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SRMG Chief Executive Dr. Ghassan Al-Shibl in image cut out on right–Saudi Research and Marketing Group holds extraordinary meeting session in Riyadh on May 9, 2017, Asharq Al-Awsat
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A man browses books at the 38th Cairo International Book Fair in Cairo, Egypt, in January 2007. (AFP Photo)
Egypt’s independent publishers face off against mainstream rivals
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Why do so many literary pioneers in the Middle East, starting out as poets, novelists and critics cross over into publishing? Is it a question of money? Or, is there a need to redefine the relationship between creative innovators and publishers?...Caption:
People look at books at the fifth Riyadh International Book Fair 2 March 2010. (Reuters/Fahad Shadeed)
Debate: The Arab world is not facing a publishing crisis
With regards to the issue of publishing in the Arab world, I do not believe that we are facing a publishing crisis; rather, we are facing a reading crisis. We are simply a society that does not like reading. The greater the demand for a product, the more this product...Caption:
An Iranian clergyman speaks to a woman at his stall in Tehran’s 26th International Book Fair, at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 1, 2013.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)