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Save the Turtles! - Supporting Marine Conservations: Barbara Lang-Lenton, Tiffany Delport & Toby Gregory
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 15:30-16:30Venue: Al Baraha I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 101
AED 60
There is a global consensus, famously known as the 30x30, that we should aim to ... Read More Workshops Adult

The Practicalities of Literary Translation: Workshop with Sawad Hussain
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 15:30-17:00Venue: 4th Floor Meeting Room 6, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 230
AED 200
Budding translators are trained to be proficient in the styles and rules of the... Read More Adult event

Tabi-Tabi Po - Entering the World of Trese: Budjette Tan & Kajo Baldisimo
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 16:00-17:00Venue: Al Baraha II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 120
AED 60
As the sun sets in the city of Manila, creatures and monsters of the night rise ... Read More Children's event

Rob Biddulph: The Blue-footed Booby
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 16:00-16:45Venue: Al Baraha III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 5 +Session No: 157
Age: 5 +Session No: 157
AED 40
This is your chance to join LitFest favourite Rob Biddulph with his rollicking n... Read More Adult event

Epic Journeys: Benedict Allen, Naila Kiani & Nicholas Jubber
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 16:00-17:00Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 197
AED 60
In our exhaustively mapped, extensively connected world, what do the explorers, ... Read More Adult event

Maisoon Saker Al Qassimi: The Writing Compass - An Eye on the Story
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 16:15-17:15Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 128
AED 60
Every writer undergoes a unique journey guided by their very own compass. Simila... Read More Adult event

Dr Raja Al Gurg: The Power of Authenticity
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 16:30-17:30Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 189
AED 60 - AED 75
Dr Raja Al Gurg is the Chairperson and Managing Director of one of UAE’s leading... Read More Free Event

Hop Lola Hop: Crafts Workshop with Kathy Urban
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 16:30-17:00Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 3+Session No: 192
Age: 3+Session No: 192
Free Entry
Join Kathy Urban, for a fun and delightful crafts workshop based on her latest b... Read More Workshops Adult

The Novel Checklist: A Masterclass with Annabel Kantaria
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 16:30-17:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 3, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 262
AED 200
Using the three-act structure from screenwriting, Annabel Kantaria will guide yo... Read More Adult event

Kerry Daynes: A Forensic Psychologist at the Frontline of True Crime
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 16:45-17:45Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 81
AED 60
Exploring life stories as gripping as any thriller, leading forensic psychologis... Read More Adult event

Zineb Laouedj: Sweet America
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:00-18:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 99
AED 60
The strange news that Jalal, a Muslim, will be renovating the city’s large churc... Read More Adult event

When Pictures Speak: Ibrahim Wahib Al Lami, Maria Dadouch & Yaseen Elswaih
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:00-18:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 9, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 108
AED 60
Have you explored the wonders of silent books before? Why is there such great de... Read More Adult event

Between Culture & Art - Preserving Lebanon: Ismat Mahmassani, Waciny Laredj & Zeina Hashem Beck
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:00-18:00Venue: MBRL Amphitheatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 156
AED 60
You are in Beirut in the 1970s, years before the civil war, where there is no de... Read More Children's event

Meet Kevin the Roly-Poly Flying Pony: Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:00-18:00Venue: Al Baraha I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 6+Session No: 164
Age: 6+Session No: 164
AED 40
Wouldn’t you love to have a flying pony land on your doorstep? That’s exactly wh... Read More Adult event

Roger Luckhurst: From Frankenstein to Dark Academia - Exploring Gothic
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:00-18:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 4, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 247
AED 60
Haunted houses, forbidden forests, and eerie estates immediately spring to mind ... Read More Adult event

Kwentong Filipino - Filipino Stories: Angelo R Lacuesta, Danabelle Gutierrez & Miguel Syjuco
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:30-18:30Venue: Al Baraha II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 20
AED 60
How does the story of the contemporary Filipino transcend beyond the borders and... Read More Adult event

Winning the IPAF Award - A Blessing or A Curse?: Jalal Barjas & Mohammed Al Naas
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:30-18:30Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 49
AED 60
This session is only available in Arabic. Please change your language settings a... Read More Special Events

Jeffrey Archer: Next in Line – Fact or Fiction?
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:30-18:30Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 57
AED 60 - AED 75
London, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the ‘p... Read More Free Event

Creative Writing Therapy: Workshop with Qasim Saudi
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:30-18:00Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 195
Free Entry
Have you heard of creative writing therapy before? There is calmness in gatherin... Read More Adult event

Shaping the Middle East: Dubai Abulhoul & Sir Simon Mayall
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:30-18:30Venue: Al Baraha III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 283
AED 60
Have the gatekeepers of Middle Eastern history and literature reported its stori... Read More- Adults' Events
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