HE Minister of Culture Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Thani attended on Sunday the launch of two new publications within the activities of the cultural salon at the 32nd Doha International Book Fair, which is held under the slogan “With Reading We Rise”, and will continue at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center until Wednesday.
The first edition is for a book entitled ‘Ibn Battuta’s Secret Manuscript’ by writer and journalist Jassim Salman and released by the Dar Al-Rafidain and Al-Watad publishing house.
During the launch of his book, Jassim Salman said his book is a historical novel dealing with real events and facts and it is an imagined historical version, and the reader peruses the work as if it were an actual manuscript of the most famous Arab traveler Ibn Battuta, considering that the novel is a rewriting of the history of Ibn Battuta.
HE the Minister of Culture also witnessed the launch of a book by Lebaba Amin Al Hawari.
Al Hawari explained that the book is a critical study through which she obtained a master’s degree, and then turned into a book that meets the needs of readers in this aspect.
Source: Qatar News Agency