On the occasion of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, HE Omar Saif Ghobash will be one of the guest speakers for a talk on Saturday 29 May.
Following the success of the UAE’s Mars Mission, does this milestone herald a new golden era for the Arab world?
Justin Marozzi, English journalist, historian and travel writer, has written extensively on the early history of Islam and the subsequent golden age of art and sciences: a period of cultural, economic, and scientific flourishing, brought about by the value Islam placed on education and the importance of acquiring knowledge.
HE Omar Saif Ghobash, Assistant Minister for Cultural Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, is the author of Letters to a Young Muslim.
Join them in conversation as they consider what can be learned from the past as we consider Arabia’s place in an interplanetary future.
Moderator: Amandeep Bhangu is an Abu Dhabi-based international presenter-reporter and filmmaker, including 10 years’ experience working for BBC News.
Saturday 29 May, 10.30am – 11.30 am
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Language: In English with Simultaneous Translation into Arabic.
