{"id":5678,"date":"2018-04-10T07:21:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T07:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=5678"},"modified":"2018-04-10T07:21:36","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T07:21:36","slug":"prominent-arab-literati-and-celebrities-light-up-sharjah-childrens-reading-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/prominent-arab-literati-and-celebrities-light-up-sharjah-childrens-reading-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent Arab Literati And Celebrities Light Up Sharjah Children\u2019s Reading Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 10th edition of Sharjah Children\u2019s Reading Festival (SCRF), organised by Sharjah Book Authority, will host a line-up of the Arab world\u2019s most popular authors and artists who have contributed to Arab literature with works that will enrich the cultural landscape for future generations.<\/p>\n<p>Joining them will be a stellar line-up of famous thespians, including one of Egypt\u2019s favourite actresses, Sabrin, and Bahraini actress Haifa Hussein, who has lit up Arab television, cinema and theatre with many outstanding performances. Other guests include renowned Egyptian actor, Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra, who has also had a distinguished career on both stage and screen.<\/p>\n<p>Also appearing at the festival, which takes place from April 18-28 at Expo Centre Sharjah, will be Algerian artist Tareq Al Arabi Tarkan, who has written more than 1,000 songs and created scripts for several TV shows and famous cartoon films, and Syrian actress Amal\u00a0Hawijeh, who has been the voice of much-loved animated film characters including \u2018Mowgli\u2019, \u2018Captain Majid\u2019 and the \u201cSmall Fisherman\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>SCRF 2018 will also welcome Lebanese author Sahar Mahfouz, a prolific writer who has penned a number of stories for young adults and children. Sahar has been a jury member for many renowned writing awards and in 2013 founded the Hunna Group for Female Emirati Writers and Creators.<\/p>\n<p>The festival will also host Palestinian author and illustrator Fadwa Al Qasem Fadwa, who specialises in translation and writing short stories. Fadwa translated \u2018The Scent of Cardamom\u2019 by (Dar Sharqiyat) in 2005, and \u2018The Scents of Marie-Claire\u2019 by the Tunisian author Habib Selmi which was published by the American University of Cairo Press in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5680 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/7-SCRF-logo-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/7-SCRF-logo-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/7-SCRF-logo-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/7-SCRF-logo-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/7-SCRF-logo.jpg 1654w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5679 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5-Haifa-Hasan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"948\" height=\"981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5-Haifa-Hasan.jpg 948w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5-Haifa-Hasan-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5-Haifa-Hasan-768x795.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 10th edition of Sharjah Children\u2019s Reading Festival (SCRF), organised by Sharjah Book Authority, will host a line-up of the Arab world\u2019s most popular authors and artists who have contributed to Arab literature with works that will enrich the cultural landscape for future generations. 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