▁( DI W C ) ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Al ▁Sh ind ag ha ▁Historical ▁Ne igh bour hood . ▁La unch ed ▁on ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Em ir ates ▁Liter ature ▁Foundation , ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁through ▁a ▁dec ree ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁and ▁R uler ▁of ▁Dub ai , ▁She ikh ▁Moh ammed ▁bin ▁R ash id ▁Al ▁M akt ou m . ▁ ▁Form ed ▁from ▁two ▁traditional ▁cour ty ard ▁houses , ▁with ▁a ▁c afé , ▁work spaces , ▁conference ▁and ▁presentation ▁areas , ▁the ▁Centre ▁ad jo ins ▁the ▁new ▁administrative ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁Em ir ates ▁Air line ▁Festival ▁of ▁Liter ature . ▁The ▁Centre ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁host ▁a ▁year - round ▁program ▁of ▁events ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁the ▁mult icult ural ▁and ▁mult in ational ▁communities ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁providing ▁an ▁international ▁hub ▁for ▁writers ▁and ▁a ▁space ▁for ▁visit ing ▁writers ▁and ▁writers - in - res idence ▁to ▁share ▁knowledge ▁and ▁expert ise ▁to ▁locally ▁based ▁writers ▁and ▁Centre ▁users . ▁ ▁The ▁Centre ' s ▁on going ▁programme ▁includes ▁international ▁con ferences ▁foc using ▁on ▁writing ▁and ▁literature ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁regional ▁events ▁for ▁students , ▁academ ics , ▁G CC ▁citizens ▁and ▁residents . ▁The ▁Centre ▁also ▁holds ▁work sh ops , ▁sem in ars ▁and