The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) World Congresses started in Malaysia on September 5 with Iranian representatives.
Among 20 lecturers, there are three Iranians who are to deliver speeches at the international event. Zohreh Qaeeni, an Iranian woman and the winner of the 2022 IBBY-iRead Outstanding Reading Promoter Award, has been invited to congress for giving a speech about her activities.
Two other Iranians, Hossein Sheikh-Rezaee and Ali Boozari will also deliver speeches at the world congress about the power of stories in science education and the power of images in the narrative of peace, respectively.
The 38th IBBY World Congresses under the theme of “The Power of Stories” kicked off in Putrajaya, west-central Malaysia, on September 5 and will run for four days.
Founded in Switzerland in 1953, the IBBY with its 80 sections across the world “represents countries with well-developed book publishing and literacy programs, and other countries with only a few dedicated professionals who are doing pioneer work in children’s book publishing and promotion,” according to ibby.org.
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