21 December 2022, Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Acclaimed Emirati author , HH Sheikha Salama Bint Hazza Al Nahyan, is on a mission to inspire and raise awareness around the UAE’s cultural heritage amongst young people in the region through her literary works that impart lessons in empathy, love and kindness.
The renowned author recently exhibited her literature works in this year’s Al Ain Book Fair (AABF), which highlighted the work of Emirati and Arab writers and creatives and welcomed 74,519 visitors at five cultural locations across the city.
With her writing, Her Highness Sheikha Salama continues to provide books that are concerned with the culture of the Arab and Emirati child and hopes to inspire the younger generation coming from different cultures and backgrounds. The books issued in both Arabic and English are a qualitative addition to the children’s library. To date, she has published 5 inspiring children’s novels: “The Invisible Orphans”, “A Play On Children’s Rights”, “The Well of Mysteries”, “Umm Al Nar”, and “The Horse, The Saluki, & The Falcon”.
“My mission is to encourage and bring back the joy of books to young people across the world and help spark imagination by sharing stories from the Emirati culture and heritage that provoke their senses of curiosity and exploration.” comments HH Sheikha Salama.
Sheikha Salama Bint Hazza Al Nahyan is currently working on a new novel, and will continue to participate in impactful initiatives, including upcoming book fairs in the region to further promote children’s literacy in the coming year.
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About the Author:
HH Sheikha Salama Bint Hazza AlNahyan, an Emirati Author, and granddaughter of the late HH Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan, began her literary journey in 2015 after a year of exploring her creative side which led to her journey in writing fictional novels. It is the author’s mission to have her novels pay tribute to her Emirati culture & heritage, as it became apparent that there wasn’t enough stories and representation of the UAE in the literary world and the author wanted to be considered as one of the writers that sheds light on the Emirati culture in a modern story-telling way.
Visit Sheikha Salama Bint Hazza Al Nahyan’s website to purchase her books in hardcopy or as an ebook.
