The Amman International Book Fair 2023 wrapped up its activities. The fair was organized by the Union of Jordanian Publishers in collaboration with the Jordanian Ministry of Culture.

The ten-day event witnessed an outstanding participation on the part of Qatar which was a guest of honor this year with a special pavilion that brought together a host of cultural institutions, as well as an outstanding cultural programme with the participation of a contingent of Qatari novelists, writers, and researchers.

Additionally, fair brough together 400 publishing houses directly or through authorizing publishing houses from 22 states to participate in issuing a variety of cultural releases.

The event was held under the theme of Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine in confirmation of the Hashemite custodianship of the Islamic and Christian sanctities and paid homage to the historian Dr. Hind Abu Al Shaar as the key personality of this cultural event.

President of the Jordanian Publishers Union and Director of the
Amman International Book Fair, Jabr Abu Fares, confirmed that the fair culminated in an upsurge in number of visitors which strikingly broke the record, adding that over half million visitors were present in the event which evidently underscores that the fair has been brought to the fore whether locally or in the Arab region.

He thanked the Qatari Ministry of Culture for the outstanding programme that reflected the Qatari bright cultural scene with its various institutions. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency