The Riyadh International Book Fair opens Tuesday and has among its offerings of over 250,000 titles in various languages some 37 children's wings to “encourage a love of knowledge, reading and an inquisitive spirit”. According to Abdul Aziz Saleh Al-Uqail, Deputy Minister of Culture and chief organizer of the fair, the interest in the involvement of children is matched by that of women in order to “promote reading and encourage writing, publishing and distribution”, as well “contact with other cultures and bridge-building between civilizations”. “We have various activities for children such as an ‘open library' where they can read at their leisure, and there are also plenty of gatherings and discussions of children's literature writers,” Al
