraits…
“Reading Nation”: Providing A Prosperous Path
byAs the UAE launches the reading nation campaign; it is time to address the true impact of reading within unstable and vulnerable societies. In light…
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…
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…
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…
A Tribute to Alan Rickman
byThe author pays a tribute to legendary British actor Alan Rickman who passed away due to cancer. Embed from Getty Images The first words Professor…
Sail Books Are Now Sold at #SIBF
byIntroducing the publishing partnership between Sail Publishing and Alhudhud Publishing on the books digitally published by Sail, and announcing their availability in Sharjah International Book…
Here We Start – Issue #44
byNovember is a very exciting month for us bookworms and reading fanatics here in the UAE. It’s the month of the Annual Sharjah International Book…
Arabs Don’t Read
byWhen asked about whether or not he sees Arabs as a threat, Moshe Dayan, an Israeli military leader, said no by simply stating:…
Books Are Medicine for the Soul
byBy Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) One of the funniest Arabic proverbs I read was: “He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the…