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Press Release

reflects MBRF’s increasing efforts to broaden the scope of the initiative and reach a larger
international audience.

His Excellency Jamal bin Huwaireb, CEO of MBRF, said: “The expansion of the Knowledge
Lounge initiative to Canada reflects our strategic goal of connecting Arab readers across the

globe with their linguistic and intellectual identity. It promotes the sustainability of knowledge
and provides communities opportunities to utilize modern reading tools in a supportive

environment. Additionally, this move represents a long-term investment in developing minds
capable of generating and sharing knowledge, reinforcing MBRF's position as an active

contributor in the global knowledge landscape."

H.E. bin Huwaireb added: “At MBRF, we strongly believe that knowledge has no boundaries. This

pushes us to work to ensure our initiatives reach communities across the globe, connecting
cultures and reinforcing the presence of the Arabic language in global spaces, creating genuine,

sustainable knowledge impact. We will continue our efforts to expand the reach of the Knowledge
Lounge further and boost our partnerships to attain our goal of building knowledge and

creativity-driven societies.”

Throughout July, the Knowledge Lounge is organizing an engaging series of sessions across

various cities in the UAE. In Dubai, the initiative will host a Writing Lounge session focused on
Nancy Kress’s book on novel-writing techniques, along with discussions on ‘Cold Fear’, a short

’ by Abdulwahab Al-Hammadi, both
story collection by Aisha Sultan, and ‘The Year of the Fat Cats
to be held at the Mohammed bin Rashid Library (MBRL).

In Khor Fakkan, a session will be held at the Platform Café in the Al-Sidra Heritage Area to discuss
‘Margins on Cities, Travel, and Departure ’ by Aisha Sultan. In Abu Dhabi, a virtual session will

’ by Guillaume Musso. Two sessions will be held in Al Ain, one on ‘Sugar
focus on ‘The Girl on Paper
’ by Bothayna Al-
Street ’ by Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, and another on ‘Truth and Writing
Essa.

In Fujairah, the initiative continues its literary engagement with the Free Readings series,
providing an in-depth exploration of various literary themes. The program will also tour Sharjah