UAE Culture & Literature: Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi is profiled as a Sharjah-rooted leader whose work links women, reading, and institutional cultural governance to wider global influence. Qatar Publishing & Heritage: Katara Publishing House released Calligraphy and Calligraphers in Qatar, a documentary study tracing Arabic calligraphy’s development and its role in national identity, education, faith, and public life. Book Industry Expansion: Nani Media House opened franchise applications for its “Good News” titles, pitching airport, airline, newsstand, and bookstore distribution plus a fully managed editorial operation. Israel/Palestine Discourse in Books: A new opinion piece revisits Israel’s early statehood war and the long-running hostility narrative, feeding today’s publishing debates on history and identity. Armenian Language Scholarship: Jennifer Manoukian’s Purist Pursuits reviews how “mother tongue” purity myths were constructed in Ottoman-era Western Armenian culture. Germany Education & Publishing: Germany’s Jewish religious education textbook series is set to enter schools for the first time since the Holocaust, with Ernst Klett Verlag producing the multi-volume Hebrew-language materials. Nigeria Literary Tribute: Azu Ishiekwene’s profile of Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III highlights his role in interfaith unity and social cohesion.