The al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine has an active and distinguished participation in the 22nd Baghdad International Book Fair, which activities are currently being held in the capital, Baghdad, under the slogan: (The Book is a Homeland).
This was confirmed to Al-Kafeel Network, by the director of the exhibition relations, Mr. Mohamad Rajab, adding: "We thank the holy shrines, including the al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine, for this permanent and continuous presence in the activities of the Baghdad International Fair.
The participation was not limited to the book fair, but to most of the other fairs, especially the international ones. And we, as a management, count on such participations and we will be supportive of them.”
For his part, the official of the Exhibitions Unit and the supervisor of the pavilion’s management, Mr. Mohamad Al-A'raji, added: “The Baghdad International Book Fair is considered one of the important intellectual exhibition in which the al-Abbas’s (p) Holy Shrine participates.
This participation, represented by the Departments of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and Islamic and Humanitarian Knowledge Affairs, was distinguished, as more than 350 publications were presented, most of them for the first time, dealing with various field such as religious, academic and intellectual guidance and the culture of children.
What was displayed in the pavilion was distinguished by a characteristic that is not present in the rest of the other pavilions, as all the publications are the products of the Holy Shrine, starting from authorship to printing.”