Damascus-SANA
Publishing houses in the world are facing great challenges at the present time due to the various difficulties and obstacles they face, and this applies to publishing houses in Syria and the Arab world.
In light of the cultural role entrusted to publishing houses as one of the keys to achieving development and upgrading the society in terms of knowledge and culture, it is necessary to stand on the most prominent of these challenges and devise visions and solutions for them to know the prospects and future of the Syrian writer.
On the importance of publishing houses in the development of culture and knowledge, SANA met with a group of publishing house owners, where the head of the Syrian Publishers Union, Haitham Al-Hafiz, stated that publishing houses should have a long history in cultural and economic decision-making and access to the major cultural places in the country, which is the basis for the development of the publishing industry and exhibitions Which promotes sustainable cultural development.
Al-Hafiz said that we are working through publishing houses to produce a book worthy of the Arab and Syrian reader, in addition to developing the book in an optimal manner, and we have many publishers who have developed during the last five years and have overcome many obstacles and difficulties facing their work.
Director of Dar Al Sharq for Printing, Publishing and Distribution, Researcher Dr. Nabil Tohme, saw that any dealing with culture through publishing must be based on a national culture of all kinds and achieve dealing with all cultures and languages without neglecting or regressing the Arabic language, pointing out the need for all publications to be within the limits of censorship. that maintains its cultural, national and moral level.
The director of the People’s House for Printing, Publishing and Distribution, researcher Hussein Ragheb, indicated that the interests of publishing institutions at this stage are supposed to be specifically about the thought that confronts conspiracies against the homeland and what threatens it from terrorism and attempts to destabilize the affiliation of the intellectual to his homeland, in addition to what strengthens the confrontation of the cultural invasion and the civilizational heritage that our nation inherited. This thought dominates the publications House of the People.
As for the director of Dar Akl for translation and printing, writer Abeer Akl, she indicated that one of the most prominent manifestations through which the importance of publishing is evident is due to the idea of strengthening the role of civil society in building cultural mobility and community awareness. Refer to Control Determinants.
It is necessary for any publishing house to take into account the concerns of society and its national, social and moral issues, according to the director of Dar Sein, researcher Ayham Saqr, pointing out that it is the duty of publishing houses to adopt the topics concerned with the approach of resistance and confronting the conspirators.
Regarding the most important difficulties facing publishing houses, according to Saqr, publishing is suffering from the lack of provision of its requirements and the high prices of paper, ink and others, which is reflected in the volume of printing and publications and the high price of book sales, and this facilitated the spread of harmful electronic phenomena that began to replace the book.
The poet Dr. Osama Hammoud saw that some publishing houses play a positive role and take care of selecting and publishing what is useful and working to distribute it. literature.
The writer, Falak Hosariah, explained that publishing houses can play a positive role if they are able to combine the material aspect that serves them and the cultural aspect that is reflected on society through the selection of positive topics for the books they publish and that develop cultural and national awareness.
Muhammad Khaled Al-Khidr - Shatha Hammoud
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