(6 Dec 2024)
IRAQ BOOK FAIR
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baghdad, Iraq – 5 December 2024
1. Various of visitors checking books at Iraq International Book Fair
2. Various of books on display
3. Various of visitors at the book fair
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ihab al-Qaysi, director of book fair:
"This is the fifth session of Iraq International Book Fair, organized by al-Mada Foundation for Media, Culture and Arts. Over 350 publishing houses from 17 countries are participating in the fair. This year, there are a lot of activities and panels which will be held on the sideline of the exhibition. Also, there is great participation this year by the Ministry of Education as students from most schools will be present. There will also be drawing workshops."
5. Visitors at the book fair
6. Books on display
7. Various of people purchasing books
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Enas Abd Ali, visitor:
"We toured the exhibition halls and we noticed that there are many books on history, philosophy and even scientific books. Thank God that it is still the case that people are turning up to check out books."
9. Various of drawing workshops
10. Zoom-out of man mixing paint and painting
11. Various of Qatari section at the book fair
12. Qatari books on display
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim Mohammed, representative of Qatari Ministry of Culture:
"Today, we are participating in the 5th Iraq International Fair. Our participation is a cultural one. We have a group of books by Qatari authors, poets and intellectuals. Also, we have a group of new publications by the Ministry (of Education) such as The First Structure and Resources of Qatari Poets."
14. Walk-by shot inside book fair
15. Various of art on display at entrance of book fair
STORYLINE:
Bibliophiles and avid readers hungry for knowledge can stock up on books at the Iraq International Book Fair, which is currently running in Baghdad.
The exhibition features 80,000 book titles by both local and international publishers.
“We toured the exhibition halls and we noticed that there are many books on history, philosophy and even scientific books," said Enas Abd Ali, a visitor.
"Thank God that it is still the case that people are turning up to check out books," she added.
Publishing houses from 17 countries including Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are participating in the event.
The Qatari section at the book fair featured books by authors and poets as well as educational books by Qatar’s Ministry of Education.
The book fair opened on Dec.4, continuing to welcome visitors and book-lovers until Dec. 14.
This is the fifth book fair organized by al-Mada Foundation for Media, Culture and Arts, but Baghdad’s history with book goes much further back.
In September, Baghdad hosted its 25th state-organized book fair which boasted more than a million book titles from over 21 countries.
Baghdad has a literary heritage that dates back to the Abbasid era, from the 9th to the 13th century.
"Cairo writes, Beirut publishes, and Baghdad reads," goes a renowned Arab proverb that praises Iraqis’ appetite for reading.
AP video shot by Ali Jabar
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