Oman
Pavilion at Algiers International Book Fair Witnesses Wide Turnout

Algiers, 3 Nov (ONA) — The pavilion of the Sultanate of Oman at the Algiers
International Book Fair (SILA), held at the Maritime Pines Exhibition Palace in
its 28th edition, is witnessing a wide turnout of visitors and those interested
in cultural affairs.

This
year’s event is held under the slogan “The Book: A Meeting Place of
Cultures” and will continue until 8 November.

The
Omani participation in the exhibition is rich and distinguished in both
quantity and quality, featuring dozens of publications that reflect the
diversity of the intellectual and cultural movement in the Sultanate of Oman.
These include religious and intellectual books, as well as linguistic,
literary, and historical works published by the Ministry of Endowments and
Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth.

The
pavilion includes a number of publications from the Ministry of Endowments and
Religious Affairs that highlight the Omani jurisprudential and intellectual
heritage, such as: “Maqasid Al Sharia” (Objectives of Sharia) in four
parts, and “Comparative Jurisprudential Rules Among Islamic Schools of
Thought” (6 parts), specialized books on law, in addition to documenting
the religious and architectural memory of the Sultanate of Oman. The Ministry
of Culture, Sports and Youth is showcasing a wide range of literary and
intellectual publications that shed light on the Omani poetic and historical experience,
most notably the Diwan (collection) “Echoes from Wadi Abqar” by the
poet Hilal bin Salim Al Siyabi (4 parts), among others.

Visitors
to the Fair were also drawn to a number of publications that document the
leadership experience of the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said, including “A
Reformer on the Throne: Qaboos bin Said” by researcher Sergey Plekhanov,
and “The Adjacent Dimensions in the Thought of Sultan Qaboos” by Dr.
Majdi Afifi, in addition to the book “Imam Jabir bin Zaid Al Omani and His
Contributions to Da’wah” by Dr. Salih bin Ahmed Al Sawafi.

Khalid
bin Hamdan Al Nadabi, representative of the Ministry of Endowments and
Religious Affairs, affirmed in his statement to Oman News Agency that the
Sultanate of Oman’s participation in SILA has become an established cultural
tradition, reflecting the strong intellectual and civilizational relations
between the two countries. He pointed out that the titles included in the
pavilion express the product of Omani thought in various fields of knowledge,
from exegesis, jurisprudence, language, and history, to astronomy, literature,
and poetry, given the deep intellectual and cognitive importance of Algeria in
the Arab and Islamic world.

He
added that the Omani presence at this cultural event is not just a display of
books, but a bridge for acquaintance and communication between intellectuals
and intellectual institutions in the two countries. He explained that the great
interaction from Algerian visitors reflects their interest in Omani thought and
their eagerness to discover its diversity and depth.

He
noted that the remarkable turnout of the Algerian public at the Omani pavilion
reflects the Algerian reader’s thirst for knowledge, love of reading, and
expansion in culture and thought. Furthermore, this interaction confirms the strength
of the cultural ties between the two peoples and the exchange of influence and
inspiration between the intellectual elites in both countries.

—Ends/AG