Sharjah-based Kalimat, a publisher of high quality Arabic children’s books, has announced that it has received a AED1.5 million sponsorship from leading ports management and logistics firm Gulftainer, for all of the publishing house’s international events and book fairs.

In a ceremony held today at Qanat Al Qasba, Gulftainer Group Director and General Manager Peter Richards handed over a cheque to Kalimat’s Publisher Dareen Charafeddine, in the presence of Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Founder and CEO of Kalimat.

Sheikha Bodour said: "We are delighted to receive this support from Gulftainer, and it will certainly go a long way towards helping us achieve the goals we have set for ourselves for 2010. Through our ongoing participation in international events, we aim to increase the exposure of both our Arabic titles and our aim of instilling a love of reading in the youth of today. This sponsorship has been earmarked to cover our participation in international exhibitions and book fairs, and we are looking forward to promoting Kalimat’s goals and message" .
 

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