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A four-month workshop on book review and writing launched over the weekend in Dubai as an initiative from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF).
The Dubai International Program for Writing (DIPW), one of the leading knowledge initiatives by MBRF, encompasses four seminars and will be conducted online. Held under the guidance of trainer Dr. Saleh Hwaidi, it seeks to upskill young people in the fields of creative writing, reviewing, and criticising books in a professional and systematic manner.
Jamal bin Huwaireb, the Chief Executive Officer of MBRF, highlighted the significant role of the workshop in training young people on methodologies in the areas of constructive criticism of books, stimulating creativity, and improving their creative writing and critical skills.
The workshop, which will be conducted virtually through Microsoft Teams, seeks to train participants to read books from a critical and analytical perspective and support them with tools to boost their expertise in the scientific formulation of impressions and ideas.
Through a series of exercises and applied models on books of various genres and their purposes, the workshop will help participants hone their skills in literary criticism and expression. It also seeks to help participants recognise the central idea, clear up any misunderstandings, and bridge the gap between the reader and the book.
DIPW aims to encourage young talents in various fields of knowledge, ranging from science and research to literature, fiction, and poetry, and to enrich intellectual and literary movements in the UAE and around the world. It intends to attain this objective by enrolling young people in specialised training programmes, focusing on various fields of writing, overseen by elite Arab and international trainers.
