QNA
Doha
THE Ministry of Culture and Sports hosted a panel discussion organised by Qatari Authors Forum on Thursday to discuss the children’s book, ‘The Light of Hope’, written by celebrated author Basma El Khatib and published by Hamad bin Khalifa University HBKU Press.
Released by Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press recently, ‘The Light of Hope’ was named winner of the 2019 International Book Awards (IBA) in the category of Children’s Mind/Body/Spirit.
The book, originally published in Arabic by HBKU Press under the title ‘Kandil Alma’ in late 2018, follows the story of Alma, a young girl on her way home in a dark forest. Alma faces many obstacles on the way, symbolising life’s difficulties, but overcomes them through strength, perseverance and the help of friends.
The author of the book Basma El Khatib, who is a popular children’s book writer, stressed during the session the importance of the message delivered by the book to children in general and to young girls in particular.
Khatib said that difficulties are common in life, but one must be able to overcome them.
Khatib appreciated the role of HBKU Press in translating the book into English, which enabled the book to reach a wider audience.
Source:qatar-tribune.com
