AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoBooks & Literature: Sharjah International Book Fair, running Nov. 4–15, will host more than 50 Arab writers and artists from 17 countries, including Syrian novelist Zoulfa Katouh. The Arabic Children’s Book Award has shortlisted 25 titles, with submissions from Syrian publishers up to 11 from three last year. Education: Qatar Red Crescent and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent have distributed nearly 3,500 school bags to students in Houla, Homs, with more planned for Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor. Arts & Heritage: A Damascus artisan is drawing on the city’s stained-glass tradition in work that connects its craft heritage with hopes for the future. Language & Access: Syrian activists are calling for Kurdish to gain official status as Kurdish students work to keep their language alive in classrooms. Human Rights Watch says women are barred from most defense and security university programs; a separate study reports that revised textbooks give greater weight to Islamist content.
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