What: Meet the Author
Where: Museum of Islamic Art
When: Sat 1 May, 2010 12-3pm

A good one to occupy the kids for an hour or so - bring them to meet the author of "Victory over Abu Derya", Mohammed Ali at MIA.

"Victory over Abu Derya" is part of the Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing list of books and it's author is currently Author of the Month. Mohammed Ali is a writer, painter and expert on the cultural heritage of his home country, Qatar.

Description:

The pearl fleet has returned from another hard season at sea. The legendary guardian of the Sea Kingdom, Abu Derya, has inflicted a terrible defeat and many ships and sailors have been lost.

When Rashid's grandmother has a dream in which her grandson's hands are filled with pearls, the villagers are determined to reverse their fortune. But Abu Derya is ready once again to unleash his forces including poisonous jellyfish and a giant whale.
Who will be victorious?

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