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Warrior Queens, Rebels & Courtesans - How Women Shaped the World: Kate Mosse & Manu S. Pillai
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 18:30-19:30Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 95
AED 60
The unknown soldier, the unnamed scientist, the anonymous writer: these women fr... Read More Adult event

Noha Daoud: Welcome to the Crime Scene – Your Complete Guide to Crime Fiction
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 18:30-19:30Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 132
AED 60
There is a trinity of crime – motive, scene, and weapon. And let’s not forget th... Read More Adult event

What Do We Want from Poets?: Jassim Al Saheeh, Nouri Al Jarrah, Qasim Saudi, Rawda Al Haj & Sara Elzein
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 18:30-19:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 146
AED 60
There is a great power that poets hold; a type of magic they never reveal. But w... Read More Adult event

Plan to Win a Literary Prize: Maria Dadouch, Mohsine Loukili & Najwa Bin Shatwan
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 18:30-19:30Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 261
AED 60
How many novels have you read only after the author won an award? Does success ... Read More Award Ceremonies

Announcing The Winners Of First Chapter – The ELF Seddiqi Writers' Fellowship
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 19:15-20:00Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: MultilanguageSession No: 7
Free Entry
Grab a seat to discover the winners of year two of the region’s only global-stan... Read More Adult event

Utopia vs Dystopia - Between Two Cities: Khalid AlNasrallah & Shahad Al Rawi
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 19:30-20:30Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 206
AED 60
Somewhere between utopia and corruption, we look for a city to call home.
Khali... Read More Special Events

Brian Cox: Shakespeare, Success & Succession
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 20:00-21:00Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 17
AED 75 - AED 100
Movie and theatre legend Brian Cox, best known for his role as media magnate Log... Read More Special Events

Fresh Air, Fresh Lyrics: A Night of Poetry
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 20:00-21:30Venue: MBRL Amphitheatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: MultilanguageSession No: 68
AED 40
We live in a region steeped in poetic tradition with a powerful spoken word scen... Read More Adult event

Jacks Thomas: Survival of the Fittest - Opportunities & Challenges for Publishing
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 08:00-09:15Venue: MBRL Foyer, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Simultaneous Translation: English to ArabicSession No: 76
Simultaneous Translation: English to ArabicSession No: 76
AED 60
Kicking off our Publishing Day is an inspiring keynote talk with Jacks Thomas. J... Read More Free Event

Feeding the Soul: Isobel Abulhoul, Colonel Jamila Al Zaabi & Zahra Abdalla
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 09:00-10:00Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 69
Free Entry
We are cooking up something very special for you!
Join us to celebrate the laun... Read More Adult event

Anthony Geffen: The Future of Storytelling
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 09:00-10:00Venue: Museum of the Future 1, Museum of the Future, Museum of the Future
Language: EnglishSession No: 265
AED 60
Anthony Geffen, top documentary filmmaker and pioneer in multiplatform storytell... Read More Education

Ben Miller: The World of Stories
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 09:00-10:00Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Age: 8+Session No: 732
Age: 8+Session No: 732
AED 25
How much do you immerse yourself in stories? Master storyteller Ben Miller has c... Read More Education

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock: Am I Made of Stardust? Big Questions for Young Scientists!
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 09:00-10:00Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 8-12Session No: 733
Age: 8-12Session No: 733
AED 25
There are so many questions about science and space that we can’t answer… But no... Read More Adult event

Annie Arsane Mattar: Crazy About #BookTok
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 09:30-10:20Venue: 6th Floor Emirates Library, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 32
AED 60
In a corner of Tiktok, one of the most popular social media platforms of our age... Read More Workshops Adult

Exploring the Art of Compelling Storytelling: :Creative Writing Workshop with Jo Browning Wroe
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 10:00-12:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 231
AED 250
Jo Browning Wroe is an outstanding tutor of creative writing. In this not- to-be... Read More Adult event

Changing the Game – Esports Redefining the Future: Fernando Pereira, Lucy Chow, Madiha Naz, Max Chow Everett, Patrick Noack & Paul Dawalibi
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 10:15-11:15Venue: Museum of the Future 1, Museum of the Future, Museum of the Future
Language: EnglishSession No: 168
AED 60
Video games are more than interactive entertainment; they represent the future o... Read More Adult event

Trends in Children’s Publishing: Alexandra Gunn, Amal Nasser & Mariam Al Qasimi
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 10:30-11:20Venue: 6th Floor Emirates Library, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 33
AED 60
Children’s publishing is a particularly dynamic area of the industry – and at ti... Read More Adult event

Book Sales in the Age of Social Media: Huda Hamed & Sami Al Batati
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 10:30-11:20Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 9, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 36
AED 60
Today’s writers and publishers have mastered the hashtag game and understand the... Read More Workshops Adult

Analysis of Poetry in Music - Playing with Literary Devices: A Workshop with Pia Fajelagutan
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 10:30-12:00Venue: 4th Floor Meeting Room 8, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 232
AED 200
Are you a budding poet or songwriter? Join this poetry workshop with Pia Fajelag... Read More Adult event

Emirates - Nothing is Impossible: Ali Al Saloom & Prof Giovanni Bozzetti
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 11:00-12:00Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 188
AED 60
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