This year, for the first time in the history of the Riyadh International Book Fair, women authors were allowed to meet their fans. The unannounced book-signings by poet Fawziyah Abu Khaled and novelist Ala’a Al-Hathlol drew crowds of admirers, but not everyone in attendance was there to cheer the two women. Find more of this story in the Arab News (Saudi Arabia).
Posted by David Roberts on 03 March 2006 in Critical Literacy