Sharjah International Book Fair: A 1982 Launch With Six Publishers Now Hosts 2,673 Exhibitors From 124 Countries

In January 1982, six publishers took stalls at the first Sharjah International Book Fair, and the readers barely came. According to a 2019 account of The National, booksellers urged the ruler to close the fair. In that account, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi bought every book on display instead. Salim Omar Salim, director of Sharjah Publishing City, told
November 5, 2026
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