ADACH launches largest ambitious cultural initiative in Arab World
In an another yet qualitative step to in its pursuit to establish itself as a world cultural hub, Abu Dhabi launched today the largest ever cultural initiative in the Arab World for translation from major world living languages into the Arabic language.
Announcing the project called kilma (Word in Arabia), ADACH Director General Mohammed Khalaf Al Mazrourie, said the cultural initiative was launched as per directives by General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to revive translation of various sciences and knowledge into Arabic in order to fill the gap in the Arabic library and catch up with the fast-moving publishing movement in the west.
According to him, the initiative would also seek to maintain a high profile of the Arab culture in the western cultural theatre.
The initiative was announced as part of ADACH's participation in the international Frankfurt Book Fair during October 10-14, 2007 which drew around 7300 publishers from 110 countries around the world.
Al Mazrouie told a number of prominent Arab and foreign publishers that ''The valuable, non-profit cultural project is part of a comprehensive strategy being carried out by ADACH to promote the local cultural scene especially through supporting the Abu Dhabi international book fair as a pivotal chain to strengthen relationships between the Arab and international publishing industry with the intent of making the UAE capital,Abu Dhabi, an international meeting place for translation and publishing movement.
Meanwhile, ADACH organised a series of workshops at the sideline of the event aimed at developing the strategy of Abu Dhabi book fair in cooperation with the Frankfurt book fair. Plans for promotion and development of the publishing industry in Abu Dhabi will be laid down.
Juma Al Qubaisi, Director of Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, noted that Abu Dhabi was swiftly carving its place as a minerate for culture in the world.
He praised Sheikh Mohammed for his support and patronage for the translation project.
Speaking about how the idea of the project was evolved, he said the idea was a brainchild of Sheikh Mohammed who observed during a visit to the 16th edition of the Abu Dhabi book fair last year the starking absence of translated books into Arabic.
Karim Nagi, Kilma Executive Manager, the non-profit project would finance translation, publishing and distribution into Arabic the world masterpieces in all fields.
''The project has already started since a long time and we will announced the first 100 collection of books to be translated during a press conference on November 21. The first five translated works will be shown at the event, ''he revealed. Source
Announcing the project called kilma (Word in Arabia), ADACH Director General Mohammed Khalaf Al Mazrourie, said the cultural initiative was launched as per directives by General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to revive translation of various sciences and knowledge into Arabic in order to fill the gap in the Arabic library and catch up with the fast-moving publishing movement in the west.
According to him, the initiative would also seek to maintain a high profile of the Arab culture in the western cultural theatre.
The initiative was announced as part of ADACH's participation in the international Frankfurt Book Fair during October 10-14, 2007 which drew around 7300 publishers from 110 countries around the world.
Al Mazrouie told a number of prominent Arab and foreign publishers that ''The valuable, non-profit cultural project is part of a comprehensive strategy being carried out by ADACH to promote the local cultural scene especially through supporting the Abu Dhabi international book fair as a pivotal chain to strengthen relationships between the Arab and international publishing industry with the intent of making the UAE capital,Abu Dhabi, an international meeting place for translation and publishing movement.
Meanwhile, ADACH organised a series of workshops at the sideline of the event aimed at developing the strategy of Abu Dhabi book fair in cooperation with the Frankfurt book fair. Plans for promotion and development of the publishing industry in Abu Dhabi will be laid down.
Juma Al Qubaisi, Director of Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, noted that Abu Dhabi was swiftly carving its place as a minerate for culture in the world.
He praised Sheikh Mohammed for his support and patronage for the translation project.
Speaking about how the idea of the project was evolved, he said the idea was a brainchild of Sheikh Mohammed who observed during a visit to the 16th edition of the Abu Dhabi book fair last year the starking absence of translated books into Arabic.
Karim Nagi, Kilma Executive Manager, the non-profit project would finance translation, publishing and distribution into Arabic the world masterpieces in all fields.
''The project has already started since a long time and we will announced the first 100 collection of books to be translated during a press conference on November 21. The first five translated works will be shown at the event, ''he revealed. Source
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