Bodour Al Qasimi becomes first woman from GCC to win BolognaRagazzi Award – Arts & culture

Emirati publisher, author and lawyer of Vrouwen Bodour Al Qasimi has written history by becoming the first wife of an Arab Gulf state to prescribe the prestigious Bolognaragazzi Award for fiction.

Sheikha Bodour al Qasimi received the prize for her groundbreaking children’s book ‘House of Wisdom’ during a ceremony in the impressive Farnese chapel, in Palazzo d’ackcursio, in Bologna.

Thinking about the honor, Sheikha Bodour said: “For me, this prize indicates a shift to a more even publication sector for children. In the midst of length, worldwide tensions, stories such as ‘House of Wisdom’ bear a message that books can occur a unity, the understanding of the progress between cultures.

She added: “The house of wisdom was for library that symbolizes howledge and cooperation on cultures about cultures can build sturdy bridges.

Feed for his environmental approach to encourage critical thinking, scientific curiosity and compassion, marks the success of ‘House of Wisdom’ progress in the international recognition of the value of the literature of children in the middle.

The book is illustrated by Majid Zakeri Younesi, which offers the suggestive art to breathtaking addition to the story.

Although he could not be in Bologna to collect the prize with Sheikha Bodour, he said: “Working on ‘House of Wisdom’ was a unique opportunity to visually capture the spirit of curiosity and innovation that stimulates the infinite search of humanity to Learing and Dialogue Bodour, you have depicted Satrly in her story.”

The day after giving the prize, Sheikha Bodour spoke about a panel with other Bolognaragazzi Award winners and joined a party reception in the Kalimat Group Stand.

On both occasions she shared her inspiration behind ‘House of Wisdom’, and emphasized the importance of cultural presence and intellectual legacies, telling the role of stories in cultural bridges and the dedication of Sharjah to promote the wisdom of knowledge.

Before Sheikha Bodour received the prize, signed Sheikha Bodour Copies of her book in the Giannino Stoppani Children’s Book Shop, which she helped to restore it after it was destroyed by fire in 2022. To support the renewal, Sheikha Bodour has assigned significant funds Fruc Fruc Frucs Frus Fus Fus Frux Fruc Book Capital office.

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