His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, said that he is keen to have his publications coincide with the launch of the Sharjah International Book Fair, because of the importance and reputation of the fair and its contribution to publishing and advertising books. He pointed out that people meet at the fair to nourish the mind and soul, and spend money on it for culture and knowledge, recalling His Highness the beginnings of the fair 44 years ago, where during its first session His Highness bought all the books in support of For publishers and writers, and to strengthen libraries in Sharjah, and His Highness continues to support annually the need for libraries, the development of science, and the increase of literature, indicating that the decline in exhibitions in other cities is a decline in
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