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Iman Mersal: In the Footsteps of Enayat Al-Zayat
Date/Time: Saturday 12 February 2022 17:30-18:30Venue: Arfaj, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: ArabicSession No. 116
AED 65
‘Sometimes a literary work can shake you to your core, however that doesn't nece... Read More Adult event

World Poetry: Adel Khozam, Germain Droogenbroodt, Jenny Lewis, Manal Al Khezam & Rati Saxena
Date/Time: Saturday 12 February 2022 17:30-18:30Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 3, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 154
Free Entry
This session celebrates world poetry - a session that brings together a number o... Read More Adult event

Originality in Crime Fiction – A Stab in the Dark?: Felicia Yap, Lucy Foley, Mark Billingham & Polly Phillips
Date/Time: Saturday 12 February 2022 18:00-19:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 2, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 75
AED 65
Every year thousands of new crime thrillers are published – fresh victims for hu... Read More Adult event

Fadi Zaghmout: Needle & Thimble
Date/Time: Saturday 12 February 2022 18:30-19:30Venue: Carnation, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: ArabicSession No. 139
AED 65
This session is only available in Arabic. Please change your language settings a... Read More Adult event

Indra Nooyi: My Life in Full
Date/Time: Saturday 12 February 2022 19:00-20:00Venue: Al Habtoor Ballroom, Habtoor Palace, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 76
AED 65
Ranked among the world’s 100 most powerful women, Indra Nooyi, former CEO and Ch... Read More Adult event

Waleed Shah: Rock Your Ugly
Date/Time: Saturday 12 February 2022 19:00-19:45Venue: Chia, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 151
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In these days of ever-present social media, it can seem that beauty is in the ey... Read More Adult event

Stephen Graham Jones: My Heart is a Chainsaw – Dissecting the Horror
Date/Time: Saturday 12 February 2022 19:00-20:00Venue: Arfaj, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 153
AED 65
Do you devour books about the dark side? Like your novels dripping with gore? ... Read More Adult event

Inventions that Changed the World: Ahmed El Ghandour, Salem Al Marri & Serhii Plokhy
Date/Time: Saturday 12 February 2022 20:00-21:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 2, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 62
AED 65
Our all-star science panel puts forward their cases for the greatest scientific ... Read More Special Event

The Taste of Italy: Dinner with Alessandro Borghese
Date/Time: Saturday 12 February 2022 20:00-22:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 1, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 87
AED 295
‘There is no sincerer love than the love of food’ - George Bernard Shaw
Join us... Read More Adult event

Debate: Does Intimacy Belong in The Pages of Fiction?: Alawiya Sobh & Ahmed Mourad
Date/Time: Saturday 12 February 2022 20:00-21:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 3, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: ArabicSession No. 114
AED 65
Different taboos and customs haunt different cultures, hence the changing perspe... Read More Children's event

Bear Moves: Ben Bailey Smith & Sav Akyuz
Date/Time: Sunday 13 February 2022 10:00-10:45Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 2, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: English
Age: 3+Session No. 57
Age: 3+Session No. 57
AED 40
Ben Bailey Smith Sav Akyüz are on stage together to entertain you with their lat... Read More Adult event

Rupy Aujla: The Doctor's Kitchen
Date/Time: Sunday 13 February 2022 10:00-11:00Venue: Al Habtoor Ballroom, Habtoor Palace, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 93
AED 65
'The biggest impact on your health is…with the simplest solution. It’s how we fe... Read More Children's event

Nayanika Mahtani: Across the Line
Date/Time: Sunday 13 February 2022 10:00-11:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 1, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: English
Age: 12+Session No. 143
Age: 12+Session No. 143
AED 40
15-year-old Inaya’s burning ambition is to play cricket for Pakistan. She crosse... Read More Adult event

Hareth Al Bustani: Nero and the Art of Tyranny
Date/Time: Sunday 13 February 2022 10:00-11:00Venue: Chia, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 166
AED 65
Nero is Rome’s most infamous emperor, notorious for his eccentricity, cruelty an... Read More Workshop Adult

A Creative Boost: Workshop with Sara Hamdan & Sara Sadik
Date/Time: Sunday 13 February 2022 10:00-11:30Venue: Dahlia, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 818
AED 200
We've all faced an empty page and found it daunting! In this workshop, Sara Sadi... Read More Children's event

Beverly Jatwani: Tala the Bengal Tiger
Date/Time: Sunday 13 February 2022 11:00-12:00Venue: Carnation, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: English
Age: 3+Session No. 147
Age: 3+Session No. 147
AED 40
What is the connection between the little girl Veera and the mysterious and enda... Read More Children's event

Layne Redman: Luam’s Balm
Date/Time: Sunday 13 February 2022 12:00-13:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 3, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: English
Age: 3+Session No. 58
Age: 3+Session No. 58
AED 40
Layne Redman is a well-known personality in the UAE but will be making his first... Read More Adult event

Lebanese Civil War: Alawiya Sobh & Naji Bakhti
Date/Time: Sunday 13 February 2022 12:00-13:00Venue: Chia, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: ArabicSession No. 60
AED 65
Naji Bakhti's and Alwawiya Sobh's works document the direct and indirect impact ... Read More Adult event

Serhii Plokhy: Nuclear Folly
Date/Time: Sunday 13 February 2022 12:00-13:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 2, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 68
AED 65
The threat of nuclear disaster, whether by accident or design, cast a long shado... Read More Children's event

Children Take Over the LitFest!
Date/Time: Sunday 13 February 2022 12:00-13:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 1, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 130
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Join us as we celebrate some of Dubai’s youngest and brightest authors! These ch... Read More