Ithra Readers Club is an enriching youth forum where books from a variety of fields are discussed in public each month. The club aims to create a reader-friendly community and encourage discussions and analysis of serious books in a stimulating and liberating atmosphere. The books have been chosen by a committee from the Ithra Library team and have been approved by members before official club events.
Today’s reader is tomorrow's leader. 

 

The program will discuss the following:

  • Book: The Tribe that Laughs at Night, With Najwa Al-Otaibi (May  6, 2025) 
  • Book:  Reader Come Home, With Tariq Khawaji (June 17, 2025)
  • Book: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, With Basel Al-Ghamdi  (July 8, 2025)
  • Book: Daniel's Time in Fabric Town, With Kawthar Yusuf  (August  5, 2025) 
  • Book: Reinvention, With Haifa Al-Owain (September  2,  2025) 
  • Book: A Matter of Death and Life, With Hisham AlObaili (October  14, 2025)
  • Book: The Merchant of Opening Lines, With Faisal Al-Omar​​​​​​​ (November 4, 2025) 
  • Book: Memory Police, With Ahmed Al-Dulayjan​​​​​​​ (December  2, 2025) ​​​​​​​

 

 

 

 

 

Speakers

Tareq Al-Khawaji

Tareq Al-Khawaji

Tariq Khawaji is an author and the Cultural Consultant to the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra). He has two publications to his name; Anime Castle and Ala’azif Ala Bawwabat Alfajr (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn).

Basel Al-Ghamdi

Basel Al-Ghamdi

Basel Al-Ghamdi is a reader and former participant at iRead, Ithra’s Reading Enrichment program.

Kawthar Yusuf

Kawthar Yusuf

Kawthar Youssef is a Saudi writer and reader, she has published two books, titled Eduardo's Hat and Al-Firdaws Neighborhood Building.

Haifa Al-Owain

Haifa Al-Owain

Reader

Hisham Al-Abili

Hisham Al-Abili

Hisham AlObaili is a Saudi reader and interviewer, he has hosted a number of dialogue sessions in the cultural field.

Faisal Al-Omar

Faisal Al-Omar

Faisal Al-Omar is a reader and social media influencer.

Ahmed Al-Dulayjan

Ahmed Al-Dulayjan

Ahmed Al-Dulayjan is a reader and member of the Ithra Readers Club

Najwa Al-Otaibi

Najwa Al-Otaibi

Najwa Al-Otaibi is a Saudi writer, she has published a book titled Raf Alyawm.

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