SHARJAH, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Musallam, Chairman of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, stated that the 22nd Sharjah International Narrator Forum (SINF) would be launched under the theme “Tales of the Seas”, where several topics about the seas will be presented through stories and novels.
This was stated during a press conference at the Sharjah Aquarium to unveil the details about SINF, which will take place from 21st to 23rd September, 2022.
Dr. Al-Musallam confirmed in exclusive statements to “Sharjah 24” that the 22nd edition would see 160 participants from 44 countries. Forty publications will be presented dealing with in-depth stories on the Gulf, Arab and international seas, with several well-known personalities participating in this edition for the Stories of the Seas. He affirmed that the 22nd edition will receive the family of the late Kuwaiti poet Muhammad Al-Fayez, who will have his valuable memoirs, “Diwan of Bahar” presented in a specialised exhibition at the forum.
Dr. Al-Musallam added that the guest of honour is the artist and composer Ibrahim Jumaa Al-Hajj Al-Madani, the owner of heritage marine melodies. The forum will host many actors from the movie “Bas Ya Bahr” from Kuwait, including Saad Al-Faraj, Hayat Al-Fahd, Muhammad Al-Mansour, and several artists, narrators and storytellers. He affirmed that this edition would witness the participation of a great narrator from Korea and stories from Brazil, Egypt, Morocco and the Gulf countries.
Source: Emirates News Agency