World's largest floating bookstore docks in Dubai

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Mina Rashid in Dubai is home to the world's largest floating bookstore (Logos Hope) until January 23.

Hala Badri, Director General of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), inaugurated on Tuesday, in the presence of DP World's Deputy CEO, Mohammed Al Muallem, the activities of the floating library in Dubai, and reviewed a wide range of titles and books offered by the floating library to visitors, as it includes more than 6000,<> titles suitable for all age groups, and pours into all types of knowledge, including stories and novels, and its counterpart specialized in scientific fields.

During her tour, in which she was accompanied by the Executive Director of the Arts and Literature Sector at Dubai Culture, Dr. Saeed Mubarak bin Kharbash, Badri praised the uniqueness of the idea of the floating library and its objectives aimed at spreading knowledge and providing comprehensive and diverse cultural and scientific experiences, noting that the library contributes to consolidating and supporting reading, which is a major requirement of development, and a key pillar for moving towards the future.

She expressed her happiness that Dubai will be a major stop on the Logos Hope cruise, as this reinforces the emirate's position and leadership on the global map as a global center for culture and a global destination for creators and talents.

The Logos Hope ship is owned by the German charity "Good Books for All", and seeks through its wealth of knowledge to spread culture all over the world, and is characterized by the diversity of its team, which belongs to more than 60 nationalities, and displays in the reception area a short film chronicling the ship's visits to the most important international ports, and various interactive presentations to introduce the history of the ship, which has previously visited Dubai three times during the period from 2011 to 2013, and these are It is her fourth visit to the emirate.