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Dubai Ruler directs distribution of three million books across thousands of schools in the region
The initiative follows the inauguration of the AED 1 billion Mohammed bin Rashid Library
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Dubai Ruler opens AED 1 billion library built as a ‘cultural beacon’
The Mohammed bin Rashid Library has been described as a ‘new cultural beacon in the region’ and houses more than 1 million printed and digital books
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Video: How local bookshops are helping to revive Iraq’s literary community
Despite years of war, censorship and dictatorships in Iraq, authors and intellectuals have determinedly gathered to exchange ideas and share their experiences.
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Revealed: The top-selling books in Dubai
Leading Dubai book retailer Magrudy’s present the bestselling books in fiction, non-fiction and business categories for this week
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UAE reveals first homegrown ‘silent books’
Wordless picture books initiative started out as way to help refugee children arriving in Europe from Africa and the Middle East
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Dubai launches first Happiness Platform on Jumeirah beach
Dubai Municipality says new facility, which also features a library, aims to create ‘positive and stimulating environment’
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Sheikh Mohammed launches initiative to provide 1m books to libraries
‘We can’t create a tolerant society and stable families without culture, reading or knowledge,’ he says
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Revealed: What the world’s billionaires are reading
Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg share their must-read books