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Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Forest creatures bring SCRF 2025 visitors closer to nature

Two performers on stilts, dancing to music, add to the charm of the ongoing 16th annual edition of Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival


Sharjah, April 29, 2025

Reminiscent of the legendary Pied Piper of Hamelin, a trail of children and parents followed two performers on stilts as they glided through the halls and lobbies of Expo Center Sharjah where the 16th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) is under way.

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Children weigh in the pros and cons of social mediain a fun debate at SCRF 2025

Life coach Hamsa Younus help children think critically about the responsibilities and benefits of online presence at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

 
Sharjah, April 29, 2025

Children aged 8 – 15 years shared their thoughts and received valuable guidance about social media usage at a session titled “Should kids be on social media?” conducted by life coach Hamsa Younus at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF). She engaged kids in a fun debate about the pros and cons of having social media accounts at a young age, thus helping them to think critically about the responsibilities and benefits of online presence.

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SPL unveils ‘Exhibition of the Lens of Literary Beginnings’in celebration of its centenary

Curated at the 06 Mall in the Al Juraina, Sharjah, the exhibition pays homage to leading figures of Emirati literature in partnership with the Emirates Writers Union



Sharjah, April 29, 2025

Sharjah Public Libraries (SPL) has unveiled the ‘Exhibition of the Lens of Literary Beginnings’ at 06 Mall in Al Juraina, Sharjah, celebrating its centenary by spotlighting the UAE’s rich literary heritage. Organised in collaboration with the Emirates Writers Union, the exhibition, which runs until May 4, invites the public to engage with the early works and biographies of five influential Emirati authors, marking the foundations of their literary contributions and their ongoing impact on the cultural identity of the UAE.

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Books and activities continue to be the magnet that attracts families to SCRF 2025

The book sales at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival is proof that parents promote reading as a hobby in their kids to balance the influence of social media


Sharjah, April 29, 2025

Amin Abdullah and his wife Salsabeel are at the 16th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2025) with their children buying a trolley full of books. The Sudanese parents who live in Sharjah have carefully picked storybooks in English and Arabic for their daughters aged 8 and 2 years, and son aged 4.

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Instagram star Samira Kazan turns cooking into a colourful adventure at SCRF 2025 with rainbow hummus

@alphafoodie founder wows audience with vibrant take on Levantine cuisine, teaching children the power of experimenting with colours, flavours — and life.

Sharjah, April 29, 2025

It was a riot of colours and flavours at the Cookery Corner of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) 2025 as award-winning food blogger, recipe developer, and influencer Samira Kazan took the stage to showcase a vibrant world of Levantine cuisine.

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