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Saudi Falcons Club to Launch 5th Edition of Int'l Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2023

The Saudi Falcons Club will inaugurate the fifth edition of the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2023 on Thursday.
The Saudi Falcons Club will inaugurate the fifth edition of the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2023 on Thursday.
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Saudi Falcons Club to Launch 5th Edition of Int'l Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2023

The Saudi Falcons Club will inaugurate the fifth edition of the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2023 on Thursday.
The Saudi Falcons Club will inaugurate the fifth edition of the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2023 on Thursday.

The Saudi Falcons Club will inaugurate the fifth edition of the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2023 on Thursday.

The exhibition will be held at the club's headquarters in Molham, north of Riyadh, until October 14.

Through the exhibition, the club aims to introduce the Kingdom's heritage and educate visitors about the hobby of falconry.

The exhibition will be held in an area of 38,000 square meters. It will include various pavilions for displaying and selling hunting and air weapons, selling tools for road and camping trips, falcon food and technologies, veterinary and pharmaceutical products, modified cars, motorcycles and bicycles, and a pavilion for the "Future Falconer" for children.

It will feature the "Shalayel" digital museum, which will take visitors on an immersive educational journey in the world of falcons and bring together various Saudi artists to draw in front of visitors using Arabic calligraphy, sculpture and oil painting.

This year's edition will have over 18 accompanying events, such as virtual hunting trips in the desert of the Kingdom, taking pictures with the falcons, mosaic murals about hunting and falconry, live performances to welcome visitors, and laser shows and fireworks.

The Saudi Falcons Club recently announced that an international falcon conference accompanying the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2023 will be held on October 8 and 9 under the slogan “Together for the Sustainability of Falcons”.

The conference will bring together researchers, economists and investors to support the efforts to protect falcons and sustain the heritage of falconry.

The International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2023 aims to attract 450 exhibitors, with the number of visitors expected to exceed 550,000.

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Murakami Tells Alma Mater He Was a ‘Terrible Student'

This picture taken on June 29, 2024 shows Japanese author Haruki Murakami posing during a photo call following a performance entitled the “Haruki Murakami produce Murakami JAM vol.3 – A hot and gentle fusion night”, at the Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo. (AFP)
This picture taken on June 29, 2024 shows Japanese author Haruki Murakami posing during a photo call following a performance entitled the “Haruki Murakami produce Murakami JAM vol.3 – A hot and gentle fusion night”, at the Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo. (AFP)
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Murakami Tells Alma Mater He Was a ‘Terrible Student'

This picture taken on June 29, 2024 shows Japanese author Haruki Murakami posing during a photo call following a performance entitled the “Haruki Murakami produce Murakami JAM vol.3 – A hot and gentle fusion night”, at the Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo. (AFP)
This picture taken on June 29, 2024 shows Japanese author Haruki Murakami posing during a photo call following a performance entitled the “Haruki Murakami produce Murakami JAM vol.3 – A hot and gentle fusion night”, at the Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo. (AFP)

Publicity-shy Japanese author Haruki Murakami told his alma mater Tuesday that he was far from being a model scholar, as he collected an honorary degree in a rare public appearance.

"It feels kind of strange being given the award, considering what a terrible student I was," said Murakami to laughter from the audience at Waseda University.

"I would skip classes and forget about studying. I was just doing whatever I wanted and causing loads of trouble to the university," the 75-year-old said.

The degree is therefore a "pretty generous gesture on Waseda's part," the novelist, dressed in academic regalia, told the rapturous audience of hundreds of admiring fans and Waseda students.

Awarding the honorary doctorate, Tokyo's prestigious Waseda University hailed the "cosmopolitan atmosphere" of Murakami's work and his ability "freewheelingly to zigzag between the real and the surreal".

The author of "Norwegian Wood" and "Kafka on the Shore" is known for his intricate tales of the absurdity and loneliness of modern life, which have been translated into about 50 languages.

Perennially tipped for a Nobel prize, Murakami is a reclusive figure and famously media-shy.

Readers of his works are drawn into the "Murakami world" where giant frogs challenge office workers in battle and mackerel rain down from the sky.

"The City and Its Uncertain Walls", his first full-length novel in six years, hit shelves in Japan last year, and copies of its English translation were released in November.

In his short, self-deprecating speech, Murakami said he had "gained absolutely nothing" from his previous six honorary doctorates -- all awarded by universities abroad -- calling them "useless".

"It's not like they come with pension money... And just because you have honorary doctorates doesn't mean your books sell," he quipped to another bout of laughter.

This is not to say, he added, that he is not grateful to his alma mater.

"Had I not enrolled in Waseda, I might have not pursued the career as a novelist at all," Murakami said, calling the award a milestone in his "life cycle".

Typical of his taciturn style, Murakami offered no clue as to what his next project will be, but he ended his speech on a bright note.

"I want to keep writing good novels," he said.