ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, May 4th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior asserted his confidence in the innovative capabilities of the UAE youth that support the march of development and openness witnessed in the country. He also indicated that the UAE rarely lives days that don’t see purposeful cultural events or continual civilized achievements.

During his tour in Abu Dhabi Book Fair this afternoon, Sunday, HH Sheikh Saif called for continuing the work and participating effectively in spreading and exchanging the different experiences and experiments. HH Sheikh Saif also stressed on exchanging knowledge among all generations and nations to foster the spirit of brotherhood and peace.

Furthermore, HH Sheikh Saif expressed his happiness about the diversity he has seen in the fields of knowledge, science and literature. He also commended the great participation of the national youth, various national institutions and major Arab and international publishers, in addition to the pavilions that are rich with modern publications. HH noted that this is an indicator of the UAE’s important status in terms of freedom of thought and publication, and that it also reflects the commitment to enlighten the people thanks to the most enlightened and distinguished leadership of the UAE.

HH Sheikh Saif toured the Exhibition accompanied by Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior; Major General Khamis Matar Al Muzainah, Commander General of the Dubai Police; Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services at Abu Dhabi Police; Dr. Amal Al Qubaisi, Abu Dhabi Education Council Director General and council member at the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi; and Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri, ADEC's Executive Director of School Operations. Additionally, HH Sheikh Saif exchanged short talks with a number of exhibitors and publishing houses owners. He also examined a unique Braille printing machine that is specifically designed for blind people in “Abu Dhabi Reads” Pavilion.

In addition to that, HH Sheikh Saif witnessed the signing of 15 books separately. The books are the product of a number of police officers and civilian authors and writers as well. The list of authors and their books included: Major General Nasser Salim Saif Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi (Management of Change from Operational Perspectives/Part 3); Dr. Ali Al Khouri (Critical Views of Leadership from a Governmental Perspective); Dr. Rashid Al Mazroui (Four Poetry Collections); Colonel Eid Mohammed Thani (Radioactive contamination: Response and Prevention for Security Services); Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Rashid Khalfan bin Amer Al Thokhri (Leadership Competencies, and Institutional Development); Major Dr. Omar Ibrahim Al Ali (Personality and Professional Behavior); Major Dr. Ali Abdullah bin Dha’ain Al Ghafali (Institutional Change Strategy); Sultan Al Omaimi (P.O Box 1003) novel; Abdullah Abdurrahman (A Translated Collection Rich with Traditional Photos from the Previous Issues of the Author- the UAE, in the Memory of its People), Sheikha Al Mutairi (A Poetry Collection, Nostalgia to be Continued) (A Poetry Collection, Salim Al Kas; A Poetry Collection, Al Jamry; A Poetry Collection, Bin Hilal; A Poetry Collection, Al Shamesi), Fatima Al Mazroui (Good News for Women… Men Extinction); Sheikha Al Ghawi (Zayed, The History of a Man, and the Civilization of a Nation); Hazza Al Mansouri (UAE Foreign Policy Role in the Regional Forums); Captain Basheer Al Balbisi and Lieutenant Salim Hassan (University Students Approaches Towards Law in Abu Dhabi); and Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Nawal Al Kuthiri, Dr. Ibrahim Wasfi and Asmaa Kamel (Creating a Fast Inspection Method for Synthetic Cannabis).

Furthermore, HH Sheikh Saif gave directions to buy lot of publications for the Punitive and Correctional Establishments, in order to enable the inmates to read and build their knowledge, as well as furnishing the Centers for the Rehabilitation and Employment of People with Special Needs at the Ministry of Interior with such editions. The orders of HH Sheikh Saif also target the libraries at the police departments and sections.

Boxed Text: Sheikh Saif Receives a Presentation from the Youngest Emirati Author

Abdullah Hussein Al Ahbabi, 7 years old, presented his first publication titled “The Giraffe and the Pigeon” to Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. Al Ahbabi is the youngest person to join the Emirati authors’ league.

Al Ahbabi expressed his happiness to meet HH Sheikh Saif and hand him his first issue. The book is a comic tale that promotes solidarity and love as it features the sacrifices of a mother for her children in a small, colorful world of domestic animals.

The young author said: “My parents contributed to my love towards Arabic language as they provided me with books and suitable environment to excel at school. I received an excellent degree in Arabic. I always take part at the school radio and the National Day celebrations via speeches and poems, expressing my feelings and love to my homeland.”

“My mother, who works at the school, played a significant role in directing me towards writing and painting. The same goes for my uncle who owns a publishing house. He printed my book when he discovered my talent in writing and painting,” Al Ahbabi added.

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