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People look at books at the fifth Riyadh International Book Fair 2 March 2010. (Reuters/Fahad Shadeed)
by Mohamed Hashem | Jun 30, 2013 | Debate
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...
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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)
by Rana Idriss | Jun 30, 2013 | Debate
There can be no doubt that publishers in the Arab world are facing an acute crisis. The market has completely shut down, particularly in view of the consequences of the Arab Spring. This also includes the situation in Syria—and it is worth mentioning that the Syrian...
