A London Based Digital Publication Covering Diplomatic & Business Activities Globally

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Ruler of Sharjah plans to write encyclopaedia of Arab Gulf history

Ruler of Sharjah plans to write encyclopaedia of Arab Gulf history
Ruler of Sharjah plans to write encyclopaedia of Arab Gulf history

(London) – H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has revealed that he intends to write a detailed encyclopaedia on the history of the Arab Gulf since the Genesis.
He pointed out that the existing Gulf encyclopaedia was prepared by one of the British writers from the British viewpoint, and added that it was confined to the British presence in the Gulf.
Sheikh Sultan said his new encyclopaedia would focus on all the stages that the Arabian Gulf passed through, including the Portuguese, Dutch, the Seljuk rule and the Ottoman Empire down to the era of British rule.
This came during a meeting at the London International Book Fair 2016 in the presence of Abdul Rahman Ghanem Al Mutaiwee, UAE Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Dr. Saeed Mohammed Ali Al Shamsi, UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, Mohammed Murr, and a number of media persons.
“A historian cannot write history during events. If he did so, he would lose neutrality. When I started writing my book: Sard Al Zat (My Early Life), I was not at that time in charge, nor was I in the government authority,” he said.
The Ruler of Sharjah said he wrote the documentary books about the UAE and also wrote a book about the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, but he reiterated that the proper time to write is when one is not in power.
(Courtesy WAM)

Latest Posts

Latest Posts

Stay in touch

To be updated with all the latest news, offers and special announcements.

RELATED ARTICLES

Chrystia Freeland named new Canada finance minister

Canada's deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland has been named...

Qantas reports £1bn annual loss

Qantas has reported an annual loss of almost A$2bn...

Saudi railway wins international award

The Saudi Railways Co. (SAR) won the International Safety...

Spain struggles to contain Europe’s worst virus infection rate

Just seven weeks after controlling its first coronavirus wave,...

UK goes into record recession after economy shrinks by 20%

The United Kingdom officially went into a recession after...

Biden, Harris vow to ‘rebuild’ America

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, marked their first public...

UK will be ‘ruthless’ over quarantine: Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his government was...

World needs to spend at least $100 bln to fight virus: WHO

The world needs to spend at least $100 billion...

Disney ends the historic 20th Century Fox brand

Walt Disney has brought to an end one of...