The ceremony of Ithra Reading Program (iRead), now in its eighth edition, is a two-day event under the slogan "The Arab World is Reading" with a broad participation of readers, authors, professionals, academics and those engaged in the different areas and branches of reading and literature to celebrate the love of reading and award the Reader of the Year for the iRead competition from Arab world for the first time, where ten reader compete for the title. The poet Adonis will be the guest of honor for this year's ceremony. The cultural program also includes book bazaars, panel discussions, book signing events, and an evening of poetry with Farouk Gouidah.

 

Offerings

Day 1 Day 1

Day 1

26th May 2023

5:00 PM - 10:00 PM · 5 hrs

8+

Arabic

Assorted Locations

Day 2 Day 2

Day 2

27th May 2023

11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

8+

Arabic

Assorted Locations

iRead Ceremony iRead Ceremony

iRead Ceremony

27th May 2023

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM · 1 hr 30 mins

8+

Arabic

Theater

Nominees

Zain Al-Abedi Al-Murshidi

Zain Al-Abedi Al-Murshidi

Iraq

Yara Mahjib

Yara Mahjib

Saudi Arabia

Sakina Bouchatab

Sakina Bouchatab

Morocco

Zainab Al-Ahmad

Zainab Al-Ahmad

Saudi Arabia

Nour Al-Saleh

Nour Al-Saleh

Bahrain

Doaa Hassanein

Doaa Hassanein

Egypt

Sufyan Al-Buraq

Sufyan Al-Buraq

Morocco

Rama Al-Sebaei

Rama Al-Sebaei

Syria

Reem Al-Sahiya

Reem Al-Sahiya

Oman

Balqis Al-Solan

Balqis Al-Solan

Saudi Arabia

Speakers  

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