Open Book Fair held in Iraqi Kurdistan

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Open Book Fair held in Iraqi Kurdistan

STORY: Open Book Fair held in Iraqi Kurdistan DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various videos of the open book fair STORYLINE: The Open Book Fair opened on Wednesday in the city of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, with the participation of about 30 publishing houses, libraries, cultural institutions and young entrepreneurs. The event is organized by the General Directorate of Syriac Culture and Arts of the Ministry of Culture in the Kurdistan Regional Government. Participants present thousands of titles from various cultural, artistic, economic and political fields, as well as historical and literary books in English, Arabic, Kurdish and Syriac. This year's exhibition dedicates to young entrepreneurs, who display their paintings, office accessories and stationery. A series of cultural and artistic activities are also held on the sidelines of the exhibition, including book signing sessions and dialogue sessions on Syriac poetry and young Syriac poets.

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