The Ministry of Culture Monday announced that the 32nd edition of the Doha International Book Fair will take place from June 12 to 21, at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center under the slogan "With reading we rise."
Several local, Arab, and international publishing houses will participate in the fair, including Saudi Arabia which intends to engage in several activities.
The fair features a distinguished cultural programme that includes several seminars and cultural, literary, and musical evenings with the participation of a contingent of writers, intellectuals, and innovators from Qatar and abroad to promote the event's slogan.
The Ministry of Culture stated that the selection of the slogan historically demonstrates the Qatari peoples love for reading in their quest for promoting their knowledge and developing cultural awareness in the community, especially since they believe that books develop patterns of thought and behaviour and promote good values.
Qatari people have made contributions to publishing valued books and have been keen to distribute them in the neighbouring Arab and Islamic countries for the benefit of science students, intellectuals and fans of reading and books.
The slogan manifests the localisation of books, along with their contribution to spreading awareness, making the Doha International Book Fair a vital station to augment knowledge and have a glimpse of other nations' experiences in the past and present, as well as trailblazing ideas that open the doors of future.
The Doha International Book Fair has made a myriad of accomplishments over the past years, including the localisation of books and instilling the culture of reading, said Assistant Undersecretary for Cultural Affairs at the Ministry of Culture Dr. Ghanem bin Mubarak al-Ali al-Maadeed.
