After selling more than 27.000 copies with a great success of being a best-seller over the past weeks, Al Qasimi Publishing is issuing the second edition of “Sard Al That” autobiography of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
The 2nd edition of the book will be launched during the Abu Dhabi Book Fair from the 2nd to the 27th of March.
Issuing the second edition of Sard Al That coincides with honoring His with the Cultural Personality of the Year during the 4th session of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2009/2010. The recent award recognizes His Highness’ efforts in fostering the development of the Arab culture and supporting creativity.
By issuing the second edition of Sard Al That in Abu Dhabi Book Fair, visitors will have the chance to know more facts about the biography of His Highness during the different stages of his life until he became the ruler of Sharjah in 1972. The book itself is enriched with valuable facts about the history of Sharjah and the United Arab Emirates.
Dr Yousef Aidabi, the cultural consultant to His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah said: “Sard Al That and other books written by the Ruler of Sharjah in the fields of history, humanities and social sciences have played a prominent role in honoring HH with the Cultural Personality of Sheikh Zayed Book Award. These books contributed in promoting the comprehensive concept of culture and disseminating experiences and knowledge among Arab youth”.
“Sard Al That will be available very soon in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman with a special edition in Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Egypt. It is worthy to note that all copies sent to the Doha International Book Fair were sold totally and we had to ship more copies so that readers can get it easily and smoothly”, Aidabi added.
Dr. Aidabi also commended awarding His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah with the Cultural Personality of the Year to recognize his continuous support for innovation, science, culture, knowledge, fine arts and theater. HH has pursued this policy for more than three decades, which has effectively contributed in establishing many distinguished scientific and cultural institutions in the Emirate of Sharjah, besides enriching the educational and cultural movement in the United Arab Emirates.
Sard Al That provides a special window into the life of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, so that it allows readers to know more information about the great historical events in the region during the 40s to 70s of the last century. The books also reveals more facts about the major twists that Sharjah in particular and the Arab World in general. Some of them are the tide of the Arab Nationalism and the rapid cultural and educational development in the emirate.
His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan Al Qasimi has inaugurated Al Qasimi Publishing in 2008. It has issued more than 73 written, edited and translated publications in many languages, including Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Danish, Urdu and Hindi. The publications were in various domains, such as historical, geo-political and literature, drama, social and educational.
His Highness the ruler of Sharjah has donated the whole revenues of Al Qasimi Publications to Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services, a non-profit organization that provides care, education and rehabilitation for the disabled besides integrating them in the community.
Sard Al That is available now at many leading bookshops all over the UAE, such as Magrudy, Jashanmal, Borders, Dubai Distribution Bookshop Network and University Bookshop in Sharjah. In Abu Dhabi, it is sold at Al Hekma Bookshop, and can be found at Prints House in Dubai.
