CIBF presents rare symposium for legendary Nizar Qabbani

CAIRO - 1 January 2020: The management of the Cairo International Book Fair announced the screening of a rare symposium for the late poet Nizar Qabbani.
The announcement was made on the book fair’s official page on Facebook.

The rare symposium of the late poet will be available in three parts, the first will be available today (Jan. 1) at 6m on the book fair’s official channel on YouTube, while the remaining two parts will be available on the same channel at 6 pm on Jan. 5 and 6.

It is worth noting that the Cairo International Book Fair 2020, in its 51st edition, will hold its activities from January 22nd, and will run until February 4th, at Egypt International Exhibition Centre, located at Al-Mosher Tantawy axis in Fifth Settlement.

The book fair’s 51st edition will be held under the slogan: “Egypt, Africa..A Culture of Diversity.” The personality for the upcoming edition is the late great scientist and thinker Gamal Hemdan.

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